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Half day visiting Thien Mu Pagoda:

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Located around 5 km from Hue city, 3 km from the Citadel of Hue constructed under the Nguyen dynasty and sitting on the northern bank of the Perfume River is Thien Mu pagoda which is a historical temple and also one of the best known Buddhist sites in Hue city. Its pagoda has seven storeys and is the tallest one in Vietnam. It is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the former imperial capital. Visiting the pagoda, travellers seem to be free from all daily tiredness and sorrow. However, they visit Thien Mu Pagoda not only because of their believes but also of breathtaking landscape of this area. The pagoda is surrounded by flowers and ornamental plants. At the far end of the garden stretches a calm and romantic pine-tree forest……

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Hue City

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07.45 am: Depart for Thien Mu Pagoda

08.00 am: Visit the 7-storey octagonal tower (21 met high), a symbol of Hue. Dai Hung shrine, the main-hall, presents a magnificent architecture. As well as bronze cast statues, it shelters some precious antiques: the bronze gong cast in 1677, the wooden gilded board with Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu's inscriptions (1714). On both sides of the pagoda are a room for the bonzes and a guest-room for visitors.

Listen to the monks reciting the Buddhist scriptures.

Continue trip by trekking around the pagoda garden which is a collection of plants and flowers donated to the pagoda from pilgrims around the country.