Photos of Ba Thien Hau Temple

Thean Hou Temple is located in the Chinese district of Saigon and is the religious center of the local Chinese. Founded in 1761, Thean Hou Temple is one of the grand and ancient Chinese temples in Ho Chi Minh City with historical and cultural value. The ancient Chinese architectural method is adopted, the brick walls are not exposed, and the pottery decorations inside and outside the temple are based on Chinese allusions. Tianhou Palace preserves many precious cultural relics, such as the bronze bell and bronze incense tripod cast in the 60th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and the large plaque "Hanhongguangda" hung on the nave of the temple in the fifth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1800). A pair of stone lions in front of the temple have been standing for more than a hundred years. The courtyard of Tianhou Palace is not large. There is a courtyard in the courtyard, and there is a patio in the inner courtyard. There is a large incense burner in the middle, where Chinese people burn incense and make wishes. On the ridges and eaves of the Tianhou Palace, exquisite gray sculpture reliefs can be seen everywhere, which are colorful and lifelike.