Trinh Hoai Duc Tomb Relics

Trinh Hoai Duc Tomb Relics

Trinh Hoai Duc Tomb is located in Quarter 3, Trung Dung Ward, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province. Ranked as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism on December 27, 1990. Under the Nguyen Dynasty, Trinh Hoai Duc's tomb was located in Binh Truc village, Tran Bien palace. During the French colonial period, it was changed to Binh Truoc, in Chau Thanh district, Bien Hoa province. In 1938, Trinh Hoai Duc's mausoleum was classified as a relic by the Far East School. Local people often call it "Mr. Mausoleum" and there are many ancient tombs built of compound laterite. Many people believe that this was previously the tomb of the Trinh Hoai Duc family. The tombs are all built in the shape of an elephant, with a rectangular block plan; The stone steles engraved with Chinese characters face southwest, the walls are covered with green moss. In the entire Trinh family tomb area, Trinh Hoai Duc's tomb stands out because of its architectural scale, perhaps this was the intention of the tomb builders in accordance with the ancient principles of family lineage. Before 1975, every year during the Qingming Festival, Trinh Hoai Duc's descendants from other localities came to pay their respects with solemn ceremonies. Later, there was a ceremony because some descendants of the Trinh family had grown old or wandered, so the visiting ceremonies were no longer maintained as before. In 1998, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the formation and development of Bien Hoa - Dong Nai, Trinh Hoai Duc's tomb was restored and embellished. The original tomb architecture was preserved, surrounded by a solid citadel. Behind the tomb is a raised wall, forming a wavy oval shape. On the wall is an inscription in Chinese characters that resembles a poem praising Trinh Hoai Duc's virtue, but it has faded over time and is no longer readable. Both sides are decorated with two insulated dragon heads. Currently, this wall is decorated with a hidden dragon pattern. In front of the tomb entrance is a large screen, engraved with Trinh Hoai Duc's biography and career. On the square pillars connecting the walls of the citadel in front of the tomb, Chinese couplets are carved, the content is mainly about history and Trinh Hoai Duc's erudition in research. Inside the citadel is the main element of architecture, consisting of two parts: Graves: one of Trinh Hoai Duc and one of the main wife, surnamed Le. The structure of the tomb is the same, shaped like an elephant, surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped edge, in front of each grave is a stone stele, engraved with Chinese characters; The surrounding area is decorated with lines of text, yin and yang symbols, and the bottom is embossed in the form of a kneeling leg. The contents of the steles at Trinh Hoai Duc's two graves briefly state the titles, positions, ranks, and titles that Trinh Hoai Duc was bestowed with, along with his wife; Stele: also clearly states the time is November of the year At Dau, children Trinh Thien Le Nhien, Trinh Thien Nhien Bao, and Trinh Thien Bao jointly established the stele. Trinh Hoai Duc, a great talent, a great personality, has contributed to laying the foundation for a circle of pride in Dong Nai - Dong Nai Culture, which is the pride of Dong Nai people. Source: Dong Nai province electronic information portal

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