Ngoc Son Temple

Temple by the lake. Nicely decorated and has Koi fish. There’s also a massive stuffed turtle in a glass box inside.

Location: Ngoc Son TempleTime visit: during sunsetThe red bridge was amazing when I watch it from far. There are lots of people coming, just to enter the temple. Inside the temple, people are praying. Next to it have a 2 bid specimens of turtle. You can read the history of the turtle. From this small island, you can see a small temple in the lake. They will light on the light after sunset. Amazing location, amazing atmosphere and windy too. I'm sure you will want to come here again. It is must visit place in Hanoi. 

It was a temple on an island in Hoan Kiem Lake, a lake in the old town of Hanoi. I felt that the turtle was surprisingly telling a legend.

Yushan Temple is located on the small Yushan Island beside Huanjian Lake. The island is round and looks like jade, so it is called Yushan Island. The Temple is named for the island. The Yushan Island is connected to the lakeshore by a 40-meter-long Taigu Bridge. This temple was built in the late eighteenth century of the Li Dynasty. It is an ancient Chinese architecture. It is dedicated to Emperor Guan, Emperor Lu Zu, Emperor Chen Xingdao and Emperor Wenchang. Except for Chen Xingdao, the other Taoist gods were widely spread in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Chen Xingdao is a famous general and national hero of the Chen Dynasty in Vietnam. He is also a god worshipped by Vietnamese witches. His original name is Chen Guojun. He has read many books since childhood. He is also skilled in military science and astronomy. He collects various military techniques and studies eight diagrams and nine palace maps. In the thirteenth century, he led the army to defeat the army of the Yuan Dynasty, so he was named King of Xingdao and regarded as a national hero. In Vietnamese people's minds, he is a powerful symbol to dispel evil spirits, and can cure women's infertility and dystocia. Yushan Island was originally the Diaoyutai of Taizu Li, and later the Guandi Temple was built. During the Ruan Dynasty, it was restored by Ruixi community believers. In the nineteenth century, Wenchang Hall was built by the imperial examination and the first literary organization Xiangshan Society. The island is covered with green trees and shades. There is a pen tower next to it, which is five-storey. The ancestral hall has three gates, halls, galleries and so on.

To visit Yushan Temple, you have to pass a small Qixu Bridge. It seems that you have to charge thousands of Duns for admission tickets. It's very cheap. This temple is not big. On a small Yushan island on Huanjianhu Lake, the buildings are antique and there are some small temples in China where you can see very familiar Chinese characters and totems.