Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Long Tien pagoda - Quang Ninh province


Long Tien pagoda - Quang Ninh
Long Tien pagoda - Quang Ninh

Long Tien pagoda, the biggest in Halong was built at the end of the Nguyen dynasty (1941). It consists of six rooms, two stories and eight roofs.

Long Tien pagoda is the holding place for all of the statues from the temples and pagodas of Halong city, a sort of museum of religious figures. In a addition to Buddha, this pagoda is also dedicated to the "Holy Mother" and to the heroes of the Tran dynasty.

Author: Traveltovietnam

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