Vinh Mo Temple

Vinh Mo Temple is an ancient artistic architectural work located on a high mound at the head of Vinh Mo Village, near the Nhue River, now in Phuc Dau Village, Thuong Phuc Commune, Hanoi City. The temple is a place of worship for Holy Mother Princess Quynh Hoa and belongs to the type of temple-form artistic architectural relic.

According to legend, in the early days, the temple was built quite simply with bamboo, thatch, and available materials. During the Ly Dynasty, the people of three villages—Vinh Mo, Co Chat, and Phuong Cu—jointly contributed labor and money to build a shrine to her. In the Le Dynasty, the Holy Mother shrine was renovated, and the royal court recognized her merits and conferred a divine title, contributing to affirming the relic's position in the community's religious life.

The temple currently has Dinh-character architecture, consisting of 3 bays of the Front Hall and 1 bay of the Rear Sanctuary. The Front Hall stands out with carved panels and decorations of Dragon, Qilin, Turtle, and Phoenix at the connecting pillars; two blind walls are embossed with the Azure Dragon and White Tiger. Inside is a carved dragon altar, on which is placed the memorial tablet of Holy Mother Quynh Hoa. The Rear Sanctuary is a solemn space where the Holy Mother is worshipped and also preserves the deity genealogy, royal conferrals, and many valuable artifacts of the relic, notably 3 royal conferrals and the statue of Holy Mother Princess Quynh Hoa.