Relic point Vietnam

Hung Yen

Plum Village Communal House

Mai Vien communal house is located in Mai Vien village, Song Mai commune - a commune with a large area, dense population and development in many economic and social fields of Kim Dong district. Mai Vien - "Mai" village is as beautiful as an apricot garden, "Vien" village has many officials and employees. According to legends and ordinations and legends among the people, Mai Vien village communal house was built quite early in the Later Le dynasty on a small scale. The communal house is located on a high, airy mound with beautiful scenery, convenient for the people's cultural and religious activities. The facade faces Southeast, in front of the communal house is an ancient banyan tree with a water well dating back hundreds of years. The courtyard of the communal house is covered with cool canopy of almond and longan trees. Looking at the entire exterior, we feel a sense of majesty and respect because of the massive and ancient appearance of the village communal house. Mai Vien communal house relic was built in the style of the letter I (cong letter) but lost the harem and 2 tea houses. Now the remains are a massive pre-worship house that has just been repaired by the people, the roof is covered with flat tiles, the gables on both sides of the communal house are covered with two pliers crowned with unicorns. Stretching the roof, the artist embossed a pair of dragons flanking the moon, bending into 3 healthy and majestic sections. The architecture of Mai Vien communal house is tall and majestic, the structure of the roof trusses from the top to the roof is in the style of overlapping beds, the system of beds supporting the diaphragm is embossed with a stylized leaf shape. Due to historical and social upheavals, communal house architecture was no longer consistent and had to be renovated many times during the Nguyen Dynasty, so the architectural art bears strong Nguyen Dynasty characteristics. Like other communal houses in other communes, Mai Vien communal house is considered both a headquarters for people to meet and discuss village affairs as well as a place to worship the emperor. According to the ordination and legend, the communal house worships 5 village tutelary gods and 3 holy ancestors such as: Trung Thanh Dai Vuong, Linh Lang Dai Vuong, Cao Mang Dai Vuong, Dong Vinh Dai Vuong and the tutelary god who had meritorious services to the people. , taught villagers how to burn lime, make bricks, and become masons. During the resistance war against the French, Mai Vien communal house was a gathering place for veteran revolutionary comrades. In 1942, the revolutionary movement developed, revolutionary cadres came here to create a base. The communal house is also where the base district soldiers are stationed, printing resistance documents and digging secret tunnels in the rear to protect the guerrilla soldiers. During the years of anti-American resistance, the base was still facing difficulties. Song Mai Commune People's Committee temporarily borrowed Mai Vien Communal House to hold meetings here. It was not until 1988 that it was paid to the village. Today, Mai Vien communal house still preserves precious artifacts of historical and cultural value such as: at the communal house there is currently a throne worshiped by the Nguyen Dynasty, 3 incense bowls of the Nguyen Dynasty, 2 color boxes, 1 wishing shelf with 27 colors. styled through dynasties, resonators, wooden pedestals and some other late-dating altar items, 2 bronze tops, 2 pairs of bronze candles, 1 pair of water hyacinths. In 1998, Mai Vien communal house was recognized by the state as a national historical relic. Local people not only consider this a center for cultural and religious activities, but also a place for people to organize and review ancestral traditions, fine customs and community lifestyle. Through this, there is cultural exchange between regions and between members of the same community to create bonds of compassion and neighborliness. The communal house is the pride of the people in the village. Source Electronic information portal of Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province.

