The pagoda over 400 years old in Hai Phong is beautiful in the rice flower season

Mai Dung |

The blooming rice flower season is the most beautiful season of the year at Trung Hanh Pagoda (Hai An, Hai Phong), attracting a large number of tourists from near and far.

The pagoda with the most architectural style in Hai Phong

Trung Hanh Pagoda is officially called Hung Khanh Tu, located in Dang Lam ward, Hai An district, Hai Phong. According to legend, the pagoda was probably built during the Ly - Tran Dynasty (1010-1400) but was just a small pagoda made of bamboo and thatch. During the Mac Dynasty (16th century), the pagoda was restored and embellished to create a famous Buddha scene in the area.

Trung Hanh Pagoda with many vertical and vertical buildings has now been restored almost intact since the golden age ( Mac Dynasty) but has been demolished and damaged by a number of buildings in recent times. The pagoda is a large architectural work, typical of Vietnamese village pagoda architecture, preserving many valuable artistic and historical relics.

Cong tam quan chua Trung Hanh noi tieng voi kien truc co kinh, mang dam net kien truc chua lang Viet Nam.
The three-door gate of Trung Hanh Pagoda is famous for its ancient architecture, imbued with the architecture of Vietnamese villages. Photo: Mai Dung

From outside to the tam mandarins like the old palace gate. Two doors of 2 -storey building, 8 roofs show the familiar arched walkway. The gate between 3 floors 12 roofs shows the three talents is Thien - Dia - Nhan. Tam Quan also undertook the function of a bell tower with a large copper bell of 1.4 meters high, 70 cm wide mouth diameter, cast in 1822.

After Tam Quan is a square brick yard connected to the front building. The left garden is an old tower with 8 towers. Building of 5 -space street, surrounded by brick walls, curling soft pan straps, flat roofs covered flat, in the middle of the great self -grating Chinese characters "Hung Khanh Tu", the other end embossed in Van Van. The pipeline is 3 vertical, connecting the road and the harem ...

Phia truoc chua
During the Mac Dynasty (16th century), Trung Hanh Pagoda was restored and embellished to create a famous Buddha scene in the area. Photo: Mai Dung

Famous "check in" points during the rice flower season

Not only famous for its unique and ancient architecture, Trung Hanh Pagoda is also famous for possessing a system of ancient trees hundreds of years old, notably the row of rice trees in the pagoda grounds.

On both sides of the pagoda's three-door gate are two cotton trees over 100 m high, with a trunk diameter of about 2-3 meters, bearing the traces of time. After hundreds of years, the weather and storms, the two "old men" of rice are still standing tall, perched at the crossroads, reaching out hundreds of meters wide, giving shade to the pagoda yard.

Mr. Thach (75 years old, Tay Trung Hanh street, Dang Lam ward) said: "During storm No. 3 in 2024, many trees around here were broken and fell. However, the rice plants in Trung Hanh Pagoda are still not affected much, developing green well, protecting the people of Trung Hanh village".

2 cay gao co thu nam o 2 ben cong tam quan cua chua.
2 ancient cotton trees are located on both sides of the three-door gate of the more than 400-year-old pagoda in Hai Phong. Photo: Mai Dung

In the rice flower season, 2 rice trees are like 2 giant nests, blooming thousands of bright red flowers in the sky. The red color of the rice flower further enhances the ancient and majestic beauty of the pagoda.

Ms. Nguyen Thien Nga (55 years old, British of Vietnamese origin) said - "Luckily, on the occasion of visiting my homeland in Vietnam, I was taken by friends to visit and admire Trung Hanh Pagoda. The beauty of the ancient pagoda stands out among the colors of the rice flowers that make me unable to take my eyes off, wanting to preserve many beautiful images and memories here".

According to the representative of the car parking team at Trung Hanh Pagoda, for about a week now, the pagoda has welcomed hundreds of visitors to visit and take photos with rice flowers every day. The rice flower season lasts until the end of April, but this year the rice flower season comes late, so it will last longer.

Hoa gao no do ruc trong khuon vien chua Trung Hanh.
Rice flowers blooming brightly red in the grounds of Trung Hanh Pagoda. Photo: Mai Dung
Du khach chup anh, check in voi chua Trung Hanh trong mua hoa gao, mua dep nhat trong nam.
Tourists take photos and check in at Trung Hanh Pagoda during the rice flower season, the most beautiful season of the year. Photo: Mai Dung
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