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Perfume Pagoda

Perfume Pagoda gets busy and exciting by a great number of Buddhist pilgrims.

Perfume Pagoda, 70 km southwest of Hanoi, is a complex of pagodas and Buddhist shrines on the limestone rocks of Huong Son Mountain.

The only way to reach this sanctuary is floating along a narrow but extremely poetic stream by rowing boats that takes 45 minutes.

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Perfume Pagoda is the name of a collection of Buddhist temples which are very sacred to Vietnamese people of Buddhist faith.

Huong Tich Grotto in Perfume Pagoda.

Thien Tru Pagoda is also called Tro Pagoda. Founded by Venerable Van Thuy Thien Thien Tran Dao Vien Quang.

Perfume Pagoda overview

Perfume Pagoda is located in northern Vietnam, approximately 70 kilometers by bus from Hanoi. This is one of the most well-known destinations in and around Hanoi, as well as in northern Vietnam.

Every year, a large number of domestic and foreign tourists come here to go sightseeing and pray for the best things for themselves. The best time to visit Perfume Pagoda, also known as the festival occasion, is from January to March of the lunar year (around February to April of the solar calendar).

This is a Buddhist shrine complex located on the limestone rock’s Huong Son Mountain. Its landscape is very beautiful and unique because it is a mix of water rivers and mountains.

How to explore Perfume Pagoda?

There is only one way to visit the various small temples and pagodas in this unique pagoda, and that is to take a boat.

When you arrive at the pagoda, you will first have the opportunity to see and pray at Trinh temple, and then the boat will continue to row through the Yen River to go to the other places in this area. While you are sitting on the boat, you will have the opportunity to see many lotus flowers as well as many different animals such as the goat, duck, chicken, bird…

It is said that the Yen River in this pagoda never dries up, the water in this special river is very clear and cool, and you can see a variety of seaweed under the water line. The unique thing about rowing a boat in Yen River is that it is done by locals who live in the area, it is rowed by hand (not by machine), so while you are sitting on the boat, you also have the opportunity to run the water line. This activity will make you feel very cool and fun once you visit Perfume Pagoda.

It takes approximately 45 minutes by rowing boat from the first ferry, also known as the Duc ferry in the pagoda to Thien Tru Pagoda, the most important pagoda in this sight. To ascend Thien Tru Pagoda, take the higher steps created by the stone. You can also visit Huong Tich Grotto from Thien Tru Pagoda, this grotto is located at the top and inside the mountain in Perfume Pagoda, this mountain and grotto are very high and especially, and you should not miss exploring this place once you arrive.

What are the food specialties in Perfume Pagoda? Perfume Pagoda Hanoi Vietnam

When visiting Perfume Pagoda, you should also buy some souvenirs and eat some of the local cuisines. You should not miss out on trying the most famous local foods at Perfume Pagoda, such as Rau Sang, a special vegetable in Perfume Pagoda, it is very good for health once you eat this kind of vegetable, the second special local food is apricot, it is very delicious, the locals also use this kind of fruit to soak it with wine, drink this kind of wine help your health very well, the next local food in Perfume Pagoda is Che Cu Mai, try this kind of food help you feel very cool in your body.

There are many other special local foods in Perfume Pagoda that you should not miss trying if you visit this area. Travel to Perfume Pagoda, a pagoda and Buddhist shrine complex in the limestone rock’s Huong Son Mountain, and you will notice the difference. Although it is just a pagoda, it is unlike any other place because it is still considered the first Buddha center in Vietnam.

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