Cao Linh Temple

Cao Linh Pagoda is a large temple with many unique works that has attracted many tourists not only in the province but also outside the province every spring. The temple is about 12km from the city center, located next to Highway 10, a national highway connecting the provinces of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong - Thai Binh, very convenient for visitors to the temple. Cao Linh Pagoda brings an attractive beauty, infatuated with many pilgrims to the land of Buddha.

The first impression for visitors when coming to the temple is the giant five-element gate, each gate is built quite similar, only the main gate in the middle is bigger and stands out the golden Buddha statue. light on white stone background. From the gate, you will see the front wall with a statue of Quan The Am, reminding visitors to the temple to always open their hearts to compassion. Next is the prominent temple yard area on both sides of the yard is a row of white Amitabha Buddha statues on each side, 7 statues on each side, in the middle is a green lawn leading to the Great Hung Bao Dien, which is also the main worship point in the temple, where People come to burn incense to pray for peace.

According to historical records, the old temple was at least 300 years ago, the temple may have been built by the Le Van family in Ha Lien village. After many years, the temple was degraded, at the end of 2006 it was decided to build a new and more spacious Cao Linh temple. The newly built temple is now in Bac Ha village, Bac Son commune, An Duong district, Hai Phong city, with a total area of 49,000 square ^meters . Cao Linh Pagoda has an extremely magnificent and massive architecture, with oriental beauty combined with modern beautiful lines of Western architecture. In the temple grounds, there are many outstanding works such as a stupa with the remains of the abbots of Cao Linh Pagoda, a 3.2-ton bronze bell, a stone screen with 6 things that are considered the main principles of the pagoda.. At the beginning of the year, the number of tourists coming to the temple is very large to visit the Buddha's spring festival. This is the outstanding attraction that you remember to visit when you have the opportunity to travel in Hai Phong.