(Place of the day, from pictures I have taken.) [Hue, Vietnam. From Wikipedia: “Thiên Mu Pagoda, with its seven storied stupa, the tallest in Vietnam, is often the subject of folk tales about Hue. The temple was built in 1601 at the direction of Nguyen Hoàng, the head of the Nguyen Lords. According to the royal annals, Hoang was on a sightseeing trip and holiday to see the seas and mountains of the local area when he passed by the hill which is now the site of the Thien Mu Pagoda. He heard of a local legend, in which an old lady, known as Thiên Mu (literally “fairy woman:), wearing a red shirt and blue trousers, sat at the site, rubbing her cheeks. She said that a lord would come to the hill and erect a pagoda to pray for the country’s prosperity. According to the local legend, the lady vanished after making her prophecy. When Hoang heard this, he ordered the construction of a temple at the site and it was called Thiên Mu. The tower has stood there since, overlooking the Perfume River, and has become synonymous with the landscape of Hue and the Perfume River. Its impact is such that it has become the unofficial symbol of the city.”]
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:36:22 +0000
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