But Thap pagoda: A treasure of the Kinh Bac region
But Thap pagoda is one of the most famous places in Bac Ninh Province. This is one of the few large ancient pagodas that still remainsintact till this day.
Stay on the south of the dike of the Duong River in But Thap village, But Thap pagoda is one of the most famous places in Bac Ninh Province.
There are not any accurate documents to determine the time the temple was constructed. However, according to some documents, it dates back from the 13th century.
In 1876, Emperor Tu Duc travelled to this place. The emperor saw that the pagoda had a giant pen-shaped tower so he changed its name from Bao Nghiem to But Thap.
This is one of the few large ancient pagodas that still remainsintact till this day./.
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