The three ancient Chinese characters which are still seen today on the top of the entrance to the Quan Thanh Temple Hanoi mean Tran Vu Quan. Literally, the temple is dedicated to Saint Tran Vu. Temples are places for worshipping saints while pagodas are dedicated to Buddha and faithful disciplines.

Tran Quoc Pagoda is the oldest of all pagodas in Hanoi. Located beside the dazzling West Lake in Hanoi, Tran Quoc Pagoda is a cultural symbol of Vietnamese Buddhism.

The Temple of Literature in Vietnam is the most prominent and famous temple of literature situated in the city of Hanoi, which also functioned as Vietnam's first university. It is featured on the back of the one hundred thousand Vietnam Dong banknote.

The One Pillar Pagoda Hanoi was first built in 1840. After many times of reconstruction, the attraction still keeps its first specialty with a lotus-shaped pagoda on a lotus lake and becomes one of the most favorite places of interest in Hanoi.

When sitting on the boat to the Perfume Pagoda Hanoi, you will have chance to admire the picturesque scenery surroundings. Then you may get surprised at the natural structure of the pagodas and temples located here and there on a large area of Huong Son Mountain.