Thuong Village Pagoda (Duong Ha)

Duong Quang Pagoda belongs to Thuong Village, Phu Dong Commune.

No documents remain recording the specific construction date of the relic, but through the system of steles still preserved at the pagoda, we can determine that the pagoda was first built during the Le Trung Hung period in the 17th century: the “Stele of the Restoration of Duong Quang Pagoda and Subsequent Buddha Stele Inscription” was erected on an auspicious day in the 12th month of the 18th Chinh Hoa year (1679); the stele “Inscription of the Newly Reported Merit of the First Restoration, Vinh Thuy” was erected on the 8th day of the 12th month of the 18th Chinh Hoa year; the Vinh Truyen stele inscription was erected on the 19th day of the 10th month of the 20th Chinh Hoa year (1699).

Over its long existence, Duong Quang Pagoda has preserved a fairly rich and diverse collection of artifacts of high aesthetic value, notably a bronze bell dated to the 8th Quang Trung year (1800), 21 stone steles whose dates of creation span from the Le and Tay Son to Nguyen periods, 24 Buddha statues in the artistic style of the 18th–19th centuries, along with many other ritual objects.

Existing to this day, Duong Quang Pagoda contains many cultural and historical values and was ranked as an architectural and artistic historical relic by the City People's Committee in 2003.