Lac Hoàn Kiem, Ngoc Son Temple

Ngoc Son Temple (Jade Mountain Temple - 18th century) on the Jade Island of Hoan Kiem Lake, connected to the shore by the wooden red-painted Huc Bridge, historical center of Hanoi. It honors the 13-century military leader Tran Hung Dao who distinguished himself in the fight against the Yuan Dynasty, Van Xuong, a scholar, and Nguyen Van Sieu, a Confucian master and famous writer in charge of repairs made to the temple in 1864