YeinJee's Asian Journal » Chinese Temples http://yeinjee.com Popular blog on Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, otaku, trends, traditions, pictures, videos, and offbeat stuff. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:34:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi, Vietnam http://yeinjee.com/2008/ngoc-son-temple-hanoi-vietnam/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/ngoc-son-temple-hanoi-vietnam/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:28:19 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=1565 Ngoc Son Temple (Đền Ngọc Sơn), or Temple of the Jade Mound, is located on a small islet at Hoan Kiem Lake in the City of Hanoi. The temple was founded in the 14th century but most of its current structures were built in the 18th century.

Ngoc Son Temple was built to commemorate a few Chinese and Vietnamese legends, including famous Vietnamese General Trần Hưng Đạo who twice led the Vietnamese troops to fence off the mighty Yuan invaders in the 13th century.

Sharing a few photos of the temple below, taken during my Hanoi trip in July 2008. It’s a small temple, but pretty nostalgic with a serene environment…

Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam
Ngoc Son Temple as viewed from across the Hoan Kiem Lake

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Nan Tian Temple in Su Ao, Taiwan
The rooftop of Nan Tian Temple and the small port opposite the temple

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