Phuc Lam Pagoda

About this location

Phuc Lam Pagoda - Dong Nai Located at 1272 Pham Van Thuan Street (Quarter 7, Tam Hiep Ward, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province), Phuc Lam Pagoda is one of the most prominent temples featuring magnificent and intricate architectural artistry, serving as a spiritual destination that attracts a large number of Buddhists and visitors. The location boasts a relatively spacious campus highlighted by the main hall architecture, stupas, and intricately carved and sculpted details coated in brilliant gold in a style blending traditional and modern Asian aesthetics. The cinematic value of Phuc Lam Pagoda lies in its high visual aesthetics, detailed close-up angles of sophisticated carvings, and shimmering, solemn atmosphere—making it ideal for recreating grand Buddhist settings, festival sequences, monastic study scenes, or capturing striking artistic frames. Summary of information compiled by: PTIT. Photo source: PTIT.

Film information

Suitable for cultural-religious documentary films, television series, artistic short films, or cinematic projects requiring temple spaces with lavish architecture and prominent scale in urban areas.

Location rules

• Strictly prohibited contents: disclosing state secrets, disseminating anti-state propaganda, distorting history, infringing upon sovereignty, undermining national unity, and insulting prominent figures or national heroes (Article 9, Cinema Law).
• Strict compliance with regulations on protecting religious landscapes and monastic facilities is required; absolutely do not disrupt the solemnity of the sacred place or the monastic activities and daily routines of monks, nuns, and Buddhists.
• Foreign film crews are required to use film production services provided by Vietnamese film establishments in accordance with the law.
• Film crews must submit an official request letter, detailed script, or content summary of the scenes to be shot at the pagoda for review and approval.
• Strictly adhere to opening hours and operational regulations of the religious establishment; minimize night shoots or loud noises that could affect common activities.
• The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is prohibited without airspace approval permits from the military authority and the Management Board; high-power lights that may affect architecture and worship spaces are not allowed.
• Visitors, crew members, and actors must wear polite, modest attire (long pants, sleeved shirts, no short or revealing clothes), strictly respecting the solemnity of the religious establishment; actors may only change costumes in areas permitted by the temple.
• Preserve the landscape and strictly refrain from damaging property or artifacts within the worship area.

Infrastructure

Special notes

• Urban Noise Risk
• Risk Regarding Religious Regulations and Density of Visitors/Buddhists