30/50.-Hue, Heavenly Lady Pagoda, statue

If you take the boat tour, your first stop will be the Heavenly Lady Pagoda. This temple sits on a cliff next to the Perfume River. You have to climb some steps. You do not need to take any transport.

The Heavenly Lady Pagoda was built in 1605 when Lord Nguyen Hoang heard the local legend that said that an old lady was often seen here. The old lady forecasted that a day would come when a great leader would built a pagoda on this hill to bring peace to the country of Vietnam.

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