Phu Tay Ho (Tay Ho Temple)

Phủ Tây Hồ

Incense and a goddess shrine at the lake edge

Hours

Daily about 5am-7pm, later on lunar 1st and 15th

Tickets

Free (voluntary donation)

Address

At the end of a small peninsula on West Lake, down an alley off Dang Thai Mai Street

This temple sits on a small peninsula poking into West Lake and honours Lieu Hanh, the Mother Goddess of Vietnamese folk belief. Incense smoke reaches you before the gate does, and the courtyard is lined with tables of fruit and paper offerings. Past the eaves you can see the water, so at sunset the yard turns orange. On the 1st and 15th of the lunar month worshippers pack in. Entry is free, and most people pair it with nearby Tran Quoc Pagoda for a half day.