Visit Thu Le pagoda to find out about the ancient village of the ancient capital

Thu Le Temple is located in the old village of the same name with a long history and special architecture – a harmonious combination of the art of royal construction and folk is a new destination for many tourists when traveling to the ancient capital. .

Where is Thu Le Temple located?

Thu Le Pagoda is an ancient pagoda located in Thu Le Nam area, Quang Phuoc commune, Sia town, Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province. The pagoda was formed in the middle of the Le dynasty (1428-1788), adjacent to Tam Giang lagoon.

The site of the pagoda is located in the northeast of Thua Thien Hue province. This place is about 15km from Hue city center. If you are planning to travel to Hue , this is also an interesting destination because Quang Dien district is also home to many valuable historical, cultural and artistic relics, in addition to the magnificent Hue city or system. The system of mausoleums and monuments is imposing majesty, such as: Hoa Chau ancient citadel, Phuoc Yen palace and especially the communal house – Thu Le pagoda.

Thu Le Pagoda is located on the village of the same name – which is an ancient village of Thuan Hoa land. Photo Journeys in Hue. Coming to this ancient temple, you not only have the opportunity to visit and admire the special architecture of a religious building, but also freely participate in activities with the local people. such as: planting seafood, harvesting crops and especially enjoying the specialties just caught in Tam Giang lagoon .Visiting Thu Le ancient village, you will discover the ancient and idyllic beauty of Hue. Photo Journeys in Hue. In addition, the land of Thu Le pagoda in Hue is also home to traditional craft villages with many famous products such as O Sa vermicelli, Thanh Trung fresh vegetables, Quang Tho cheeks, Thuy Lap knitting, … rather, Quang Dien district also owns 12km of sea road with many beautiful beaches, most notably the largest Tam Giang lagoon in Thua Thien Hue province with an area of ​​more than 3,500 ha.Thu Le village is located next to Tam Giang lagoon – the largest brackish lagoon in Southeast Asia.

If you are planning to come to the dreamy land of Hue, surely you should not leave the land of Quang Dien, where there is the ancient pagoda of Thu Le with many traditional cultural and historical prices along with attractive attractions. All will make your ancient capital tourist journey full of fun.

Thu Le pagoda of Hue and the ancient village of ancient Thuan Hoa

Currently in Hue there are more than 300 large and small temples, of which over 100 are ancient temples. The most special thing is that most of the temples still retain the ancient features of Asian and Vietnamese architecture, most notably Thien Mu Pagoda with over 400 years of history located on the romantic Perfume River. In addition, there are other famous Hue pagodas scattered throughout and outside the capital city, concentrated in the hills of Duong Xuan, southwest of Hue city. Each temple in Hue is not only a unique architectural work in harmony with the surrounding natural landscape, making a beautiful picture, but also a unique historical, cultural and spiritual relic old builder. Thu Le Temple is one of such temples.

Hue ancient capital has more than 300 temples, large and small, of which over 100 ancient temples.

1. Anecdote about the names of Thu Le pagoda

Thu Le pagoda also calls Hue people called Hung Le pagoda or Phat Loi pagoda. Since its inception up to now, the pagoda has been a famous ancient temple of Thu Le village. Right from the beginning of the village establishment, the temple was built by the community here to meet spiritual and religious needs.

According to Chinese, “Thu Le” means “to keep the ceremony”. The official name of the pagoda and this old village shows that villagers attach great importance to preserving rituals, orderly and customs.

Also, the name of Buddhist Temple is passed down through the story of “Convex Buddha” of the temple. According to legend, in the old days at the border of Thu Le village and Khuong Pho village, there was a Buddha statue. When the villagers of Khuong Phô saw that, they immediately came to the statue to pray for prayers, but found that the statue was too heavy to carry, everyone gave up. Strangely, after that, when a group of buffalo herding children from Thu Le village came to bring the statue back, it was very easy because it was light. When the statue arrived at the current location of Thu Le Hue pagoda , the statue was reclaimed so people immediately set up a pagoda to worship the statue and named it Buddhist Temple.

2. Unique architecture of Thu Le Hue pagoda

The ancient temple in Thu Le village was conferred by King Bao Dai and named Hung Le Tu in 1941.

The path leading to the temple courtyard and the main hall are planted with rows of porcelain trees that are reaching the point of blooming.

Visiting the pagoda, visitors have just stepped through the three-door gate to see the path leading to the temple courtyard and the main hall. The two sides of the entrance are lined with shady trees, the most prominent and beautiful of which are porcelain trees that are in bloom.

Overall, Thu Le Hue pagoda was built in a pretty old-fashioned way. The first image that visitors can see is the tall, majestic three-door gate and imposing road. Next is the main pavilion area of ​​the temple built by artisans in the style of a 3-room, 2-leaned house. The main room is built in the style of the communal house. This is a strange architecture and very rare in Hue at that time.

The pagoda was built in a very unique ancient style. Photo Journeys in Hue.

One of the unique features of the pagoda is that on the four middle doors, the ancient artisans have created beautiful pictures of four pots and bowls (eight precious objects) with skillful carving. The wooden details of the pagoda are intricately carved, clearly showing the imprint of talents of My Xuyen village workers in ancient Hue. The doors on both sides have the image of five bats with the word “Tho”, representing “the five blessings”. With such decorative elements, Thu Le village pagoda is a place for villagers to sincerely worship Buddha, pray for peace, especially on holidays, squirrel. This is also a scenic place for tourists from all over the world when they have the opportunity to come to Hue.

