Ha Duong Ha Village Pagoda
Introduction
Ha Village Pagoda is located in an ancient land with a thousand-year-thick historical tradition, not far from the Luy Lau Buddhist center. The pagoda's fame spread throughout Kinh Bac and Thang Long, so many officials in the capital and localities contributed money and effort to repair the relic, making it increasingly spacious. Therefore, in addition to worshiping Buddha, Ha Village Pagoda also worships “posthumous benefactors” who were people who contributed to building the pagoda. The stele dated the 3rd year of Gia Long (1804) records the merits of the village's people in restoring the pagoda and records the selection of posthumous benefactors, confirming that Hien Quang Pagoda was built in the late Le Dynasty.
The pagoda preserves a system of round sculptures that, although not numerous, have high artistic value; these statues were meticulously and completely crafted, and each figure is portrayed with distinctive features to emphasize character and background. Along with this is a system of written relics still preserved at the site, such as steles, horizontal plaques, and couplets, which both carry artistic value from the 19th century and serve as valuable historical sources contributing to research and understanding of the local people's customs and practices.
Hien Quang Pagoda was classified as a historical relic by decision of the Hanoi People's Committee in 2003.