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Ba Chua Mua Temple

Lady Mia (1580 - 1648) Her real name is Tran Thi Cu, born on May 5, Canh Thin year (1580) in Mua village, Thien Thi canton, former Khoai Chau district, now in Cong Vu village, Vu Xa commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province. Legend has it that one day, Lord Trinh Trang's chariot passed through this area, bustling with thrones and palanquins, flags filling the sky, trumpets and drums resounding, and villagers excitedly went to see. A girl cutting grass next to the main road still wore it as if she didn't know anything. When the palanquin passed, she did not look up, her hands quickly pulled the sickle to gather grass, her mouth sang softly and clearly: The hand holds the half-moon One hundred herbs are in my hands The soldiers were surprised, the singing became louder and the palanquin slowly stopped. God raised the curtain and saw a girl with stunning beauty. She responded intelligently, knowing that this was a strange woman. God ordered her to be brought back to Thang Long capital, then given her national status and changed her name to Trinh Thi Ngoc Am. She helped the lord oversee the studies in the palace of the concubines and beauties, strengthening the solidarity between the lord and the Le court. She gave birth to a daughter, Trinh Thi Minh, who was given 4 gold plates and 1 silver plate by God. Not long after, Princess Thuy Minh passed away. She was so sad that she asked to become a monk at the village temple. The Lord loved his talented wife very much, so he opened a branch river from the Cuu An River to run through the Silk village to transport precious items to build the tower. Every day, she went up to the tower to pray for the lord's palace in Thang Long. She spent money to help people clear the land and open rivers to bring water to the fields. She is rich in virtue and helps people and prays to Buddha to bless the people. She herself asked to establish and repair pagodas around the area and popularize Buddhist offerings. Not only did she make a great contribution to restoring the pagoda, but she also spent money with the people of 13 villages to build communal houses. Ms. Trinh Thi Ngoc Am died at the age of 68, people worshiped her as a god and built a temple right in her hometown. Mua Temple was built in the 17th century, restored during the Nguyen Dynasty, and has the architectural style "Nhi". The Tam Quan gate is quite massive, with two rows of parallel sentences: Talent and beauty are everywhere in the lord's palace Complete love for the homeland Next to it is a small office building with a green stone statue, with a pot-bellied figure worshiped by an incense bowl also made of green stone touching the kneeling feet, with three ears and a tiger face. In front of the temple door is a stele erected in 1634 with the inscription: Princess Mua Trinh Thi Ngoc Am, the first concubine of Lord Trinh Trang's palace. The second stele erected in 1650 recognized her contributions to the villagers in building pagodas, communal houses, temples, shrines... In the center of the great hall, there is a stone incense burner, carved into three reliefs: the middle one is embossed with a clear image, the two sides are carved with "Dragon water", the surrounding is carved with a stylized water wave pattern, carrying the style of the temple. Hau Le distance. On the two pillars of the great altar, there are two parallel lines praising her virtues: Highly talented, dignified, and powerful in controlling the mountains and rivers Accumulating virtue as a monk, the lord also devotes himself to Buddhism The harem has a statue of Princess Mua. In 1634, Lord Trinh Trang had a statue of her carved in stone while she was alive. The life-sized statue sits on a lotus throne, with a crown on its head, embossed with the image of Buddha Tathagata, large flowers in its ears, and legs folded like a person meditating. In front of the princess statue is a stone statue of the Duke, sitting cross-legged and wearing a robe. The two temples on both sides worship statues of Thi Ve and Kim Dong worshiping the princess, their bodies embossed with folded clothes. Behind the harem is a nine-grade lotus court, with a lotus flower base and a statue of the princess in her old age. On June 8, 1963, while working on irrigation for the Ngang Cau River, the citizen dug up 4 gold plates and 1 silver plate from Lord Trinh Trang as a reward for his daughter. At the bottom of one plate was an inscription. "Princess Thuy Minh, golden princess, eight-star princess" (my father's silver cup given to me, Princess Thuy Minh). From the above values, Ba Chua Mua Temple was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a National "Art" relic No. 2233-QD/BT on June 26, 1995. In particular, on December 31, 2020, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 2283/QD-TTg, recognizing the Cong Vu lotus gold plate collection (Mua temple, Vu Xa commune) dating back to the 11th century - XII is a National Treasure. Source Electronic information portal of Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province.

