Vinh Nghiem pagoda is the first tourist destination in Bac Giang. It has been considered as the place of Truc Lam Zen Buddhism and kept special position in the history of Buddhism in the Tran Dynasty in particular and Vietnamese Buddhism in general.

It was built under the reign of King Ly Thai To (1009 – 1028) with the name as Chuc Thanh Pagoda. To the reign of King Tran Nhan Tong, the pagoda was restored, enlarged and renamed as Vinh Nghiem.

The pagoda was used as a preaching place for the three Truc Lam ancestors, namely King Tran Nhan Tong, Monks Phap Loa and Huyen Quang. It was also used as a major publishing house of Vietnamese Buddhism, where edited, carved, and published many important texts and sutras of Truc Lam Zen. In May 2012, Buddhist Sutra Woodblocks of Truc Lam Zen stored at the pagoda were recognized as World Documentary Heritage by UNESCO.

Vinh Nghiem Pagoda contains great cultural, historical values and also stands out by harmonious architecture with an area of more than 10,000m². The main architecture of the pagoda lies on a south-west axis and is composed of four principal areas.