Tay Ho Palace

Tay Ho Palace is located on a strip of land shaped like the Golden Turtle, with a dragon guarding on the left and a tiger crouching on the right. This land belonged to Bao Khanh Village, Tay Ho Hamlet, Vinh Thuan District, Hoai Duc Prefecture, and is now part of Tay Ho Ward. If West Lake is the sacred land of Thang Long, then Tay Ho Hamlet is the sacred land of West Lake.

Tay Ho Palace has long become an indispensable destination in the spiritual life of Hanoi residents and pilgrims from all over. Not only famous for its sacredness, this place also preserves the profound indigenous cultural values of the thousand-year-old civilized land of Thang Long.

Tay Ho Palace is where Lady Lieu Hanh is worshipped – one of the "Four Immortals" of Vietnamese mythology. According to legend, the Palace was built around the 17th century to represent the destined meeting between Lady Lieu Hanh (in the form of a beautiful and talented young woman) and Trang Bung Phung Khac Khoan along with other literati in the fish islet area by the lake.

The presence of Tay Ho Palace is closely associated with the Mother Goddess worship of the Three Palaces – a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO. This place honors the image of the Mother with tolerance, protection, and the aspiration for a warm, happy life, creating a very distinctive spiritual feature that is both intimate and sacred.

Located within the tourism development and cultural industry space of Tay Ho Ward, Tay Ho Palace is not only a purely spiritual destination but also an important link in the chain of cultural heritage and scenic spots around West Lake (along with Tran Quoc Pagoda, Kim Lien Pagoda, Dong Co Temple, etc.).