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Dao Xa Temple

Dao Xa village together with two villages Ngo Xa and Vinh Hau form Vinh Xa commune. Dao Xa is a large village with communal houses, pagodas, shrines, temples run by Buddhist residents and a Catholic church. Dao Xa Temple, formerly known as Suong Thien Temple or Tam Giao Dong, was built at the beginning of the village on a high, airy plot of land in the first decade of the 19th century. According to the elders in the village, around 1896, Mr. Tu, in charge of incense lamps, went to Bach Ma temple in Phu Xuyen district, former Ha Dong province to ask for a temple name to worship, naming the temple Suong Thien. Since then, people in the area have come here to worship, pray for good fortune, and ask for herbal medicine to treat their illnesses. The temple was built according to the sculptural architecture of the Nguyen Dynasty, with concrete arches and foreign internal structures. By 1929, people again contributed their efforts and money to renovate the temple to make it more grand and spacious. When the Three Saints Association was born, the temple worshiped Buddha - Immortals - Saints, three religious ancestors and worshiped national heroes who had the merit of leading troops against foreign invaders such as Tran Hung Dao and Pham Ngu Lao. The name of Suong Thien temple or Tam Giac Dong represents ideas and wishes about good things and actions according to good things. Later, the name of the temple was called after the name of the village: Dao Xa Temple. The word Dao is the name of a family whose people came to explore this land the earliest and was also the most prosperous family at that time. During the period 1939 - 1945, our Party campaigned for revolutionary struggle amid the terror and fierce search of the colonial government. Dao Xa Temple was one of the facilities to hide documents of the Hung Yen Party Committee. During the August General Uprising of 1945, many large meetings of the commune were held at the temple. When the resistance war against the French colonialists was fierce, this land was occupied by the enemy for a time, Dao Xa temple was a place where our cadres safely set foot to develop the movement, sometimes playing the role of outsiders. Temples to worship, sometimes people go to the temple to ask for medicinal leaves to treat their family members. In the temple there is a secret vault to hide officials. The rockery is raised in the middle of a lake on the campus for the purpose of hiding documents, so it is shaped like many caves and creeks deeply embedded in the middle of the faux-painted rock, looking strange and discreet. Entering the resistance war against the US, the Command of Military Region III came here to open a Military Conference to discuss combating the enemy's sabotage war and policies on measures to support the Southern battlefield. Next, the Ministry of Health chose Dao Xa temple as the evacuation location for the Pharmaceutical factory. Dao Xa Temple also preserves many precious artifacts, in addition to the elaborately built Rockery, including 24 statues, each with its own attractive look. Many sacrificial objects have sculptural value such as Ngoc Bo palanquins, thrones, hammock doors, parallel sentences along with many rare antiques such as vases, flower vases, chores, incense bowls... Dao Xa Temple, Vinh Xa commune, was ranked by the State as a National "Historical and Artistic" relic according to Decision No. 570, September 1998. Source Electronic information portal of Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province.

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Dinh Thanh Sam

Thanh Sam communal house is located on high, airy land in Thanh Sam village, Dong Thanh commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province. According to feng shui theory, the communal house is located on the land in the shape of a "dragon's head", in front is a large lake, surrounding the communal house is a large road like the "back of a beam", creating a beautiful space for the ancient communal house. . With that location, Thanh Sam communal house is considered to be placed in a "favorable position", where children and grandchildren will enjoy long-term prosperity. Thanh Sam communal house is the place to worship the two village tutelary gods: Huong Thien Ninh Quoc Dai Vuong (Pham Thien) and Dao Quang Vinh Yen Dai Vuong (Pham Quang) during the reign of King Hung Vuong. The two were instrumental in helping kings and generals defeat enemies, establish order in the country, and bring a prosperous life to the people. Not only that, Thanh Sam communal house and the relics still preserved at the site are extremely valuable historical sources in studying the formation and development of Thanh Sam village. Thanh Sam Communal House has an overall floor plan layout of "First, later Dinh" style including: 05 Dai Bai spaces, 05 Trung Tu spaces and 02 Hau palace spaces. The architectural structures are all made entirely from synchronous, strong and durable wood materials with many beautiful carvings, imbued with the architectural and artistic style of the Nguyen Dynasty. The carved panels represent many decorative themes, extremely rich and diverse folk legends such as: Four sacred animals, four precious animals, pine locs, pheasants, flip leaves, twisted patterns, carp... All reflects the high aesthetics and creative talent of contemporary artisans. At the communal house, a number of typical and valuable relics are preserved such as: Ordination (Nguyen dynasty), miracles, great characters, parallel sentences, thrones and tablets, altar palanquins,... With particularly typical values, the architectural and artistic relic of Thanh Sam communal house has been ranked by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national architectural and artistic relic (in Decision No. 887/Quyet No. Dinh - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism April 15, 2022). Source: Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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Rating : National monument. Open door

Thien Hau Temple (upper temple)

