Temple of the Jade Mountain

The Temple of the Jade Mountain locally known in Vietnam as Den Ngoc Son is located on Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi, Vietnam. Being built on the Jade Islet and dedicated to Confucian Taoist philosophers and the national hero, Tran Hung Dao, the small temple was expanded in 1865.

From the shore, the Welcoming Morning Sunlight Bridge leads to the island. Buildings of the temple include the Pen Tower, the ink slab, the Moon Contemplation Pavilion and the Pavilion against Waves, all of which have symbolic meaning.

Show respect to these temples by dressing appropriately as the locals and tour guides will remind tourists before they go to the place.

The architecture of Ngoc Son temple  express quite religious harmony through thousand years of culture. It's a great example of space and architecture. Built in the Tam-shaped architecture, Ngoc Son Temple is the worshiping place of Van Xuong De Quan (literary master) and worshiping of Tran Hung Dao. In addition, this place also worship Buddha Amitabha, Lu Dongbin, Quan Van Truong. It is very clear that the concept of "the three religions" of the Vietnamese with the meaning of unity and harmony. The harmony of these religions is not only evident in the worship but also in the architecture, construction, the system of parallel sentences, lacquered and decorated in Ngoc Son Temple.

Guide to move to Ngoc Son Temple
Being located right in the inner city center of Hanoi so moving here is relatively easy. With buses, you can choose the following buses:

• Route 08: departs from Long Bien wharf.
• Route 14: From Co Nhue.
• Route 31: Depart from Polytechnic University.
• Route 36: originates from Long Bien transit point.

With motorbikes, you have a lot of choices to move, depending on where you are at the moment. All you have to do is remember the streets of the city and then go on. Currently, navigation applications such as Google maps have become more and more popular so that you can more convenient to travel. Or if you want to be simpler because you can choose taxi actively but do not worry do not know the road.

At the weekend, Hanoi had the policy of opening the walking street in the area around Ngoc Son Temple and banning all means. So if you want to visit the temple on the weekend, you should note travel.

Temple of the Jade Mountain

• Address: Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
• Opening Hours: Daily 08:00 - 17:00