The pagoda was built in the 6th century, in pre-Lý Nam Đế dynasty (541-548) on a small island in the West lake. It’s originally called Khai Quốc and changed as Trấn Quốc in the 17th century. In the 19th century, king Thiệu Trị named it Trấn Bắc Tự but it’s popularly known as Trấn Quốc, and it’s one of ten pagodas in Indochina at the time. It’s famous for the natural landscapes, a number of stupa, and a Buddha-Nirvana. The pagoda is also well-known for the Bồ Đề (bodi-tree), a gift by the Indian president in 1959, it’s planted in the ground-centre and very big and bushy nowadays.
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