Thien Hau Temple
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Thien Hau Temple is a historic Chinese-style temple in Ho Chi Minh City dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, known for its intricate architecture and cultural significance to the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thien Hau Temple canonical | 3 |
| Ba Thien Hau Temple | 1 |
| Thien Hau Temple (Los Angeles) | 1 |
| Thien Hau Temple, District 5 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1938493 — 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: Thien Hau Temple Context triple: [Cholon, hasLandmark, Thien Hau Temple]
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A.
Ngoc Son Temple
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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B.
Quan Thanh Temple
Quan Thanh Temple is a historic Taoist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its centuries-old architecture and cultural significance as one of the city’s Four Sacred Temples.
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C.
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.
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D.
Dien Huu Pagoda
Dien Huu Pagoda, better known as the One Pillar Pagoda, is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique lotus-shaped structure rising from a single stone pillar.
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E.
Tran Quoc Pagoda
Tran Quoc Pagoda is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its picturesque setting on a small islet in West Lake.
- 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: Thien Hau Temple Target entity description: Thien Hau Temple is a historic Chinese-style temple in Ho Chi Minh City dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, known for its intricate architecture and cultural significance to the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
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A.
Ngoc Son Temple
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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B.
Quan Thanh Temple
Quan Thanh Temple is a historic Taoist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its centuries-old architecture and cultural significance as one of the city’s Four Sacred Temples.
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C.
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.
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D.
Dien Huu Pagoda
Dien Huu Pagoda, better known as the One Pillar Pagoda, is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique lotus-shaped structure rising from a single stone pillar.
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E.
Tran Quoc Pagoda
Tran Quoc Pagoda is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its picturesque setting on a small islet in West Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Mazu temple ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chinese architecture
ⓘ
Southern Chinese temple style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese diaspora in Vietnam
ⓘ
seafaring communities ⓘ |
| country |
Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| culturalSignificance |
important religious center for Chinese-Vietnamese community
ⓘ
site for traditional Chinese festivals ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mazu ⓘ |
| deityType | sea goddess ⓘ |
| festival |
Lunar New Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Spring Festival
Mazu’s birthday ⓘ |
| hasAltName |
Ba Thien Hau Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Thien Hau Temple
Chua Ba Thien Hau ⓘ
linked to:
Chầu Bà
|
| hasCourtyardType | open-air courtyard ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
Chinese calligraphy plaques
ⓘ
incense smoke-filled interior ⓘ mythological scenes in reliefs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ceramic figurines on roof ridges
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ incense coils ⓘ intricate wood carvings ⓘ main altar to Mazu ⓘ side altars to other deities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized local cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Chinese
ⓘ
Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinatown, Ho Chi Minh City
District 5 ⓘ Ho Chi Minh City ⓘ
linked to:
Saigon
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Mazu ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
southern Vietnam
|
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Taoism ⓘ |
| roofType | curved tiled roof ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination for domestic tourists
ⓘ
popular destination for international tourists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ fortune telling ⓘ worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thien Hau Temple Description of subject: Thien Hau Temple is a historic Chinese-style temple in Ho Chi Minh City dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, known for its intricate architecture and cultural significance to the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thien Hau Temple
linked to: Thien Hau Temple