Why do you need to visit Linh Phuoc Pagoda and where it is.
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It takes 8km from Da Lat Centre and completed in 1952, Linh Phuoc Pagoda is one of the most beautiful pagodas in Vietnam. With an area of 6,666m2, Linh Phuoc Pagoda is known as ‘‘Ve Chai Pagoda’’ (pagoda of broken glasses). To explain why its name came into being, there is a 49-metre-long dragon at the entrance gate, which was meticulously pieced together from 12,000 glass bottles. Besides that, the wall, ceilings and structures of mythical creatures are all inlaid with thousands upon thousands of small pieces of broken terracotta, porcelain, and glass.
Traveling to Linh Phuoc pagoda, you will have a chance to contemplate gorgeous works of Vietnamese people such as a huge bell which is the heaviest bell in Vietnam. It weights in at an impressive 8,500kg. A bell tower with 37-meter-high which is the highest one in Da Lat. Beside the bell tower is an 18-metre-high golden statue of Bodhisattva, which is decorated with over 600,000 flowers.
Take your time walking around the temple to appreciate the fine details of the tile work. Once visiting Linh Phuoc Pagoda, you don’t forget to write best wishes for you and your family on a yellow piece of paper then stick it on the bell.
How to go to Linh Phuoc Pagoda from Da Lat
*By train
One of the best ways to travel to Linh Phuoc pagoda is to take a train from Da Lat Railway Station to Trai Mat Station then you walk to Linh Phuoc pagoda. With only 25 minutes on the train, you will have a general looking of Da Lat’ life along the railway
*By car
You can catch taxi from your hotel with 100,000vnd - 120,000vnd/ round
If you want to experience Linh Phuoc Pagoda and the other tourist sites with our guide and car, please call us 30 minutes in advance (+84) 935 828 166
*By motorbike
If you travel by motorbike, from the Dalat market, you cross the Ong Dao bridge to Tran Quoc Toan street.
Follow Ho Tung Mau street to Tran Hung Dao street, drive to Hung Vuong street and drive along Highway 20 till you see a big round about , turn right to Trai Mat area. After driving about 800m
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