Jade Emperor Pagoda | |
Native Name: | Chùa Ngọc Hoàng |
Alternate Names: | Phước Hải Tự |
Location Town: | Ho Chi Minh City |
Location Country: | Vietnam |
Coordinates: | 10.7917°N 106.6979°W |
Completion Date: | 1909 |
Owner: | Vietnamese Buddhist Association |
Map Type: | Vietnam |
Developer: | Lưu Minh (or Lưu Đạo Nguyên) |
The Jade Emperor Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Ngọc Hoàng; name: Ngọc Hoàng Điện, 玉皇殿, "Jade Emperor Hall", French: Temple Da Kao) also known as the Phước Hải Tự (Vietnamese: Chùa Phước Hải; 福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple") is a Taoist, Buddhist, Confucian pagoda located at 73 Mai Thị Lựu Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was founded by a Chinese merchant named Liu Daoyuan (劉道源, Lưu Minh or Lưu Đạo Nguyên) a Cantonese migrant. It is also known from 1984 by the new Buddhist name Phước Hải Tự (福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple").[1] [2] Then U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to the pagoda during his state trip to Vietnam on 22 May 2016.[3]