Hon Chen Temple
Điện Hòn Chén
A Mother Goddess shrine on a cliff upstream on the Perfume River, dedicated to the Holy Mother Thien Y A Na. It can be reached by dragon boat, and incense is at its peak during temple fairs.
Hon Chen Temple lies at the foot of Ngoc Tran Mountain, upstream on the Perfume River. It was originally a sacred site where the Champa people worshipped the goddess Thien Y A Na. Emperor Minh Mang rebuilt it and named it Hue Nam Temple. Built against the mountain and facing the river, it is the centre of Hue's folk worship of the Mother Goddess. During the temple fairs held in the third and seventh lunar months, there are dragon boat processions and spirit-possession rituals. Admission is about 50,000 VND (check current prices). Getting there: you can stop at the temple on a dragon boat river trip, or take a ferry from the direction of Minh Mang Tomb.
Opening hours
07:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Vong Canh Hill
- Tomb of Dong Khanh
- Tomb of Thieu Tri
- Tomb of Tu Duc
- Tu Hieu Pagoda
- Nam Giao Esplanade
- Ho Quyen Tiger Arena
- Tomb of Khai Dinh