Song Ngu Pagoda is recognized as a provincial historical and cultural relic.

(Baonghean)-This morning, April 28, 2011, the Party Committee and People's Committee of Cua Lo town (Nghe An) held a ceremony to receive the Certificate of Historical and Cultural Relic of Song Ngu Pagoda.

The Song Ngu Pagoda Historical and Cultural Relic was carried in a procession with the sound of drums and music by a fleet of more than 30 fishing boats from Thu Thuy ward, decorated with flags, flowers, and splendid banners with the participation of many fishermen in the area and tourists from all over.

After the procession is a ceremony presided over by the abbot of the temple, with solemn, dignified and respectful rituals.

Song Ngu Pagoda was built on Song Ngu Island during the Tran Dynasty. After many ups and downs of history, this pagoda was severely damaged. In 2004, Song Ngu Pagoda was rebuilt by the People's Committee of Cua Lo town on the old foundation under the lush foliage of two over 500-year-old Barringtonia trees. Song Ngu Pagoda consists of a 3-room upper hall and a 5-room lower hall. This is the place to worship Buddha and King Hoang Ta Thon, a famous general of the Tran Dynasty who made great contributions in the fight against the Yuan-Mongol invaders. Currently, Cua Lo town is continuing to invest in renovating the temple grounds and the road from the wharf to the pagoda.

Sy Minh