Top 1 in Top 10 most sacred and architectural temples you should visit in Hoi An.
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Address: Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Hoi An Ancient Urban Area, Quang Nam Province.
The first pagoda that Tico Travel would like to introduce to you is Hoi An Bridge Pagoda, this pagoda is considered a cultural, historical and architectural symbol of Hoi Street. The Bridge Pagoda was built by the Japanese around the 17th century, so it is also known as the Japanese Bridge, to serve many different purposes.First, the bridge was built to trade between the two banks of the river, one side is the area where the Chinese live, the other is the Japanese. Second, at this time appeared a monster named Namazu, with a head in India, a body in Vietnam and a tail in Japan, Every time there is an earthquake, this monster immediately turns around, causing countless disasters for the people in Hoi An. To suppress the water monster, this pagoda was built to block its back, from which the three countries returned to a peaceful and increasingly flourishing life.
In fact, the original architecture of Hoi An Bridge Pagoda only consisted of a bridge across a small tributary of Thu Bon River. Until later, when the Japanese left, the Minh Huong people – A Chinese community still living in Hoi An together built more pagodas, worship Northern Emperor Zhenyu, with the hope that the god can protect people from natural disasters, bringing a peaceful life to this place.
Therefore, it can be said that Hoi An Bridge Pagoda is not only a place of trade in history, but also a cultural intersection of the three countries Vietnam – Japan – China in history, with architectural evidence preserved to this day.