The Tam Chuc Pagoda is in Ba Sao Township, Kim Bang District, Ha Nam Province. The pagoda is 80km south of Hanoi via Route 1A. The pagoda is surrounded by limestone mountains and lakes, rivers which make it like another Halong Bay.
1/ The Natural Settings of the Tam Chuc Pagoda
The natural environment of the Tam Chuc Pagoda includes 10km2 of water, 30km2 of limestone and forests, 10km2 of different valleys. The main pagoda lean against the mountains and overlooks the lakes.
2/ History of the Tam Chuc Pagoda
The original pagoda was very small and built over a thousand years ago but the new pagoda is only recent and is invested by a private company who does business in different fields: entertainment, leisure, casino...This investor has invested in a few big pagodas in Vietnam: Bai Dinh in Ninh Binh, ...
The first important event was held at the Tam Chuc Pagoda in 2019 to commemorate the death of the Buddha. The completion of the pagoda is planned to be in 2048.
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