Temple of Princess Phat Kim

Temple of Princess Phat Kim

Princess Thuc Tiet Temple, also known as Ba Chua Palace, Phat Kim Princess Temple, is located in the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital historical and cultural relic site in Tam Ky village, Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu district. The relic is located on a plot of land about 500 square meters, separated from the inter-village road by a wall decorated with the stylized word "Tho" in a pine style. Above are four Chinese characters "Cac Trung De Tu" (Place to worship the King's daughter). On both sides there are two cave pillars built into the wall. The relic has an octagonal Ngoc well with 8 sides, built adjacent to the surrounding wall. Princess Phat Kim is the third daughter of King Dinh Tien Hoang. For a great cause, Princess Phat Kim sacrificed her personal happiness and agreed to marry Ngo Nhat Khanh. Ngo Nhat Khanh proclaimed himself An Vuong, leader of the warlord in Duong Lam, one of the 12 warlords. As a son-in-law, Ngo Nhat Khanh still did not let go of his resentment and sought to seek help from Champa against the Dinh Dynasty. Faced with her husband's betrayal, in addition to the murder of her father King Dinh Tien Hoang and her brother Dinh Lien, Princess Phat Kim, out of pain and disappointment, threw herself into the well at Lau Vong Nguyet and committed suicide. According to local people, the current temple location is the foundation of Vong Nguyet Palace - the residence of Princess Phat Kim. Right after the princess committed suicide to preserve her virtue, the people built a temple to worship her. Through historical periods, the monument has been repaired many times, the most recent traces being in the Nguyen Dynasty. The temple's architecture is in the style of the Dinh script, including two buildings: the Tien Pagoda and the Hau Palace. The Tien Bai court is 8.2m long, 4.44m wide, consisting of 3 compartments and 2 compartments, male tiled roof, the front porch of Tien Bai court is made in the style of stacking matches, two floors. The roof of Tien Bai building in the middle is decorated with a moon shape, and the two ends of the roof are decorated with two dragon heads flanking it. The first row of columns consists of four simple wooden columns, the second row of columns consists of four rectangular stone columns, the third row of columns is adjacent to the Harem building, the two middle columns are circular, decorated with cloud dragons with lacquer. Gong-style truss architecture. The Tien Bai Court has incense altars to worship mandarins, and under the incense altar is a place to worship the god Bach Ho. All decorative motifs are sophisticated and imbued with the fine arts of the Nguyen Dynasty. The Harem court consists of 1 room and 2 rooms, running to the back are two rooms. The truss architecture is simple, with only one row of two wooden columns and the front is connected to the Tien Bai building. This is the main place of worship, the statue of Princess Phat Kim in the royal court, placed on the back of the banquet, is carved in a sitting position, the legs are five letters, the head is decorated with flowers, the eyes look straight, the beauty is kind and the face is pink. The back of the banh is decorated with patterns of leaves, phoenixes, twisted patterns, stylized flowers and leaves. The two arms of the back banh are almost similar to the arms of the throne, decorated in the shape of two dragons flanking the sides. On both sides of the statue are two maids carved in a standing position on a wooden pedestal. On both sides of the altar of the statue of Princess Phat Kim are many incense bowls worshiping the destiny of the people in the village according to ancient beliefs. Princess Phat Kim Temple is located in the historical and cultural relic site of Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, so forms of folk cultural activities and traditional festivals taking place at the relic are also part of the Festival's programs. Traditional Hoa Lu ancient capital (takes place from March 8 to March 10 of the lunar calendar every year, March 10 is also the taboo day of Princess Phat Kim, the main ceremony of the temple). During the festivals after the water procession ceremony, fire procession ceremony, code opening ceremony and incense offering ceremony at the two temples of King Dinh and King Le, delegates, worship groups and tourists from all over come to the secondary relics. others to offer incense and sacrifices. In addition, during the first and middle days of the lunar month, local people come to the temple to burn incense and offer offerings to pray for peace. Princess Thuc Tiet Temple or Phu Ba Chua, was built during the Dinh dynasty to worship Princess Phat Kim, honoring a woman with a loyal heart, pure virtue, and chastity. This is an ancient temple with many spiritual meanings and values ​​of cultural roots that go along with the years. Source: Management Board of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex

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