Thien Hau Temple (Thien Hau Upper Street) is located on Trung Trac Street - Quang Trung Ward - Hung Yen Town. The temple was built in 1640 by 14 Chinese families in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian donating money to build it. Thien Hau Temple worships Mrs. Lam Tuc Mac, according to "Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi", she is a sea god. Lam Tuc Mac was born on March 23 (lunar calendar) as the 6th daughter of Lam Nguyen, from Bo Dien, Fujian province (China). Legend has it that when Lam Tuc Mac was born, he had a sweet fragrance and a brilliant aura. Lam Tuc Mac is very smart. When he was 8 years old, he went to study immortality, trained to become righteous, could call rain and wind, and use magic to ride a flying mat on the sea. When the people had poor harvests and famine, she found seaweed to eat instead of rice, noodles, and barley, so the people were no longer hungry. She found a type of magnolia oil and sprayed it on the ground to grow plants to grow seeds to eat instead of rice... On the 9th day of the 9th lunar month, she was no longer sick but cured. After transforming, she often wore a red shirt and flew over the sea to help passing boats. Fujian people worship her as the god of navigation. Wherever there are Fujian people, there is a temple to worship her. When migrating to Pho Hien, Fujian people built a temple to worship her on Bac Hoa street (now Trung Trac street). Thien Hau Temple is a project with bold Chinese architectural colors in many items such as: ritual gate, incense burning house, roof, corner blades and truss structure. Legend has it that the temple was built in China and then brought to Pho Hien to build it. Nghi Mon is built like a house, with a tiled roof, the architecture of the pillars, and the door system engraved with images of civil and military mandarins and their followers. The terrace is paved with pebbles that have not worn away through wind and rain for hundreds of years. In front of the ritual gate, there is a pair of goats: the male holds a jade, the female holds a baby, made of marble, very vivid artifacts. The two stone pigs represent the Chinese concept of life: having wealth and having children is the greatest happiness in life. The inner temple area is built in the style of a Dinh letter, including an incense burning house and a harem. The match-stacked incense burning house has 2 floors and 8 roofs, the roof is tiled, the roof line is decorated with Buddha sitting on a lotus, surrounded by passersby. The entire system is structured in a special form with each theme and Chinese story such as: Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West... In addition, here are also decorated with various kinds of flower strings, bowls of horses, pantyhose, and scenes. four seasons: Spring, summer, autumn, winter. The harem consists of 3 rooms, the architecture is "stacked with wings", the ends are carved into the shape of a carp. The outer harem worships Lam Tuc Mac while the inner hall worships her parents, siblings and the Chinese families who contributed to building the temple. Every year, Thien Hau Temple holds festivals on March 23 and September 9 (lunar calendar) to celebrate the birth and transformation of Lam Tuc Mac. A large number of Chinese families in Pho Hien and Vietnamese people came to worship. During the festival, a grand palanquin procession is held, offerings include seaweed cakes, turtle cakes, To Chau cakes... which are traditional Chinese products. Thien Hau Temple is one of the very few ancient Chinese architectural works in Pho Hien still preserved today. With the purpose of preserving and promoting to the masses, Hung Yen province restored Thien Hau Temple to be spacious and clean and in 1992 it was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports as a historical and architectural relic. Artistic architecture. Source: Hung Yen Electronic Newspaper

