Here are our top 10 choices for temples you must visit when you go to Vietnam. 1.Cao Dai Temple was built in the 1930s and is found around 100 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City.2.Temple of Literature is located in Hanoi and it was built in 1070 to honour Confucius. 3. Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue includes a 21 metre high octagonal tower built in 1844. 4.Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi dates back to the 6th Century, making it the oldest of its kind in the city. It is a Buddhist shrine and stands at 15 metres tall. 5.Bai Dinh Pagoda in Nin Binh Province is worth the visit to explore the 500 carved statues of Buddha. 6. Perfume Pagoda was built in the 15th Century and is a series of Buddhist temples built into the side of a mountain range.7.Van Thuy Tu Temple houses whale skeletons, fishing boards and other artefacts from the Nguyen Dynasty.8.Giac Lam Pagoda is the oldest Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh and is listed as an important historical site by the Vietnamese Department of Culture. 9.Jade Emperor Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh is also known as Tortoise Pagoda.10.The Mieu Temple was constructed in 1821 and includes an ancestral temple that houses a three-tiered pavilion.
Ten Temples you must see in Vietnam
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