Place of worship
Tran Hung Dao Holy Temple
36 Võ Thị Sáu, Tân Định, Hồ Chí Minh
T-shaped temple with dragon-carved eaves honoring a thirteenth-century general who defeated Mongol invasions.
This guide to the Tran Hung Dao Holy Temple in Ho Chi Minh City honors the general who faced down three Mongol invasions in the twelve hundreds, after Kublai Khan's armies had already swallowed China. You'll hear how he wore down the invaders through scorched-earth retreats before turning to face them on the Bach Dang River in 1288, and how a modest 1932 pagoda called Van An was later rebuilt and rededicated to him. Listen for the dragon and phoenix carvings along the T-shaped roofline.
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