Phat Quang Pagoda

About this location

Phat Quang Pagoda - Buddhist Cultural Space in Ha Nam Phat Quang Pagoda (Phat Quang Tu) is located in Du Nhan Village, Tan Thanh Commune, Ninh Binh Province (formerly Thanh Phong Commune, Thanh Liem District, Ha Nam Province). The pagoda boasts a history spanning over 100 years, and underwent extensive restoration and landscaping starting in 2015 across a campus of approximately 5,000 m². In terms of cultural significance, Phat Quang Pagoda serves as a sanctuary for Buddhist practices, meditation, and dharma lectures. The complex attracts attention due to its harmonious blend of traditional architecture and contemporary design elements, showcased through its entrance gates, main sanctum, venerated statues, lotus ponds, landscaped gardens, and stone rockeries. Vietnamese calligraphy art featured on horizontal lacquered boards, parallel verses, and stone tablets leaves a distinctive visual signature. This multi-layered space offers diverse visual depth, ideal for wide landscape, medium, and detailed close-up cinematography. Given its architectural distinctiveness and active religious ambiance, the location is exceptionally well-suited for cultural documentaries, Buddhist-themed cinema, and productions exploring contemporary community and spiritual life. Information compiled by: PTIT Photo credit: PTIT

Location rules

• Strictly prohibited content includes: disclosing state secrets, disseminating anti-State propaganda, distorting history, infringing upon national sovereignty, undermining national unity, and defaming national heroes or notable figures (Article 9, Cinema Law).
• Special care and compliance are required when filming in Protection Zone I of Special National Relics (such as the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam), the Ba Dinh political center (Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, National Assembly Building), as well as designated military, security, and national defense areas in accordance with specialized regulations.
• Foreign film production crews are legally required to partner with and utilize filming services provided by a Vietnamese film production establishment.
• Production crews must liaise with and obtain explicit approval from the site management board prior to conducting location scouting or filming.
• Do not touch, relocate, dismantle, or disturb worshipped statues, altar objects, artifacts, or architectural structures.

Infrastructure

Special notes

• Slippery stone paths