Duc La Pagoda

Duc La pagoda is located on a low hill in front of Fairy Mountain, belonging to Tri Yen commune, Yen Dung district, Bac Giang province.


Duc La pagoda also called Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, a Buddhist center from the Tran dynasty of Truc Lam. (Truc Lam Buddhism is typical local Buddhism sec of Vietnam) Architecture of the temple located on an axis, including four large blocks on the southeast. The first block consists of three households, burned incense and linked Buddhist temples together in a block style of architectural design with spacious great style roof with four curved swords, simple art. The second block architecture looks like the first, but less and smaller and still having traces of Le dynasty decoration. The third block is two block high bell roof. More than seven centuries passed, Duc La temple is still a center of Buddhism.