Jade Emperor Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City was built in 1909 with funds from the Chinese community of Saigon. It was a kind of gift to the god of heaven — Ngoc Hoang or the Jade Ruler.
His statue is installed in the main sanctuary of the pagoda. It is surrounded by many figures of various demigods and gods, whose statues were created in Buddhist and Taoist styles.
The Jade Emperor Pagoda is distinguished chiefly by the fact that, despite its rather cheerful bright pink coloring, a very gloomy atmosphere reigns inside the temple. As soon as a visitor moves from the main hall into the one located deeper within the pagoda, they immediately find themselves in the so-called “hell room,” where there is a statue of an evil spirit, and on the wooden panels around it all the circles of hell are depicted.
The inner courtyard of the Jade Emperor Pagoda, however, is full of peace: here there is a small pond with turtles and well-tended plants.
