Hon Chen (Chen Islet) in Hue

Location: Hon Chen Temple is standing just on the bank of the Perfume River inclined to poetic dreams and 10km upstream of Hue City.

Characteristic: Hon Chen Temple for cult of Po Nagar, the Goddess of the ancient Cham minority. After then, the Vietnamese continued the cult and name the Goddess as Heaven Goddess Y A Na. This temple for Goddess appeared in this place centuries ago, but with a very simple design, and after then, reconstructed with a larger and more beautiful architectural scale in 1886.

Perfume River Hue- Hon Chen just next to the boat

The Imperial City- Hue, just at front of this gate is the Hon Chen
This construction stared in 1805 under the reign of Emperor Gia Long and completed in 1832 under the reign of Emperor Ming Mang. Under Nguyen Dynasty, the Kings had ordered to build ramparts, palaces and constructional works for royal. Over 200 years to now, it is still original with nearly 140 small and large constructions.

The Imperial City- Hue

Daily from boat cruise from Hon Chen down to the heavenly lady pagoda, some 4 km away

Minh Mang King tomb in Hue
Hon Chen Temple with Its architectural style was not defined until 1832, when Emperor Minh Mang had the temple restored and enlarged for worshipping the Goddess Thien Y A Na

Yearly, the 3^rdday of the third lunar month (spring festival) and the seventh lunar month (autumn festival), the Holy Mother Thien Y A Na (Mother of homeland) festival and local people in Hue will use the Dragon boat for special ceremony, at the end of the festival are ceremonies of releasing and floating anterns.

Hon Chen Temple is situated at a lovely site seated on the slope of the mountain Ngoc Tran (Jade - cup) with sheer cliff and mirroring in the deep blue water of the Perfume River.

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