Temple of the Jade Mountain

Ngọc Sơn Temple; Temple of the Jade Mountain
	Vietnamese: Đền Ngọc Sơn
	The Welcoming Morning Sunlight Bridge leads to the temple
Religion
Affiliation	Taoism, Confucianism, Thánh Trần worship
District	Hoàn Kiếm
Province	Hanoi
Deity	Trần Hưng Đạo
Location
Country	Vietnam

The Temple of the Jade Mountain (Vietnamese: Đền Ngọc Sơn) is located on the Jade Islet in Hoàn Kiếm Lake, central Hanoi, Vietnam.

Ngoc Son Temple

History

Being built on the Jade Islet and dedicated to Confucian and Taoist philosophers and the national hero, Trần Hưng Đạo, the small temple was expanded in 1865.

From the shore, the Welcoming Morning Sunlight Bridge (Cầu Thê Húc) leads to the islet. Buildings of the temple include the Pen Tower (Tháp Bút), the ink-slab (Dai Nghien), the Moon Contemplation Pavilion (Dac Nguyet) and the Pavilion against Waves (Đình Trấn Ba), all of which have symbolic meaning.

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Front temple
The huc bridge
A Vietnamese communal temple (Đình Trấn Ba) at the temple site
A preserved Hoan Kiem turtle on display in the temple

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