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Kim Dang Temple

Kim Dang Temple is located in the center of Kim Dang village, Lam Son ward, Hung Yen town, Hung Yen province today. In the past, this place was Dang Man site, An Tao district, Khoai Chau district, upper Son Nam town. Legend has it that the temple was built on the land Dinh Dien chose as its headquarters with the posture "The Thanh Dragon and the White Tiger are coming". The book "Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi" records: General Dinh Dien is from Gia Phuong - Gia Vien - Ninh Binh, and is the adopted son of Dinh Cong Tru (father of Dinh Bo Linh). Since childhood, he was Dinh Bo Linh's "reed flag practice" friend. When he grew up, he formed a brotherhood with Nguyen Bac, Lu Co, Trinh Tu and Dinh Bo Linh. When the country was in turmoil among the 12 warlords, a few friends followed warlord Tran Lam to occupy the Bo Hai region (now Tien Hai - Thai Binh). When he became Van Thang Vuong, Dinh Bo Linh assigned Dinh Dien to command 10 armies to conquer other warlords. When he arrived at Dang Man site and saw the beautiful terrain, he immediately built a headquarters and chose three people named Phan, Pham and Nguyen from Dang Man site to be his generals and chose a girl from the Phan family named Moi Nuong to be his wife. . After suppressing the rebellion of 12 warlords, Dinh Bo Linh ascended the throne, proclaimed himself Dinh Tien Hoang, named the country Dai Co Viet, and established the capital in Hoa Lu - Ninh Binh. In the year of Ky Mao (979), Dinh Tien Hoang and his eldest son Dinh Lien were killed by the traitor Do Thich. Dinh Dien and his mandarins proclaimed Dinh Toan (then only 6 years old) to the throne and honored Duong Van. Russia as Queen Mother. When the Song army threatened to invade the northern border, the country faced the threat of foreign invasion, the soldiers proclaimed Thap Dao general Le Hoan to the throne, replacing Dinh Toan who was too young at that time. Not accepting that, Foreign Minister Dinh Dien and Dinh Quoc Cong Nguyen Bac, who was guarding Chau Ai, and Pham Hap raised troops and sent troops from Thanh Hoa to attack Hoa Lu but failed, Dinh Dien withdrew his troops to Dang Man camp. On November 17 (lunar calendar) in the year of Ky Mao (979), Dinh Dien and his wife passed away, the people of Dang Man camp built a temple on the base of the barracks, and 3 generals of Dinh Dien were also worshiped here. Over time, the temple has been restored many times. Currently, Kim Dang Temple still retains many architectural features of the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties. In 1997, the temple was classified as a historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information. The temple has a nail-shaped architecture, including 5 pre-worship spaces and 3 back palace spaces. The altar building is made of a 2-story, 8-roofed overlapping style; The blades are embossed with dragon heads; On the roof line, there is an image of two dragons flanking the sun, and two pincers are decorated with "two fish" (two carp); The roof is covered with dragon scale tiles, the neck frill is decorated with 4 words "Dinh Dai Linh Tu" in Chinese characters. The structure of the hitching trusses is simple, supported by a system of solid ironwood columns. Connected to the front altar are 3 back-rooms with tiled roofs. The truss structure is in the style of a husband and a lotus, and on the beams are embossed with stylized patterns of flowers and leaves. The central space houses the statues of General Dinh Dien and his wife Phan Thi Moi Nuong, created in a meditating posture... In addition, the relic also preserves a number of horizontal paintings and couplets praising their merits. God. Every year, the Kim Dang Temple festival is held from the 15th to the 17th of the 11th lunar month to commemorate the death of General Dinh Dien and his wife. During the days of the festival, in addition to the palanquin procession, there are also traditional folk games such as cockfighting, lion dancing, spoken singing, military drum singing, water puppetry... to contribute to building solidarity. build relationships with neighbors, educate the Vietnamese people about patriotic traditions, and remember the source when drinking water. Source: Hung Yen Newspaper

