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Ho Chi Minh City – Cao Dai Temple – Cu Chi Tunnels – Mekong Delta 4 Days/3 Nights
This tour package is organized for all tourists who have little time in the South of Vietnam but still wish to discover the significant Saigon, to experience the local life in Mekong delta & to get...
Ho Chi Minh City & Mekong Delta Tour 6 Days/ 5 Nights
This 6 day/ 5 night trip is designed for individual traveler or group of tourists who are keen to explore all aspects of the Mekong Delta & Saigon. Cu Chi Tunnel, Vinh Long, Cai Be floating market,...
Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho - Floating Market 2 Days - 1 Night
Mekong Delta was formed by sediment deposited by the Mekong River and the process still continues today. The land of the Mekong Delta is renowned for its richness and most of it is under cultivation. Its...Thien Hau Pagoda
Commonly known as Chua Ba or Lady’s Pagoda, this pagoda is dedicated to Thien Hau, Goddess of the Sea and Patroness of Sailors. Built in the early 19th century by the Cantonese congregation, this is one of the most popular and richly embellished pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City.
The front courtyard is surrounded by high walls, topped by intricate friezes and carved tableaus. The entrance ceiling is more complex, with woodwork and gilt reaching halfway down to the floor.
Moving inside, the atrium, with its exquisite friezes and reliefs, features giant censers billowing fragrant smoke. The spacious central room has a display case of what seem to be brass clubs with Chinese inscriptions. In fact, these are the nozzles of the fire hoses used to extinguish a fire that threatened the pagoda in 1898. The walls of this room are covered with prayer flags-red strips of paper on which devotees write their prayers. It is believed that as the breeze rustles the paper, the prayers waft to Thien Hau.
Banks of hanging incense coils grace the main sanctuary ceiling, while three statues of Thien Hau, each franked by two attendants, preside at the altar. Also hanging from the ceiling is a carved wooden boat that recalls Thien Hau’s connection to the sea. To the right is an image of Long Mau, Goddess of Mothers and Newborns.
Saigon Sights Thien Hau Pagoda
