vietnam the four ton bronze statue of tran vu god of the north quan thanh pagoda hanoi qun thnh temple vietnamese n qun thnh was established during the reign of emperor l thi t r 1010 1028 and was dedicated to tran vu deity of the north in taoism whose symbols of power are the serpent and turtle it was formerly known as tran vu temple and is a taoist temple in hanoi the temple was dedicated to xuan wu or trn v in vietnamese one of the principal deities in taoism 2b01fhj.jpg from trần anh thư View Photo