📍 Pagoda📸 Tourist Attraction

One Pillar Pagoda

Hanoi, Vietnam

4.5 (0)

Overview

Historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, dedicated to the deity Guanyin. It lies in northern Vietnam, best visited in autumn or spring.

Why visit: Working Buddhist pagodas with tiered roofs, garden courtyards and centuries of stelae, most still in daily use.

Things to do

›Dress modestly and keep your voice down — these are working monasteries
›Walk the full grounds; the halls behind the main one are usually quieter
›Look for the bell tower and the stele-bearing turtles
›Go at dawn to catch the chanting

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round; festival days are crowded but far more interesting

Weather

Four distinct seasons — hot, wet summers of 30–35°C, a cool and damp winter dropping to 12–17°C that catches out visitors expecting the tropics, and a typhoon risk between July and September.

Entry fee

Usually free; donations welcomed

Hours

Typically 6 AM – 6 PM

Est. budget

₹0 – ₹800

Duration

1 – 2 hours

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