Eight kilometers away is Thay Pagoda or pagoda of the Master which was first built in the 11th century. Located in a tranquil and beautiful village, it is the combination of a Buddhist pagoda and a Taoist Temple.
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel or residence in Hanoi at your convenient time and drive you about 45-minute southwest of Hanoi to visit Thay & Tay Phuong Pagoda.
After visiting these two sacred Pagodas we take another 45 minutes drive to Duong Lam ancient village. This village has a history of about 1,200 years with many houses dating back up to 400 years. One special thing about the village is that most of the buildings here are made of laterite and mud, two materials that are abundant in the area. Laterite is used on house walls, gates, wells, temple walls, and so forth. The mud is taken from ponds. Apart from its historical and tourism values, Duong Lam ancient village is an important place for scientists to study resident communities in ancient agriculture. The village gate, banyan tree, well, communal house are important factors in classifying Duong Lam ancient village. More over, two of Vietnam’s kings, Phung Hung (761-802) and Ngo Quyen (896-944) were born in Duong Lam, giving the village its prestige. Both men led resistance wars against northern invaders and after winning national independence, were crowned kings.
After their deaths, the local people built temples in their honour. We should be back in to Hanoi at around 5PM where your tour ends