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Cloud Temple

Cloud Temple is located in Dang Chau village - Lam Son ward - Hung Yen town - Hung Yen province. Cloud Temple worships general Pham Phong At, also known as Pham Bach Ho, a talented general of our country in the early period of the era of independence and self-reliance (early 10th century to early 11th century). According to "Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi", Pham Bach Ho was born on January 10, the year of Canh Ngo (910), his father was Pham Lenh Cong from the Nam Sach Giang route (now Kim Thanh - Hai Duong). Lenh Cong had a large shop in Dang Chau - Kim Dong - Hung Yen (now Xich Dang - Lam Son - Hung Yen). Legend has it that his mother dreamed of Son Tinh and a White Tiger and got pregnant, so she named him White Tiger. When White Tiger grew up, he had a muscular body, strong like a tiger, smarter than others, and perfect in literature and martial arts. Pham Bach Ho used to be the chief of Dang Chau and was a talented general of Duong Dinh Nghe. In the year of Tan Mao 931, he helped the general to expel Ly Tien, governor of Giao Chau; Defeated Tran Bao sent by Duong Minh Tong to rescue him, then proclaimed himself a military governor. When Kieu Cong Tien, a general of Duong Dinh Nghe, killed the general, took the position and asked for help from the Southern Han army to invade our country. Pham Bach Ho coordinated with Ngo Quyen to bring troops to destroy Kieu Cong Tien and defeat the Southern Han army on the Bach Dang River in the year of Mau Tuat (938). When Ngo Quyen died, Duong Tam Kha usurped the throne, Pham Bach Ho and Do Canh Thac overthrew Duong Tam Kha and Ngo Xuong Van, Ngo Quyen's son, ascended the throne. This period was called Later Ngo Vuong. In 965, the King of Later Ngo died, and the country's heroes rose to fame in each region. Pham Bach Ho occupied Dang Chau and was one of the twelve warlords at that time. In 968, King Van Thang - Dinh Bo Linh was given full military authority by warlord Tran Lam and quelled the "12 Warlords' Rebellion". Pham Bach Ho led his troops to surrender and was appointed as the bodyguard of a Great General. On November 16, the year Nham Than (972), Pham Bach Ho died in his hometown, at the age of 62. Dinh Tien Hoang decreed for the people to build a temple, and all dynasties awarded him the title: "Khai Thien protects the country, the most sacred spirit". Legend has it that the god is very sacred. In the past, King Le Ngo Trieu (also known as Le Long Dinh), when he had not yet ascended the throne, had a hamlet in Dang Chau and often went boating. One day, when it rained heavily, Long Dinh sought shelter and saw a temple on the riverbank. He asked the villagers: "What god is the temple worshiping?" sacred?” said that "this is the support of a continent, the ceremony of praying for rain and stopping is very suitable". Vuong then said loudly: "If God can make wind and rain, then try to make this side of the river stop and the other side of the river rain. That would be truly sacred!" After saying that, it was true that half of the river on the other side was raining very heavily, and half of the river on the other side was very heavy. This is the only cool breeze. Long Dinh did not get wet, so it was surprising that he ordered the temple to be repaired. Over time, the Cloud Temple has been restored and remodeled many times. Today, the temple's architecture still features the carving art of the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties. The temple was built in the Tam style including: front altar, middle temple and back palace. The altar hall with 3 compartments is made in the style of gabled walls and the roof is covered with funny-shaped tiles. The altar is decorated with a system of hammock doors, grand letters, horizontal panels, and parallel sentences. In the middle of the altar hall hangs a grand pagoda inlaid with mother-of-pearl inscribed with words. "Thai Binh Royal Palace". The side rooms hang horizontal paintings. Connected to the altar are 5 central spaces made in parallel but with higher floors. On both sides of the column hang a pair of parallel sentences praising the general's merits. The harem consists of 3 compartments, with a simple structure and no carved patterns. In the temple, there are still 27 statues, most of which were created during the Le Dynasty, two palanquins and a very precious bronze incense burner. Every year, the Cloud Temple festival is held at two different times: January from the 8th to the 16th (lunar calendar) is the birthday celebration festival; From November 12 to 18 (lunar calendar) is the festival commemorating the transformation day of General Pham Bach Ho. In the festival, in addition to the previous ceremony, there was also a festival with many traditional games imbued with the culture of Northern residents such as: wrestling, lion dance, military drum singing, water puppetry, chess playing... In 1992 , the Ministry of Culture and Information has recognized the Cloud Temple as a historical and architectural artistic relic. Source: Hung Yen city electronic information portal

