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Voi Phuc Temple in Hanoi honoured as tourist site

The Hanoi People’s Committee has just issued a decision recognising the Voi Phuc Temple special national relic site in Ngoc Khanh ward, Ba Dinh district as a tourist site.

Many people visit Voi Phuc Temple on the third day of the Lunar New Year. (Photo: VNA)
Many people visit Voi Phuc Temple on the third day of the Lunar New Year. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Committee has just issued a decision recognising the Voi Phuc Temple special national relic site in Ngoc Khanh ward, Ba Dinh district as a tourist site.

Other places, namely Dao Ngoc – Truc Bach in Truc Bac ward, Ba Dinh district and Kim Lan in Kim Lan commune, Gia Lam district were also recognised as tourist sites.

The People’s Committees of Ba Dinh and Gia Lam districts are responsible for managing, exploiting and developing the tourist sites in line with the Tourism Law and other legal documents.

Voi Phuc Temple, part of the "Thang Long Tu Tran" (Four Sacred Temples of Thang Long-Hanoi) which are associated with the birth of the capital Thang Long under the Ly Dynasty. They include Bach Ma Temple in the east, Voi Phuc Temple in the west, Kim Lien Temple in the south, and Quan Thanh Temple in the north. These temples were built to worship the gods Long Do, Linh Lang Dai Vuong, Cao Son Dai Vuong and Huyen Thien Tran Vu, respectively.

Voi Phuc Temple is dedicated to Linh Lang - a historical figure who helped King Ly Thanh Tong to defeat the Song invaders.

The temple has three main chambers and two small auxiliary compartments. The temple's inner sanctum consists of three compartments, with altar statues made of wood and bronze. The harem is also the place to worship the mother of Linh Lang and the Holy Mother.

Voi Phuc Temple is one of the most revered spiritual places in Vietnam. In 1994, people in Thu Le area donated to recast the 93-cm high bell with a body divided into four quarters and embossed with the words "Superior Western Temple."

Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of municipal People's Committee, said that Hanoi's tourism sector is growing strongly, attracting a large number of tourists, especially foreigners. The city always considers tourism a key economic sector and pays attention to preserving tourist attractions and long-standing historical relic sites to meet the increasing demand of visitors, he added./.

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