The Pilgrim’s tales

Tens of thousands of pilgrims are jostling, pushing, and littering up the sacred place at the Huong Pagoda in Hanoi as the famous Huong Pagoda Festival opens Tuesday, to last three months.
The pagoda, in My Duc District, is a cultural and historical relic of Vietnam and according to traditions, on the sixth day of the lunar New Year which is today, people would arrive at the pagoda to pray for wellness and fortune.
Huong pagoda is not one temple but a cluster of temples and shrines in the general vicinity of Huong Mountain, built during the reign of Le Chinh Hoa (1680 -1705), by a monk.
Other shrines and temples were later built in this area to take advantage of the beautiful scenery.