Dong Phu Pagoda in Hanoi

Dong Phu Pagoda (Minh Long Tu, or Nhot Pagoda, currently called Den Pagoda) is
situated in Dong My commune, Thanh Tri district. Starting from Sword Lake, visitors can go to Giap Bat by taxi, motorbike, or bicycle, and turn left to the pagoda. It is 10km distant from Sword Lake. This construction is about 1,000 years old. In 1072 two princesses of the Ly King abandoned Thang Long Capital to devote themselves to monk-hood at this pagoda. They offered to the villagers their 3,000 mau land granted by the King, taught them to reclaim waste land, to grow new rice strains and practiced crafts. In recognition of their great merits, the King decided to give them the religious’ title Dai Thanh Dai Bo Tat (Great Avalokitesvara). At Dong Phu pagoda, visitors can have an overview of cultural activities and material life of the local
population who live in the outskirt of Ha Noi. The palanquins for procession, worshipping altars, a collection of Buddha statues and the king’s royal edicts and decrees are jealously preserved by the locals.