Experts' Choice Award Emperor Jade Pagoda
What the experts agree on
Built by Cantonese merchants in 1909, this atmospheric pagoda mesmerizes with intricate roof statuary, swirling incense, and fierce dragon and animal statues. The Jade Emperor presides over elaborately carved halls—HCMC's finest Chinese temple.
“With incense swirling through the air and statues of dragons, fierce animals and wild birds looming all around you, this temple...is certainly atmospheric.”
– Afar Magazine
Concierge "The loveliest Chinese pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, the Jade Emperor Pagoda was built in 1909."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"One of the most spectacularly atmospheric temples in HCMC, stuffed with statues of phantasmal divinities and grotesque heroes." Full review
Fodor's "The Cantonese community built this structure—the finest Chinese pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City—in 1909." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"It was in honour of Ngoc Hoang, the Jade Emperor of the Taoist religion, that this pagoda was built at the very start of the 20C." Full review
Frommer's " ake a moment to look at the elaborate statuary on the pagoda's roof. The dominant figure in the main hall is the Jade Emperor himself; referred to as the "god of the heavens"" Full review
National Geographic
