[In Pictures] Buu Long, a stunning Thai-style pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City

About 20km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, Buu Long Pagoda, located on Nguyen Xien Street, Thu Duc City, is one of the most beautiful pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City, impressing visitors with its unique Thai architecture and large green campus.
Buu Long Pagoda is one of the famous places visited by many tourists when traveling in Ho Chi Minh City.
Buu Long Pagoda is one of the famous places visited by many tourists when traveling in Ho Chi Minh City.
The pagoda has a campus of up to 11 hectares; visitors often come here to pray on weekends and admire the beauty of the pagoda.

The pagoda has a campus of up to 11 hectares; visitors often come here to pray on weekends and admire the beauty of the pagoda.

Buu Long Pagoda was built in 1942 and has undergone many changes before taking on its current appearance.

Buu Long Pagoda was built in 1942 and has undergone many changes before taking on its current appearance.

With a gold-painted tower top and tower architecture similar to temples in Thailand, this place has become a favourite destination to many people.

With a gold-painted tower top and tower architecture similar to temples in Thailand, this place has become a favourite destination to many people.

From the main hall, visitors can go to the top floor or go out to the corridors to admire the surrounding scenery from above.

From the main hall, visitors can go to the top floor or go out to the corridors to admire the surrounding scenery from above.

Visitors can admire the green campus below and the peaceful scenery of the city’s suburbs.

Visitors can admire the green campus below and the peaceful scenery of the city’s suburbs.

With its poetic landscape and location next to the gentle Dong Nai River, the pagoda is becoming a famous spiritual destination.

With its poetic landscape and location next to the gentle Dong Nai River, the pagoda is becoming a famous spiritual destination.

Recently, Buu Long Pagoda was honoured by the US National Geographic as one of the 10 most beautifully designed Buddhist structures in the world.

Recently, Buu Long Pagoda was honoured by the US National Geographic as one of the 10 most beautifully designed Buddhist structures in the world.

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