Lim pagoda is located in the town of the same name – Lim, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province, about 20K from downtown Hanoi. This is the main place where the Lim festival takes place on 13th of the first lunar month every year.
The pagoda is dedicated to Hieu Trung Hau, who invented Quan Ho on the 12th and 13th days of the Lunar New Year. The rich and diverse tunes and fine lyrics of the songs portray the zest for life and distinctive cultural features of people in the region formerly called Kinh Bac.
