Dong Thuyen pagoda was established in the 18th century in Duong Xuan village, Thuy Xuan Commune – Hue, on the left side of the road to the Chau Lam pagoda to Tu Hieu pagoda. Later, early 19th century, a princess is daughter of Gia Long king go into the pagoda (Ngoc Co princess). Since the 30s of the 20th century the pagoda lack of permanent then fall into ruin until 1975 Dieu bonze stand position assigned to the abbot and soil conditioners nun in charge of restoration activities there. Nowaday, the pagoda architecture retains the old lines, preserved from the time of Te Vi, gilded plate Thieu Tri, stone beer bar Minh Mang… ancient statues and a drum that believed to be the largest in Hue, well-known through folk sentence Dong Thuyen drum, Linh Mu Pagoda.
