Jade Emperor Pagoda
| Jade Emperor Pagoda | |
|---|---|
Chùa Ngọc Hoàng | |
The main entrance | |
| Alternative names | Phước Hải Tự |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 10°47′30.16″N 106°41′52.40″E / 10.7917111°N 106.6978889°E |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Owner | Vietnamese Buddhist Association |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Lưu Minh (or Lưu Đạo Nguyên) |
The Jade Emperor Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Ngọc Hoàng; name: Ngọc Hoàng Điện, 玉皇殿, "Jade Emperor Hall", French: Temple Da Kao) also known as the Phước Hải Tự (Vietnamese: Chùa Phước Hải; 福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple") is a Taoist, Buddhist, Confucian pagoda located at 73 Mai Thị Lựu Street, Đa Kao, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was founded by a Chinese merchant named Liu Daoyuan (劉道源, Lưu Minh or Lưu Đạo Nguyên), a Cantonese migrant. It is also known from 1984 by the new Buddhist name Phước Hải Tự (福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple"). Then U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to the pagoda during his state trip to Vietnam on 22 May 2016.