Go to Hoi An to visit pagoda bridge
Pagoda Bridge Hoi An ancient town nestled on the quiet romantic Hoai River is one of the popular tourist destination not only for tourists in the country. Hoi An has many historic sites, beautiful sceneries fascinate people, enter poetry, music, painting. The city with the people, the Covered Bridge is the soul, a symbol exists in more than four centuries. when going to Hoi An, visitors must be sure to visit it.
Pagoda bridge is located on the bridge across a small creek in the ancient town. The bridge is the Japanese traders built in the early 17th century, so people often call this place a Japanese bridge. According to legend, the temple is seen as a sword plunged into his back “mamazu” dragon monster that it did not turn tail, causing earthquakes. In 1653, we built more the temple, connecting the northern handrail, projecting into the middle of the bridge, so since then the locals called Pagoda Bridge. These structures are believed only original remaining area of Japan.
Located at the junction of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street and Tran Phu street, covered bridge has very special architectural style with Vietnamese feature, yin-yang(two complementary principles of Chinese philosophy) tile roofs covered wooden bridge is approximately18 meters. On the glass doors of this ancient temple is a large plaque embossed three Chinese words – “Lai Vien Kieu”. This is because in 1719, when Nguyen Phuc Chu Lord visited Hoi An and saw the special temple bridge, so he names as “ Lai Vien”, in other words a bridge of “friends from faraway countries” . A special feature of this pagoda is not the worship place of Buddhism instead of the northern King Tran Vo -protector of the country, blessing the joy and happiness to people, expressing spiritual aspiration that people want to recommend with the heaven and earth all the best things.
The roof of Bridge is quite unique, in the middle is a spherical lane, both sides have narrow corridor to rest with seven wooden chambers. The main face of the temple towards the romantic Hoai river. Pagoda and bridge are made of wood, lacquered and engraved lots of meticulous and harmonious vignettes of architectural style among Vietnam, China and Japan. Two bridgeheads have wooden animal statues standing adoration, one end is the dog, and one end is the monkey. Legend has it that the animals that the Japanese cult for years.
Covered Bridge was recognized as Historic – cultural relic of Vietnam in 1990. Along with traffic regulatory functions and the traveling facilitation of people in the Old Quarter Area, the covered Bridge is a religious living place related to legends of protecting it from water disasters. Covered Bridge was restored at least six times but its ancient features are still remaining, especially the covered bridge is printed on polymer banknote of 20,000 in Vietnam.
Source: hoianview.com
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