Initially, Thu Le pagoda was built only with bamboo and bamboo paintings, so it was severely affected by weather and surroundings. Later, the pagoda was restored and built further. In 1941, the pagoda was officially named Hung Le pagoda by King Bao Dai. That’s why right on the diaphragm of the pagoda, there are three words Hung Le Tu.

On the monument of the pagoda, there are three words Hung Le Tu. Photo Journeys in Hue.

The roof of the pagoda is decorated by the four spirits: long – unicorn – quy – pho, the most prominent is the image of the two dragon flanking japanese on the middle part of the roof which is intricately encrusted with porcelain, making the song dragon scene appear full of autumn. suck. Located right below, there is an image of a pair of dragons in battle, narrating the scene where four teachers and students Duong Tang had overcome many dangers to go to the temple. The image of the four teachers and students was embossed very impressed with the visitors.

The main hall interior is impressively displayed. In which, the front part with the mural is painted with gold and has a majestic and majestic body. Previously alternated were flattened flags with characteristic colors.

The main hall of Thu Le Hue pagoda is mixed in the style of three rooms with two wings, the roof is tiled and the wall is brick. On the roof is decorated with images of four spirits, stylized flowers … All are grafted with porcelain, painted with pigments, lime brick with very harmonious colors. The main hall is dedicated to the Buddhas and on the right side of the pagoda is to worship Quan Cong temple. This place is proportionately decorated between Buddha statues. The seated nirvana Buddha statue in a prominent monk robe is interspersed between Buddha’s Birth and Shakyamuni Buddha. This is also the convex Buddha statue in the old and old relic about the name of the pagoda. Today, the statue has been painted and plastered by villagers, so it is more familiar and familiar.

The main hall of Thu Le pagoda is mixed in the style of three rooms with two wings with tile roof. Photo Journeys in Hue.

The place of worshiping Vo Thanh is adjacent to Thu Le pagoda . About 5 km from this temple in the south-east direction is the place of worshiping Van Thanh.

It can be said that, coming to Thu Le pagoda, visitors will admire the interference between royal architecture and folk architecture of the communal house and Hue pagoda. With unique values ​​in spiritual beliefs, Thu Le Pagoda along with Thien Mu Pagoda, Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda is the embodiment of the traditions bearing bold characteristics of the ancient capital.

About the ancient village of Thu Le

Thu Le village – where the ancient pagoda is located is located in Quang Phuoc commune, Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province. The village is located next to Tam Giang lagoon and was formed in the middle of the Le dynasty (around 1428-1788). Thu Le ancient village has gone through more than half a century of establishment and development, still retaining many cultural values ​​typical of a Hue village.

The villagers of Thu Le village attach great importance to the preservation of rituals, traditions and customs.

According to history books, Thu Le was an ancient village of Thuan Hoa land. The village was established in the early fifteenth century at the same time as the reclamation of this land.

That is why, after visiting all the famous virtual living spots in Hue , spend the time visiting Thu Le village, discovering the ancient and idyllic beauty of a famous village in Hue. . There are shady green bamboo-shaded streets and peaceful alleys with the sound of children studying every afternoon. In addition to the old mossy churches, communal houses and pagodas, there are boats, water terminals, and rivers that recall a time of the past, the past and the closest and most familiar of each person.

Thu Le Pagoda, also known as Hung Le Pagoda, Buddhist Temple. Photo Journeys in Hue.

Thu Le is famous as a cultural land with many unique architectural and cultural works. In addition to the ancient temple, there is also a temple and a shrine dedicated to Ngu Hanh, associated with the legend of Huyen Tran Princess in the Tran Dynasty (1225 – 1400) followed her husband to open Dang Trong, Van Thanh Mieu worships Confucius, Vo Thanh Mieu worship Quan Cong, …

Thu Le village communal house

Located  a short distance from Thu Le Hue pagoda , only about 400m is Thu Le village communal house. The house and was built according to feng shui. Thu Le communal house has a wooden architecture bearing the imprint of folk art of the nineteenth century. Like Thu Le Hue pagoda, the temple also has the style of Hue communal house with style, scale, fine art as well as usability and decorative porcelain typical of Nguyen Dynasty.

Thu Le temple and temple represent the intersection between royal architecture and folk architecture of the communal house and Hue pagoda. Photo Journeys in Hue.

This is evident in the decorative themes in the wooden structure of the temple because they are also intricately carved. More specifically, the communal house still retains many ancient artifacts of cultural and historical value such as stone stele, stone stone, stone slab used to enchant all kinds of ancient plagues … and especially the set of colors. including 57 units donated by kings of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Every year on the 6th of January, the villagers of Thu Le hold a festival. This traditional activity is opened in the middle of the communal court of Thu Le village. When the wrestling began, the drum of wrestling resounded, urging the boys across the region to pull each other to try and compete. It is interesting that the Thu Le village wrestling and the Sinh village wrestling are the two most famous and ancient artifacts in Hue, as well as in the Central region. When the wrestling ended, that meant on the 7th day of the 7th, the villagers of Thu Le were eagerly invited to each other to see the boat racing festival. It can be said that during the first two days of the new year, the atmosphere of the old village is always jubilant and bustling because there are consecutive wrestling and boat racing. This tradition also expresses the optimistic and chivalrous spirit of a village in the ancient capital of Hue.

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