Dang The Cong Temple

Dang The Cong Temple

In 1527, Mac Dang Dung usurped the Le dynasty. The civil war between the forces of King Le - Lord Trinh and the Mac dynasty lasted, making people's lives miserable. When the Le Dynasty's soldiers and soldiers pursued the Mac Dynasty through the Kep - Can Tram area, they encountered dangerous mountains that made it difficult to advance. They were repeatedly counterattacked by the Mac Dynasty, causing significant wear and tear on the Le Dynasty's generals. When times were tough and weak, the Le Dynasty issued an edict to recruit militiamen "to help the Le destroy the Mac". Thanks to their understanding of the terrain and their willingness to be brave and clever, the two brothers Dang The Cong and Dang The Loc responded and joined the army. Made many great contributions to help the Le Dynasty defeat the Mac Dynasty. In the Year of the Horse, 1566, the court rewarded soldiers, rewarded generals, and treated people with meritorious services. Due to their great contributions in helping Le destroy Mac, King Le ordained two men, Dang The Cong, with the title: "Duong Vu is a mighty and brave man." , Thai treasure tea in Cong district, whose national name is Trinh Van An"; Dang The Loc - Conferred the title "Duong Vu Mighty Courageous Cong of the Left Admiral, Duke of Su Chew District, with national identity as Trinh Van Loc". In particular, Dang The Loc not only made great achievements in expelling the Mac Dynasty, but also knew how to rally and calm the people, bringing honor to the family, thanks to which his descendants later set an example and were all highly respected in the dynasties. King Le. The Royal Court also conferred on the father of the two men, Mr. Dang Chan Tinh - the title of "Admiral of the Than Vu, Military Quarter Guard, Lieutenant Marquis", Mr. Dang Chan Tinh died on January 14, 1547, his grave The burial was in Ni forest (in Tan residential group today). Remembering the contributions of Mr. Dang The Cong and Dang The Loc, local people built a temple to commemorate them in their homeland. The temple was built in the 16th century and consists of 7 tiled compartments, with two compartments on the left and right sides, a lobby, a back lobby, a warehouse for military provisions, and a weapons workshop. In the 80s of the 19th century, the Black Flag invaders invaded, burned villages and destroyed temples; In 1931, local people restored the temple on the land where their ancestor Dang Chan Tinh was buried in Ni forest hill. The current temple has a typical architectural plan consisting of 5 compartments built with bricks and tiled roofs. The middle compartment has a solemn incense burner and two stone tablets engraved with Chinese characters. On the incense burner, there are statues worshiping Dang Chan Tinh and Mr. two sons are Dang The Cong and Dang The Loc. Dang The Cong Temple preserves many heritages of historical value such as the title of Long Duc 2 (1630), Chinh Hoa 4 (1683), two stone tablets, and porcelain incense bowls of the Le Dynasty (18th century). , worship statues, incense burners... The temple is a center of cultural and religious activities, a place of worship and commemoration of military mandarins Dang The Cong and Dang The Loc who have made many contributions to the people and the country. Every year on January 14, local people hold a Festival to remember and pay tribute to their ancestors and those who have contributed to the people and the country. For many generations, Dang The Cong temple has been the center of cultural and religious activities of the community in the region. The Party Committee, government and people of Kep town always respect, take pride in and create all conditions for the Festival to take place solemnly, joyfully, safely and economically, truly becoming a place of rich cultural activities. national cultural identity, is the place to go home to many people and friends from all over the country. SOURCE OF BUSINESS AND BRAND ELECTRONIC MAGAZINE

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