Agarwood pagoda festival is an important point in Hanoi tourism

Tram Pagoda was built in the 16th century by a ordained general. The temple is named after the mountain on which it is based "Tu Tram Son". Tram Pagoda is located not far from the center of Hanoi city, but brings a quiet spiritual breath, separate from the noise of the bustling capital. Coming to Tram Pagoda, visitors will encounter a charming young water landscape as beautiful as a watercolor painting, with the silhouette of mountains embracing the river, winding small roads and rows of green old trees catching the wind.

In the past, the entire Tram mountain area was the place where King Le and Lord Trinh set up the palace. Tu Tram Mountain has Hang pagoda built in Long Tien cave at the foot of Tu Tram Son with stone statues, inscriptions carved on the cave wall, stone drums, stone altars...; There is a very large Long Tien Cave and a Buddha altar inside. There is a way to the top of the mountain called the way to Heaven and the way down to the deep cave is called the way to the underworld. Standing on the top of Tram mountain, you can see the whole land of So So and the nearby scenic spots such as Vo Vi pagoda, Tram Gian pagoda...

The small, ancient Tram Pagoda used to keep many memories of Uncle Ho. This place has been honored 4 times to welcome Uncle Ho to visit. It is said that: in 1966, Uncle returned to visit Tram pagoda, stood in front of the temple door, saw people struggling to wade across the river to dig Uncle's house to visit Tram pagoda in 1966. Uncle immediately asked a few officials: "Let me ask you a question. Which way do you go before the people?" The official replied: "Sir, in the past, people used to walk in front of the temple." Uncle asked again: "Is it easier to walk underwater or on foot?" The officer replied: "Dear Uncle, walking on foot is easy". Uncle immediately rebuked: “Then why do you let the people carry the burden and wade in the water? It's not good for you to do civil service work."

Tram Pagoda is considered one of the four sacred pagodas belonging to the "four great landscapes of Doai", besides pagodas such as: Hundred Gian Pagoda, Thay Pagoda and Tay Phuong Pagoda. The temple bears a strong cultural and spiritual architectural mark typical of the inhabitants of the Northern Delta. Although Tram Pagoda is small, it has an ancient and profound beauty with the position of "sitting on the mountain, leaning against the mountain, facing the lotus pond in front, surrounded by dense forest canopy, green,…

On the second day of the second lunar month every year, people around the region and tourists come back to attend the Tram pagoda festival. People go to Mass to pray for favorable weather, good crops, and a peaceful life. The ancient Tram pagoda festival is imbued with national culture with folk games: bamboo swing, water puppetry, chess board, fat pole climbing, wrestling, cock fighting...

People come to Tram Pagoda Festival to pray for favorable weather, good crops, and a peaceful and prosperous life. A special thing is that on this festival, the villagers hold a procession of Uncle Ho's photo, reminiscent of the old year when Uncle Ho visited the pagoda four times. On weekends, hundreds of people come to visit the temple. Tram Pagoda Festival is an important point in Hanoi tourism, a cultural - historical address attracting more and more tourists from near and far.