The Tran Quoc Pagoda is located on a peninsula called Golden Fish in the West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. The name Tran Quoc means Defending the Nation. The pagoda was meant for national security from the very beginning.
Travel Guide to the Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hanoi
In 545 C.E King Ly Nam De got a short-lived independence back to the Van Xuan Kingdom (Kingdom of Eternal Springs), the name of Vietnam back then. The pagoda was first built on the Dike of the Red River and was called Khai Quoc (Founding the Nation).
Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hanoi
In the 17th century the pagoda was relocated to an island (Co Ngu Island – the Island of an Old Fish) in the West Lake for the reason that the change of the river course could destroy the pagoda. Villagers built a road linking the island to a bank of the West Lake making it a peninsula.
The name of the pagoda changed a few times from Khai Quoc to An Quoc (Securing Peace to the Kingdom), and Tran Quoc. The pagoda was visited often by the royal families as well as villagers. Nowadays, Tran Quoc is among the must-see attractions to every visitor to Hanoi.
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Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hanoi
