Phuoc Dien Pagoda (Hang Pagoda)

Phuoc Dien Pagoda, commonly known as Hang Pagoda, is a Buddhist cave temple located on the slopes of Sam Mountain in Chau Doc City, An Giang Province, southern Vietnam. Built within natural caves and grottoes, the pagoda is notable for its integration of religious architecture with the mountain landscape, colorful statues, and tranquil courtyards. It is a well-known pilgrimage and sightseeing destination within the Sam Mountain religious complex near the Cambodian border.

Visitors can expect a Buddhist temple built inside and around natural caves on Sam Mountain. The complex includes cave shrines with Buddha statues, altars, colorful exterior facades, courtyards and gardens with views over the surrounding plains. Access involves climbing stone steps to the cave entrance. Inside, narrow passages and grottoes house worship areas. The surroundings are forested mountain slopes with other pagodas and temples nearby, offering a quiet, religious atmosphere.

Founded between 1840 and 1850 by Le Thi Tho, a Buddhist devotee known as Thich Dieu Thien, who converted natural caves on Sam Mountain into a place of worship. The pagoda has been restored and expanded several times while retaining its cave-temple character and remains one of the oldest pagodas on Sam Mountain.

Important Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Mekong Delta and part of the Sam Mountain spiritual complex. The pagoda reflects Vietnamese Buddhist traditions of cave worship and is revered by local devotees for its serene setting and religious statues. It is visited for prayer, merit-making and cultural sightseeing.