Ngoc Son Temple

Temple by the lake. Nicely decorated and has Koi fish. There’s also a massive stuffed turtle in a glass box inside.

Location: Ngoc Son TempleTime visit: during sunsetThe red bridge was amazing when I watch it from far. There are lots of people coming, just to enter the temple. Inside the temple, people are praying. Next to it have a 2 bid specimens of turtle. You can read the history of the turtle. From this small island, you can see a small temple in the lake. They will light on the light after sunset. Amazing location, amazing atmosphere and windy too. I'm sure you will want to come here again. It is must visit place in Hanoi. 

It was a temple on an island in Hoan Kiem Lake, a lake in the old town of Hanoi. I felt that the turtle was surprisingly telling a legend.

Built on Yushan Island in Huanjianhu Lake, Qixu Bridge connects with the outside of the lake. According to records, the Zheng Dynasty of Vietnam built Ruiqing Palace and Zuo Wangting Pavilion on Yushan Island, which was destroyed in the war. Later, Taoism was built on Yushan Island. In 1872, Taoism was rebuilt and its scale was further expanded. Qixu Bridge is a wooden arch bridge with east-west direction. After crossing the bridge, a town pavilion was built in front of the Yushan Temple, which means Wenlan pillar and Zhenbotao. The way to enter the temple is built with a wall, which implies --- quot; forgetting the world --- quot;. There is a pen tower on a small slope, and a large inkstone platform is built relatively not far away. One day every year, when the sun rises, the sharp shadow of the pen tower enters the inkstone platform. There are many inscriptions and couplets in Yushan Temple. The structure of the temple is exquisite, small and exquisite, which is like the scenery of Penglai. Yushan Island was the Diaoyutai of the Emperor of the Li Dynasty in the 15th century. In the 18th century, the temple of Guandi was built on the island, and later expanded to the Jade Mountain Temple. Now it is also dedicated to Guandi and the national heroes.

Yushan Temple is located on the small Yushan Island on the shore of Hoan Kiem Lake. It has a triple gate, a large hall, a corridor, etc. It is connected to the lake through the Qixu Bridge. It is recorded that the Zheng Dynasty of Vietnam built Ruiqing Palace and Zuowang Pavilion on Yushan Island, and was destroyed in war. Later, the Taoist Temple was built on Yushan Island, and the scale was further expanded in 1872. The way to enter the temple was built with a wall, meaning to forget the world. There is a pen tower built on a small earth slope, and a large terrace built relatively not far away. One day every year, when the sun rises, the tip of the pen tower shadows into the terrace. There are many inscriptions and links in Yushan Temple. The entire monastery is exquisitely structured, small and exquisite, and the scenery of Hoan Kiem Lake is like the view of Penglai. Yushan Island was the fishing platform of the emperor of Li Dynasty in the 15th century. In the 18th century, the Guandi Temple was built on the island, and then expanded to the Yushan Temple. Now it is also dedicated to Guandi and national heroes. There is also a turtle specimen recovered in the Hoan Kiem Lake in mid-1968, weighing 250 kilograms, which adds mystery to the legend of the turtle in the lake.