Thieu Long Pagoda, Hat Mon Commune

THIEU LONG PAGODA (MIEU PAGODA) – NATIONAL-LEVEL HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELIC

Thieu Long Pagoda, commonly called Mieu Pagoda, is located in the ancient village of My Giang, Hat Mon Commune, Hanoi City. This is an ancient pagoda associated with the formation history and the long-standing cultural and religious life of the local community. According to legend, the pagoda dates from the early years of the Common Era. It is said that Do Nang Te – who once taught the Trung Sisters and was a general in the Trung Sisters' uprising – when establishing a royal residence in this land, together with the people built the pagoda and named it Thieu Long Tu, to commemorate the merits of his parents for giving him birth. The pagoda stands on a mound popularly likened to the shape of a dragon, associated with the legend of the Holy Father and Holy Mother of the tutelary deity Do Nang Te. Over many centuries, the relic has been restored through many periods, among which the comprehensive restoration in 2016–2017 contributed to preserving the appearance and values of the pagoda.

In particular, Thieu Long Pagoda still preserves a stele from the Tran dynasty, including the stele "Dai Viet Quoc, Binh Hop Huong, Thieu Long Tu Bi", under the Kien Trung era name (1226), which is of important value in researching the cultural history of the region. With its outstanding historical, cultural, and architectural-artistic values, Thieu Long Pagoda was ranked as a National-level Historical and Cultural Relic in 1989.