chua-dong-khe-nguyet-quang Situated close to the main road of Dong Khe ward and is some 500 meters from the communal house is Dong Khe pagoda. The pagoda is also known by Chinese name  "Nguyet Quang Tu", which has long been a famous pagoda of Thien phai  Phuc Lam and Lam Te in Haiphong. Legend has it that Nguyet Quang pagoda is one of the most ancient pagodas in the city. The pagoda was originally designed to worship Buddha. By...

chua-tra-phuong-thien-phuc This pagoda of the Nguyen Dynasty includes an entrance hall including five compartments and an apse including three compartments. Tra Phuong Pagoda is one of the centers belonging to the Buddhist architectural system of the Mac Dynasty. First built under the Ly Dynasty (1010 - 1225), the pagoda was initially called Ba Dinh. It is said that the original pagoda was located on a hillock in the south which...

phu-thuong-doan Today in many Red River deltas there are many superb temples such as Tay Ho palace (Hanoi), Lo temple (Ha Tay), Song temple (Thanh Hoa), Giay Palace (Nam Dinh) and Thuong Doan (Haiphong) dedicated to Chua Kho (Store Goddess) Lieu Hanh, one of the "four indomitable" as called by the people. (The heroes include Tan Vien, Thanh Giong, Chu Dong Tu, Chua Lieu etc).

Thuong Doan palace currently is part of...

dinh-nhu-thuong Thuong Communal House situated in Quoc Tuan Commune, An Duong District, Hai Phong City worships Mai Thi Cau and Mai Ky Son, two daughters of King Mai Hac De who led the uprising against Chinese Tang Dynasty's domination in the eighth century.

Because of having friendship with Pham family and Hoang family in the village, the two sisters of Mai family helped and supported local people with cultivated...