Xuan O B Pagoda (Nuong Xa Tu)
(BNP) - Xuan O B pagoda, Vo Cuong ward, Bac Ninh city was built a long time ago with a majestic architectural scale in the West of Xuan O B area.
Gate of Xuan O B pagoda.
Over time, this pagoda was destroyed during the resistance war against French colonialism in 1948. In 1992, local people restored the pagoda and moved it to its current location (in the past, this place was just a small shrine with 1 compartment and 2 roofed-bamboo wings). In 1997, the Ancestor House and the Mother Goddess House were built. In 2017, the Tam Quan bell tower was built.
Tam Bao (Three Jewels).
Artifacts in the pagoda.
Currently, the architectural works of the pagoda include: Tam Quan Bell Tower, Tam Bao, Ancestor House, Mother Goddess House, guest house.
5-comparment Front Ceremonial Hall.
Like all other pagodas, Xuan O B pagoda is a place to worship Buddha, Mother Goddess, and Ancestors, and is the center of Buddhist religious activities of the local people. Typical artifacts include: 01 stone stele "Nuong Xa Tu Am Hau Bi" dating from the Nguyen Dynasty (1923); a system of wooden worship statues; 02 scrolls; 02 pairs of parallel sentences; 01 red horse; 01 20th century bronze bell.
The bell tower has a 2-storey with arched architecture.
Xuan O B pagoda was ranked as a provincial historical and cultural relic in 2002 under Decision No. 161/QD-CT.