VietNamNet Bridge - Located on Chanh Hung Road, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, the walls of An Phu temple are decorated with 30 tons of ceramic pieces from outside to inside. The temple also has two candles that are recognized as the biggest and heaviest in Vietnam.

TheAn Phu temple welcomes many visitors in both normal days and full moon days. This is a Mahayana temple, built by Venerable Thich Thanh Duc in the reign of King Tu Duc.

The temple was built in ancient style.

The dome system is a unique design.

From 1961 to 2004, Venerable Thich Tu Bach restored the temple and decorated the wall surfaces and columns by porcelain pieces.

More than 30 tons of porcelain pieces were mounted on an area of 3,886 m2. Workers chopped around 3,000 cups and some types of chipped plates, bowls, vases, etc. into pieces to stick into the wall.

According to Venerable Thich Hien Duc, the poles are mounted with porcelain pieces in blue, red, white and yellow in order to convey a personal philosophy.

The sanctum.

Two giant candles in the sanctum. The candles were recognized as the national record in 2005.

In 2007, the temple is also recognized as a record of Vietnam: the biggest temple made of ceramic pieces.

VNE