Thanh Nhan Pagoda

Trung Na Village, Noi Bai Commune, Hanoi City

Thanh Nhan Pagoda is also called Soc Son Tu; it is a religious cultural relic dedicated to Buddha and also a center for cultural activities of the village community.

Thanh Nhan Pagoda relic was built quite early; currently no documents recording the exact year of its founding remain. However, based on some relics at the pagoda such as a stone stele dated the 2nd year of Long Duc (1733) and a bronze bell dated the 18th year of Gia Long (1819), it can be seen that the pagoda was built at least from the early 18th century and was later restored and repaired many times in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Thanh Nhan Pagoda is located on a hill next to Thanh Nhan Temple (which was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1990). The architectural items of the main pagoda are arranged in the shape of the character Đinh, including the Front Hall and the Upper Hall.

The Front Hall consists of four bays and two side aisles; its architectural structure includes five sets of wooden trusses made in the “quá giang tiền kẻ hậu bẩy” style. The two truss sets of the side aisles are symmetrically made with “chồng xà trụ chốn trên xà nách” on both sides.

Upper Hall: consists of four longitudinal bays connected to the central bay of the Front Hall to form the shape of the character Đinh, structured with five sets of trusses in the “quá giang hạ kẻ” style, with both sides resting on the wall.

The statue system at Thanh Nhan Pagoda is arranged in the traditional manner. The pagoda's architecture is strongly traditional in style; the wood carving art is concentrated on the ceremonial curtain, incense table… with decorative themes of the four seasons and four sacred animals, in a balanced and reasonable composition, showing considerable craftsmanship.

Thanh Nhan Pagoda still preserves a system of valuable relics of many types and materials, such as stone steles, bronze bells, stone chimes…

The pagoda was ranked as a Historical - Artistic relic under Decision No. 6709/QĐ-UBND dated 24//12/2009.