The entrance gate of
Den Quan Thanh,
i.e.
a
den, that
is to say,
a
temple dedicated to a deified hero, in Hanoi.
This
Taoist temple dates from the 11th century and is
devoted to
Bac De Tran Vo
(fig.),
i.e. the Vietnamese god of weather and Emperor of the North (fig.).
Quan Thanh Temple
Quan Thanh Temple
The inner
courtyard has a lush garden and doubles as a community
meeting place, where local people come to relax,
socialize, meditate, and some even to practice martial
arts (fig.),
known in Vietnamese as
vo thuat (fig.).