Thanh Lan Pagoda

Thanh Lan Pagoda (Yen My): with a total area of 6,724 m2, the pagoda was granted a certificate as a national historical and cultural relic in 1995 (Decision No. 188 - QD/BT dated 13/02/1995). According to legend, the pagoda was formerly located at Hamlet 7 - Yen My Commune - Thanh Tri - Hanoi. It is now also called Cho Ngo Chua (Pagoda Alley Market). The pagoda's name was Gia Hung Tu; according to evidence still recorded at the pagoda on 6/3 in the 21st year of King Tu Duc's reign, Gia Hung Tu was built, after which the pagoda was moved to its current location and renamed Thanh Lan Pagoda. Thanh Lan Pagoda has a "dinh" character architectural layout. The Mother House worships the Three Palaces of Holy Mothers; in addition, it also worships a sacred stone that locals still call Thach Quan Bodhisattva. Yen My Pagoda has a bronze bell cast in the 20th year of the Canh Hung era (1794) and another cast in the 14th year of Bao Dai (1939), two bronze chimes, and many stone steles recording merits. The pagoda has 35 round statues, mainly created in the mid-14th century.

Currently, a bronze bell and a bronze chime are still kept at the pagoda and in use. Thanh Lan Pagoda, together with the village communal house, through periods of restoration, currently still preserves steles from the reigns of Tu Duc, Thanh Thai, Khai Dinh, and Bao Dai. Today the pagoda is very spacious, large, and beautiful.