Thiên Mụ Pagoda (Chùa Thiên Mụ)

Thiên Mụ Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Thiên Mụ; also called Linh Mụ,") is a historic temple in the city of Hue and one of Vietnam Popular Destinations. Its pagoda has seven stories and is the tallest in Vietnam. The temple is often the subject of folk rhymes and Ca Dao about Hue; such is its iconic status and association with the city. It is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the former imperial capital.
 

 

The pagoda sits on the Hà Khê hill, in the ward of Hương Long in Huế. It is around 3 km of the Citadel of Hue constructed by the Nguyễn Dynasty and sits on the northern bank of the poetic river - Perfume River.
 

 

Coming to one of Vietnam Popular Destinations like this place, tourists in Vietnam travel will hear its history and interesting legend. The temple was built in 1601 at the direction of NguyễnHoàng, the head of the Nguyễn Lords. At the time, Hoang was the governor of the province of Thuận Hóa (now known as Huế) and although he nominally swore loyalty to the Lê Dynasty in Hanoi, he effectively ruled an independent state in modern day central Vietnam.

 

According to the royal annals, Hoang was on a sightseeing trip and holiday to see the seas and mountains of the local area when he passed by the hill which is now the site of the Thien Mu Pagoda. He heard of a local legend, in which an old lady, known as Thiên Mụ (literally "fairy woman"), wearing a red shirt and blue trousers, sat at the site, rubbing her cheeks. She said that a lord would come to the hill and erect a pagoda to pray for the country' prosperity. According to the local legend, the lady vanished after making her prophecy. When Hoang heard this, he ordered the construction of a temple at the site and it was called Thiên Mụ Tự.
 

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From VietnameseFood.com.vn