The three ancient pagodas include Vo Vi, Tram Pagoda and Tram Gian located in Chuong My district, Hanoi, about 20 km from the city center. You can just follow Nguyen Trai Street to Ha Dong and then follow Highway 6 towards Hoa Binh, pass Yen Nghia bus station and Mai Linh bridge to Bien Giang ward. When the sign is about 1 km from the end of the inner city area, look on the right hand side, you will see the sign of Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports and turn in. Going about 5 km further, you will see Tram mountain range (also known as Tu Tram Son) in Phung Chau commune, Chuong My district.

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Vo Vi pagoda
Vo Vi pagoda is a small temple of about 10m2 located on Vo Vi mountain of Tu Tram Son range. As soon as you step through the gate of the pagoda engraved with the word "Vo Vi Tu", you will see a quiet atmosphere completely different from the famous large temples. Vo Vi Pagoda does not have the smell of incense or crowded people, just only a very peaceful silence.

Legend has it that Vo Vi Pagoda was built in the 10th century during the Dinh Dynasty, when one of the 12 warlords came here to seek anonymity. During the Tien Le Dynasty, the pagoda was located at the foot of the mountain and was named "Phuc Tru Tu". During the Tran Dynasty, the pagoda was renamed "Trai Tinh Tu". In the Hau Le Dynasty, the 6th year of Hong Thuan (in 1514), the pagoda took the name "Vo Vi Tu" as it is now. The name "Vo Vi" refers to Lao Tzu's Vo Vi theory, which advises people to follow nature.

The temple does not have a monk, but an old Buddhist follower at the foot of the mountain takes care of it. Although it has existed for many centuries and experienced many changes of the times, the temple still retains its simple and rustic features with epitaphs of great historical and artistic value such as a stone stele engraved with a poem "Vo Vi Temple" by General Tran Van Tang. The temple is also famous for its bronze bell cast in 1814 during the Nguyen Dynasty and Nghinh Phong tower where visitors can admire the panoramic view of Tram mountain not far away and the green village at the foot of the mountain.

Tram pagoda
Tram pagoda is about 500 meters from Vo Vi pagoda. Tram Pagoda is the main temple in a complex of many temples located on the Tram mountain range. The pagoda was built in the 16th century (in 1515) initiated by General Tran Van Tang, it has a small area but a large yard with many old trees and can "lean on the water" - the back is leaning against the mountain range. and front side faces the Day River. Tram Pagoda also has an ancient and dignified beauty with architecture bearing the typical spiritual culture of the Northern Delta. With many branches and foliage on the mountains, the space in the temple is always cool and airy, creating the feeling that the pagoda and the mountain are an inseparable unity.



Tram Mountain is a limestone massif made up of nine small peaks, standing out among the green rice fields with a very poetic and magnificent landscape, the temple is considered one of the four sacred pagodas belonging to the "four great landscapes of Doai county". According to legend, on the top of Tram mountain in the past, there was an agarwood tree that radiated incense throughout the region, so the mountain was called "Tu Tram Son". Later, that agarwood tree was cut down, but the name of the mountain was still preserved. The whole area of Tram mountain is the place where King Le and Lord Trinh used to set up the makeshift palace. On the mountain, there are many interesting caves such as Long Tien cave with hundreds of stalactites with strange shapes and many valuable relics such as the statue of Amitabha meditating on a lotus with a thoughtful and kind face. On the ceiling and cliffs near the cave entrance, there are many autographs praising the beauty of Tram mountain of the famous Confucian scholars of the late Le and early Nguyen periods.

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Tram Gian pagoda
Contiue on to Tram Gian pagoda, about 3 km from Tram pagoda in Tien Lu village, Tien Phuong commune, Chuong My district, Hanoi. The pagoda is also known as "Quang Nghiem Tu" or "Tien Lu Pagoda", established during the reign of King Ly Cao Tong of the Ly Dynasty, the 10th year of Trinh Phu (1185).

Tram Gian pagoda is one of the national historical sites with great historical and architectural value. The pagoda was built 9 centuries ago, so it preserves many relics such as stele, diaphragm, couplets...and more than 150 precious statues such as Tuyet Son statue, Quan The Am Bodhisattva statue. The architecture of the pagoda is highly appreciated with its unique design, for every four corners of columns, the pagoda has 104 compartments, divided into three main architectural clusters, the first cluster has four pillars and two chambers, where the human chess is played in the festival and there is a lotus pond where water puppetry is performed, the second cluster consists of a two-storey bell tower with eight roofs and four-sided balustrades built in the reign of King Le Hy Tong (1693), the third cluster is the main pagoda consisting of the worshiping hall, the incense burning court and the upper hall. The steeple built in 1693 of the Hundred Gian Pagoda is one of the few ancient steeples remaining to this day.

There is an ancient well on the side of the Tram Gian pagoda. Around Tram Gian Pagoda, there are many ancient wells and people here still get water from these wells for daily use.

A trip to visit the three ancient pagodas of Vo Vi, Tram and Tram Gian is an inexpensive trip, especially for those living in Hanoi. If you don't have a car, you can absolutely drive a motorbike and go during the day, at any time you are free. So save this destination so that you can enjoy a peaceful and comfortable day at these ancient, dignified, historical and cultural temples. The silence of the temples and the tranquil scenery will make your daily worries disappear. In front of you is the sparkling sunlight reflecting on the river, the big flowers bloom one by one white flowers fall in front of the temple yard...That feeling makes anyone remember forever.

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