Mao Dien Temple of Literature

Mao Dien Temple of Literature

Mao Dien Temple of Literature is located in Mao village (also known as Mau Tai village), Cam Dien commune, Cam Giang district, Hai Duong province, located right on the new National Highway No. 5, 40km east of Hanoi capital and Hai Duong city. Duong to the west about 16km. The word Literature has a very broad meaning, including the entire field of social sciences; A shrine is a place of worship; Mao means grass, fragrant grass, yarrow; Dien means field. In the past, this place was a very large field with lots of fragrant grass and yarrow, people chose this place to be the Huong exam school of Hai Duong town. During the Tay Son period, the Temple of Literature was moved from Vinh Lai to merge with the exam school. Huong and took the local name to name the relic called Mao Dien Temple of Literature. The Temple of Literature is an architecture of Eastern countries influenced by Confucian culture. This is an architecture built to perform two religious and cultural functions. Regarding religious functions, the Temple of Literature is a place to worship the saints and sages of Confucianism; Regarding cultural function, the Temple of Literature is used as a school, to teach princes, princes and children of mandarins... In addition, the Temple of Literature is also a place to preserve stone steles, Enroll national or local university graduates (PhD or higher). The origin of Mao Dien Temple of Literature is the Temple of Literature in Hai Duong town, established between 1740 and 1800 under the Le and Tay Son dynasties on Van Dau land (Vinh Tuy, Vinh Lai, Binh Giang, Hai Duong). At that time, the Temple of Literature in Hai Duong town was one of the local Temples of Literature built early in the North. The Temple of Literature in Hai Duong town was moved to its present location and additional works were built, completed on July 26, Tan Dau year (1801). The location of the Temple of Literature is on the school grounds of the ancient Thuong Hong palace, located north of the headquarters of Hai Duong citadel, in the Mao Dien area. In the early 19th century, the Temple of Literature in Hai Duong town was restored and majorly repaired under the reign of King Gia Long, from the 6th day of the 10th month of the year of the Tiger (1806) to the 5th day of the 8th month of the year of the Dinh Mao (1807). wall. And 16 years later, the Temple of Literature continued to be majorly restored in the 4th year of Minh Mang's reign (1823). The worshiping arrangement at the relic was previously arranged according to the model of Hanoi's Temple of Literature. Outside the altar, there is a communal altar for scholars from far and near to worship. In the Harem there are 3 altars, the middle worships Confucius; The left side worships Nhan Hoi and Tu Tu; The right side worships Mencius and Zeng Tu - the four most trusted students of Confucius. In 2002, the worship arrangement in the relic changed, in addition to worshiping Confucius, it also worshiped 8 Vietnamese great men, including bronze statues of 5 famous people, Confucius and Tu Nghiep Quoc Tu. Director Chu Van An, Two Nations Poinsettia Mac Dinh Chi, National Hero, World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Trai, Trinh Quoc Cong Nguyen Binh Khiem. The statues are placed in painted wooden caskets, ornately plated with gold. At the same time, 4 famous people were set up: Great Physician, Thai student Tue Tinh, Vietnamese Math Master Vu Huu, Pham Su Menh Pham Su Menh, Nghi Ai official Nguyen Thi Due. During the Nguyen Dynasty, the Temple of Literature in Hai Duong town was restored and embellished many times. In 1947, the public works of the Mao Dien Temple of Literature were still quite complete. Every year, in the Spring and Autumn periods, the Governor General from Hai Duong town (now Hai Duong city) came to worship very solemnly. In 1994, 1999, 2002, the Temple of Literature was continuously invested in restoration and repair. the entire relic area, returning the relic's original scale and appearance, commensurate with the historical and cultural values ​​it carries, a mark of a piece of civilized Eastern land. Mao Dien Temple of Literature after many times of restoration, embellishment and expansion with a total area of ​​nearly 1 hectare. With the above special values, the Prime Minister ranked Mao Dien Temple of Literature as a special national historical site on December 25, 2017. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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