Xa Tac Temple.

Xa Tac Temple.

Xa Tac Temple is located in a special location, next to the bank of Ka Long River (Vietnam - China border), in area 3 of Ka Long ward, Mong Cai city. In 2005, Xa Tac temple relic was recognized as a Provincial relic - according to decision No. 2332/QD-UBND of Quang Ninh province dated July 18, 2005. According to the Monument Classification File, the Temple was built around the late 13th and early 14th centuries during the Tran Dynasty to worship the god Xa Tac - the Tutelary God of the ancient Mong Cai continent. Here, we worship Xa Tac Dai Vuong, Hung Nhuong Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tang, Cao Son Dai Vuong, the Dragon Earth God of the village and the pioneers of the families who have contributed to exploiting this land. In 2005, the temple was ranked by the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province as a provincial historical-cultural relic. According to the elders living around this area, in the past, Xa Tac Temple was built at the edge of the Thac Mang River on a fairly large scale including three houses, facing south, with yin and yang tiled roofs. In the early twentieth century, during a big storm, the Temple collapsed and people moved into the Vortex area on a smaller scale than before. Through the ups and downs of time, up to now, the temple has been restored many times, the biggest restoration was in the year of the Cat 1879. During the Northern border war in 1979, the temple was destroyed, only A few steles and old foundations remain. After 1989, the temple was restored on a small scale. To meet the wishes of the people who want a spacious and large worship facility, in 2009, Xa Tac Temple was decided by the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province to allow restoration and hand over to the People's Committee of Mong city. The investor of phase I and BTS is the Quang Ninh province Buddhist Sangha as the investor of phase II, implementing the project with socialized capital. Today's Xa Tac Temple is built in the south direction, on a high, airy plot of land with a campus area of ​​about 20,000 m2, the east borders the Ka Long river, the remaining three sides border the leased land area of ​​the joint company. Hong Van hotel business. The main temple has an area of ​​308 m2, built in the style of the letter "cong". In which: the front hall consists of three rooms, two wings, two common rooms and three back rooms. The temple is built mainly of ironwood, the roof is tiled with dragon scales, and the walls are brick. The temple is built with two floors and eight roofs with traditional, sophisticated carved patterns, and the roof is covered with funny-nosed tiles. Currently, Xa Tac Temple still retains three ancient steles dating back to 1879, on which are recorded the names of those who contributed money and contributions to restore and rebuild the temple. Xa Tac Temple is a large-scale historical and cultural relic with a long history. This used to be a place for sacred religious and spiritual activities of residents of Mong Cai and surrounding areas, in addition to the full moon and first lunar month worship days. Every year, five main holidays take place at the temple: January 16, May 2, August 16, December 16, December 18 (AL). During these days, people in the area are divided into 5 groups. During a year, each group is assigned to take care of one main ceremony. January 16 is a day of praying for peace. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued Decision No. 3238/QD-BVHTTDL dated November 4, 2020 on the National Relic ranking of Xa Tac Temple Historical Relic (Ka Long Ward, City). Mong Cai, Quang Ninh province). Source Electronic information portal of Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province.

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