Ngoc Son Temple

E199583

Buddhist temple Confucian temple Taoist temple historic site tourist attraction

Ngoc Son Temple is a historic and picturesque Vietnamese temple situated on a small island in Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake, dedicated to national heroes and Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist deities.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ngoc Son Temple canonical	7
Ngọc Sơn Temple complex	2
Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple	1
Ngoc Son Temple complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1764617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ngoc Son Temple
Context triple: [Hoàn Kiếm District, contains, Ngoc Son Temple]

A. Bach Ma Temple
Bach Ma Temple is one of Hanoi’s oldest and most revered temples, dedicated to a white horse spirit and situated in the historic Old Quarter.
B. Linh Ung Pagoda
Linh Ung Pagoda is a prominent Buddhist temple complex in Da Nang, Vietnam, renowned for its large Lady Buddha statue overlooking the sea and city.
C. Tran Temple
Tran Temple is a historic religious complex in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam, dedicated to the Tran Dynasty kings and renowned for its traditional architecture and annual festivals.
D. Ong Pagoda
Ong Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, renowned for its vibrant architecture and role as a spiritual and cultural center for the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
E. Temple of Literature
The Temple of Literature is a historic Confucian temple and Vietnam’s first national university, renowned as a symbol of scholarship and traditional architecture in Hanoi.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ngoc Son Temple
Target entity description: Ngoc Son Temple is a historic and picturesque Vietnamese temple situated on a small island in Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake, dedicated to national heroes and Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist deities.

A. Bach Ma Temple
Bach Ma Temple is one of Hanoi’s oldest and most revered temples, dedicated to a white horse spirit and situated in the historic Old Quarter.
B. Linh Ung Pagoda
Linh Ung Pagoda is a prominent Buddhist temple complex in Da Nang, Vietnam, renowned for its large Lady Buddha statue overlooking the sea and city.
C. Tran Temple
Tran Temple is a historic religious complex in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam, dedicated to the Tran Dynasty kings and renowned for its traditional architecture and annual festivals.
D. Ong Pagoda
Ong Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, renowned for its vibrant architecture and role as a spiritual and cultural center for the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
E. Temple of Literature
The Temple of Literature is a historic Confucian temple and Vietnam’s first national university, renowned as a symbol of scholarship and traditional architecture in Hanoi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ Confucian temple ⓘ Taoist temple ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Vietnamese architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	legend of the Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake ⓘ
city	Hanoi ⓘ
connectedBy	The Huc Bridge ⓘ
country	Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam
dedicatedTo	Buddhist deities ⓘ Confucian deities ⓘ La To ⓘ Taoist deities ⓘ Tran Hung Dao ⓘ Van Xuong De Quan ⓘ
hasCulturalRole	symbol of Hanoi’s historical center ⓘ
hasFeature	The Huc red wooden bridge ⓘ linked to: The Huc Bridge altar to Tran Hung Dao ⓘ courtyard ⓘ ink-slab-shaped stone (Dai Nghien) ⓘ pen-shaped stone tower (Thap But) ⓘ scenic lake views ⓘ
hasNameInVietnamese	Đền Ngọc Sơn ⓘ linked to: Ngọc Sơn Temple
heritageStatus	recognized historical and cultural relic of Hanoi ⓘ
locatedIn	Hanoi ⓘ Hoan Kiem District ⓘ linked to: Hoàn Kiếm District
locatedOn	Hoan Kiem Lake ⓘ linked to: Hoàn Kiếm Lake a small island in Hoan Kiem Lake ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ tile roof ⓘ wood ⓘ
meaningOfName	Temple of the Jade Mountain ⓘ
near	Old Quarter of Hanoi ⓘ linked to: Hoàn Kiếm District
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
region	Northern Vietnam ⓘ linked to: northern Vietnam
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
significance	commemorates Vietnamese national heroes ⓘ major tourist destination in Hanoi ⓘ popular pilgrimage site ⓘ
usedFor	cultural activities ⓘ religious worship ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
viewOverlooks	Hoan Kiem Lake ⓘ linked to: Hoàn Kiếm Lake

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hoàn Kiếm District → contains → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

The Huc Bridge → leadsTo → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

The Huc Bridge → givesAccessTo → Ngoc Son Temple complex ⓘ

linked to: Ngoc Son Temple

The Huc Bridge → religiousAssociation → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

The Huc Bridge → viewOf → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Ngọc Island → associatedWith → Ngọc Sơn Temple complex ⓘ

linked to: Ngoc Son Temple

Ngọc Island → partOf → Ngọc Sơn Temple complex ⓘ

linked to: Ngoc Son Temple

Jade Island → hasLandmark → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Jade Island → knownFor → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Jade Island → religiousSiteOnIsland → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Jade Island → photographySubject → Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

linked to: Ngoc Son Temple

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