White Pagoda (Bach Linh Tu)

The White Pagoda (Bach Linh Tu) means a pagoda with sacred white light. The White Pagoda is located in Huu Le Village, Dai Thanh Commune, Hanoi City. According to a stele carved in the 18th year of Chinh Hoa (1697), the pagoda was founded during the Le dynasty. Over time, the pagoda has been renovated many times. The current White Pagoda includes the following structures: the three-entrance gate, the front hall, the upper sanctuary, the ancestral hall, the Mother Goddess hall, the memorial house, the outer rear gate, the inner rear gate, and a number of other auxiliary structures.

The White Pagoda currently preserves quite a few valuable relics, rich in types and materials, including wooden, bronze, ceramic, and stone objects. Among the relics here are a stone stele from the Le dynasty, the 18th year of Chinh Hoa (1697), a bronze bell, an incense burner, and a system of statues in the Nguyen dynasty style.

The White Pagoda was ranked as an Architectural-Artistic Relic by the Hanoi City People's Committee in 2016.