The Jade Emperor Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Ngá»Âc Hoàng; name: Ngá»Âc Hoàng ÃÂiá»Ân, çÂÂçÂÂ殿, "Jade Emperor Hall", French: Temple Da Kao) also known as the Phðá»Âc Hải Tá»± (Vietnamese: Chùa Phðá»Âc Hải; ç¦Â海寺, "Luck Sea Temple") is a Taoist, Buddhist, Confucian pagoda located at District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was founded by a Chinese merchant named Liu Daoyuan (Ã¥ÂÂéÂÂæºÂ, Lðu Minh or Lðu ÃÂạo Nguyên), a Cantonese migrant. It is also known from 1984 by the new Buddhist name Phðá»Âc Hải Tá»± (ç¦Â海寺, "Luck Sea Temple"). Then U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to the pagoda during his state trip to Vietnam on 22 May 2016.