Phuc Nuong Pagoda
Introduction
Phuc Nuong Pagoda is a pagoda that was built early. Through documents preserved at the relic site, it has been confirmed that it was built in the 16th–17th century. Over its existence, the pagoda has been renovated many times, especially during the Le and Nguyen dynasties; in the 4th year of Thieu Tri (1844), the villagers donated money to cast a large bronze bell, “Phuc Nuong Tu Chung.” After the bell casting, Phuc Nuong Pagoda was restored and repaired by the villagers many times. The last repair is recorded on the pagoda’s architecture in the 10th year of Bao Dai (1935). The pagoda still preserves a system of 32 statues in the round of high aesthetic value, a system of 12 stone steles, the earliest of which dates to the 7th year of Hoang Dinh (1606); one stone incense pillar erected in the 19th year of Chinh Hoa, five stone ancestral tablets, two wooden ancestral tablets; one bronze bell cast in the 4th year of Thieu Tri; and worship objects…
For local people, Phuc Nuong Pagoda is a place that preserves and promotes the fine cultural traditions of the nation and is a source of pride for the people. The existence of the relic adds to the beauty of the homeland and village.
Phuc Nuong Pagoda was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a historical and artistic relic in 1995.


