One pillar pagoda in Hanoi.

A number of beautiful Vietnamese pagodas will be shown on Vietnam Cable Television in the near future as the chronicles, “The Itinerary of Vietnamese pagodas”, are being filmed.

The 50-episode chronicles are the first of its kind on Vietnamese pagodas, with an objective of helping preserve cultural heritages and promote tourism.

Each 20-to-30 minute episode will feature the most typical characteristics of the featured pagoda, including their specific locations in a village, near border areas, or in bustling districts of big cities across Vietnam.

Legends, architecture and spiritual factors, associated with these pagodas, will be analysed and narrated with a scientific and historical angle.

The chronicles, jointly made by the Relic Preservation Institute, the Popularization and Education Center of the Hanoi Municipal Committee, the Buddhist Research Institute and the Center for Supporting and Developing Talents, is part of the Relic Mapping Project to celebrate the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The first episode is expected to be broadcast on VTC1 in the third quarter of this year.

Source: ANTD

Translated by Mai Huong