Known for
Tran Quoc Pagoda on its islet and Quan Thanh Temple by the old gate, on the south shore of West Lake.
Pagodas on the dyke
West Lake
Hồ Tây
Thanh Nien Road, Quan Thanh Street
The south shore of West Lake: Tran Quoc pagoda on its islet and Quan Thanh temple by the old gate. Water, a dyke and two temples.
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Why go
The end of the day, when the heat leaves the dyke.
Where to stay
People come from the Old Quarter and go back. Leave the suitcase at Hoan Kiem.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
A short stretch of dyke separates the two temples, with water on both sides of Thanh Nien, and Tran Quoc is the one on the islet, reached by its own causeway off the road. The rest of the West Lake shore is long and has no second cluster of temples.