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	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
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 Bridge ⓘ surface form: The Huc red wooden bridge altar to Tran Hung Dao ⓘ courtyard ⓘ ink-slab-shaped stone (Dai Nghien) ⓘ pen-shaped stone tower (Thap But) ⓘ scenic lake views ⓘ
hasNameInVietnamese	Ngọc Sơn Temple ⓘ surface form: Đền Ngọc Sơn
heritageStatus	recognized historical and cultural relic of Hanoi ⓘ
locatedIn	Hanoi ⓘ Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ surface form: Hoan Kiem District
locatedOn	Hoàn Kiếm Lake ⓘ surface form: Hoan Kiem Lake a small island in Hoan Kiem Lake ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ tile roof ⓘ wood ⓘ
meaningOfName	Temple of the Jade Mountain ⓘ
near	Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ surface form: Old Quarter of Hanoi
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
region	northern Vietnam ⓘ surface form: 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	Hoàn Kiếm Lake ⓘ surface form: Hoan Kiem Lake

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Hoàn Kiếm District → contains → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

The Huc Bridge → leadsTo → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

The Huc Bridge → givesAccessTo → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ngoc Son Temple complex

The Huc Bridge → religiousAssociation → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

The Huc Bridge → viewOf → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Ngọc Island → associatedWith → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ngọc Sơn Temple complex

Ngọc Island → partOf → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ngọc Sơn Temple complex

Jade Island → hasLandmark → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Jade Island → knownFor → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Jade Island → religiousSiteOnIsland → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

Jade Island → photographySubject → Ngoc Son Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple

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