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Chùa Đậu, Thường Tín district, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Dau Pagoda with the old name "Thanh Dao Tu", located at the end of Gia Phuc Village, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi, about 24km south of downtown Hanoi. According to the legend, the pagoda might have been built at the time of Chinese Governor Si Nghiep (late 2nd century - early 3rd century). The pagoda is well-known for the mummies of two monks eceased in the pagoda, Vu Khac Minh and Vu Khac Truong.