Few people know that Gia Lai mountain town has a peaceful and beautiful place like being lost in “the land of Phu Tang”.

With Chinese Buddhist architecture combined with Japanese, Minh Thanh Pagoda in the heart of Pleiku city brings a peaceful atmosphere with Asian characteristics.
Gia Lai not only has majestic forests, coffee slopes as far as the eye can see, poetic sea and lakes, immense green tea hills, … this land of the Central Highlands also has a unique temple named Minh Thanh.

The pagoda was built in 1964, after the ups and downs of the history of the pagoda, it was restored and put on a new, more beautiful and splendid shirt. Currently, the pagoda has a distinctive and unique oriental beauty from many different architectural backgrounds such as China, Taiwan, Korea, the most prominent of which is Japan with its architecture similar to temples. curved roof, bringing a classic feature. (Photo: alongwalker) Only about 2 km from the city center, Minh Thanh Pagoda is located on a gentle hill on Nguyen Viet Xuan Street. From a distance, you will easily see the curved roofs of the temple amidst the blue sky, white clouds floating. Minh Thanh Pagoda possesses a space and architecture rarely seen in any other temple in the country. Along with mossy patches bearing the traces of time. Embraced by the fanciful mist, the journey to visit the temple will make you feel like you are lost in the land of Phu Tang. (Photo: @hueandsuntravel) The temple yard is quite large and decorated with miniatures, stone statues, carved wooden materials in a very sophisticated way. In addition, the pagoda also has a green space that is reasonably designed with trees to make the atmosphere very fresh and pure. (Photo: 123didulich) Small willow trees droop around the lake, and the whole sky is silhouetted against the water, creating a very poetic scene that makes many people flutter. You will easily see in the small aisles of the temple the mossy walls that have been built for a long time, the interlaced vines walls as a proof of the age of the temple. (Photo: alongwalker) Referring to Minh Thanh Pagoda, it is impossible not to mention the relics stupa with 9 floors 72 m high, the main color is red – bright eye-catching yellow located on the left side of the main hall. This can be considered as the most unique stupa in Vietnam and in the top of the tallest architectural works of Pleiku city. (Photo: @hihii0210) (Photo: wiki-travel) Standing from afar, under the blue sky with golden rays of sunlight, the shimmering stupa appears as a symbol of majesty and reverence. Any guest who sets foot here will be impressed by this unique architecture and think that they are lost in a certain temple of the land of the rising sun of Japan. (Photo: 123didulich) (Photo: @yenretro) (Photo: @tung23096) Those who have come often find it difficult to leave the peaceful beauty of this temple. You can visit Minh Thanh Pagoda at any time of the year. People from far away come to Gia Lai, to Minh Thanh Pagoda to enjoy a little peace, quiet and peace in the misty land of the mountain town.