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Vietnam » Ha Noi » NGOC SON TEMPLE
Hoan Kiem Lake was already considered the most beautiful lake in Hanoi when Ngoc Son Temple was built on an island. The temple was called Ngoc Son Pagoda and was renamed Ngoc Son Temple since temples were dedicated to the scholar Van Suong who was considered to be one of the brightest stars in Vietnam's literary and intellectual circles and the National hero Tran Hung Dao who defeated the Mongols in the 13th century. Ngoc Son Tenple is reached via wooden The Huc (Where rays of morning sunshine touch) Bridge, which was constructed in 1885. To the left of the gate stands an obelisk whose top is shaped like a paintbrush. |