The Jade Emperor Pagoda ( Vietnamese: ''Chùa Ngọc Hoàng''; name: ''Ngọc Hoàng Điện,'' 玉皇殿, "Jade Emperor Hall",

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: Temple Da Kao) also known as the Phước Hải Tự ( Vietnamese: ''Chùa Phước Hải''; 福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple") is a

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pagoda located at 73 Mai Thị Lựu Street,

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. It was founded by a Chinese merchant named Liu Daoyuan (劉道源, Lưu Minh or Lưu Đạo Nguyên) a

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migrant. It is also known from 1984 by the new Buddhist name Phước Hải Tự (福海寺, "Luck Sea Temple"). Then U.S. President

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paid a visit to the pagoda during his state trip to Vietnam on 22 May 2016.

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Pagodas in Vietnam Religious buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City {{Vietnam-struct-stub