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Ne Chau Pagoda

Ne Chau Pagoda's literal name is. "Thuy Ung Tu", associated with the name of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thanh, wife of King Le Dai Hanh. The pagoda is located in Ne Chau village, Hong Nam commune, Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province. Legend has it that Ne Chau Pagoda was built in the Early Le Dynasty (10th century) on a small initial scale. When the Le Hoan insurgent army stationed here to fight against foreign Song invaders, he built a new pagoda on the land of Phuong Cai village (today Ne Chau village), replacing the old ruined pagoda. When the pagoda was completed, Phuong Cai villagers could not afford to pay the workers. Le Hoan taught that "If any village has enough money to pay workers, the pagoda belongs to that village." At that time, the villagers of Ne Chau asked for help from Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thanh's family, so they were able to pay the workers, and the pagoda belonged to Ne Chau village from then on. Le Hoan loved the beautiful Ngoc Thanh so he married her. During this time, she contributed her efforts, helping the insurgents hide food and provisions, and taking care of logistics. Defeating the enemy, Le Hoan ascended the throne, but she did not follow the king to Hoa Lu but asked to stay in her homeland to take care of her elderly parents. After her death, the king built a temple opposite Ne Chau pagoda and ordained her as "Queen Ngoc Thanh". Through the dynasties, Ne Chau pagoda was embellished, the most recent time was during the Nguyen dynasty, Bao Dai Nguyen year (1926). By 1992, Ne Chau Pagoda was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic. In 2005, within the framework of the project to repair Pho Hien ancient relics phase II, Ne Chau pagoda continued to be restored according to the original. The pagoda was built in the style of "Foreign Internal Cong" with many items, of which 3 prominent items are: Front Hall, Upper Palace and two corridors. The Tien Duong House of Ne Chau Pagoda consists of 7 compartments, designed in a simple truss style. On both sides of the gable there are two tall bronze columns, on the top of the columns are two cows facing each other. Above, in the middle of the roof, there are three Chinese characters "Thuy Ung Tu" embossed. All decorative patterns in the Tien Duong house are carved with images of two dragons flanking the moon and stylized flowers and leaves, imbued with the culture of the Le Dynasty. The Upper Palace's architecture resembles Tien Duong. Inside the Upper Palace, there are beautiful worship statues with high sculptural artistic value, among which the Tam The and Tuyet Son statues stand out. The statue of Tam The is carved from wood, in a meditating position on a lotus flower, with a kindly smiling face. The lotus faces are engraved with images of flowers and some Buddhist stories. Notably, all three Tam The statues lean back on a wooden leaf shaped like a tablet. Unlike the Tam The statue, the Tuyet Son statue is carved in a contemplative sitting position, with both hands clasped on the knees. This is an ancient statue from the Le Dynasty, the embodiment of Shakyamuni Buddha during his cultivation period on Tuyet Son Mountain. The two corridors of Ne Chau Pagoda are located symmetrically, with hundreds of statues with different postures and facial expressions, fully depicting Buddhist stories. Particularly, the temple dedicated to Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thanh (located opposite Ne Chau Pagoda) has a Dinh-style architecture including 3 pre-sacrificing rooms and 2 back palace rooms. The temple has a lotus-shaped architectural structure, carved with stylized patterns, bearing the architectural style of the Nguyen Dynasty. Every year, Ne Chau Pagoda often holds sacrifices on the 15th day of the first month and the 15th day of the 8th lunar month to commemorate the birth and death of Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thanh. Source: Hung Yen city electronic information portal

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Chuong Pagoda

Chuong Pagoda has the literal name "Kim Chung Tu" located in Nhan Duc village, Hien Nam ward, Hung Yen town. Legend has it that in a year of great flood, a golden bell floated on a raft to the river bank in Nhan Duc village. Different places raced to ring the bell in their locality but could not. Only the elders of Nhan Duc village can ring the bell. The villagers thought that God was helping them, so they contributed to building the pagoda and building a bell tower. Every time the bell rings, the sound echoes thousands of miles away. Therefore, the pagoda is also called Kim Chung Tu (golden bell pagoda). Chuong Pagoda was built in the Le Dynasty (15th century) and underwent many restorations and embellishments later, but still retains the artistic architectural features of the Later Le Dynasty (17th century). In "Hung Yen province Nhat Thong Chi" by Trinh Nhu Tau, it is written "Chuong Pagoda - famous Hien street". In 1992, Chuong Pagoda was ranked as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic. The architectural complex of Chuong Pagoda has a harmonious layout, in the style of "Foreign Noi Cong", including items: Three gates, Front hall, Upper palace, To house, Mother house, bell tower and 2 corridors. .. The front of the pagoda faces South, which is the direction of "Prajna" and "Wisdom". The buildings of Chuong Pagoda are located symmetrically on the axis connecting Tam Quan to the Patriarch's house. The Tam Quan gate is built in the style of a two-story, eight-roofed stack of matches, with decorative motifs and patterns such as an embossed dragon image, a bas-relief of Tang Monk and his disciples going to get sutras at Tay Truc... Through the Tam Quan gate, you will reach the green stone bridge built in 1702, spanning the dragon eye pond. Next is the unique path paved with green stones leading straight to the Front Street, which according to Buddhist concept is the true path leading people out of the ocean of suffering. The front hall has a scale of 5 rooms and 2 wings, the architecture is in the style of husband and wife fighting lotus. Next is a small yard, in the middle of the yard there is a stone incense tree also known as "Thach pillar", on four sides there are Chinese characters engraved to record the merit of the people contributing to the repair of Chuong Pagoda. The Upper Palace also consists of 5 compartments and 2 wings, with the same structure as Tien Duong. Inside are decorated with many elaborately crafted statues such as: statues of Tam The, Bodhisattvas, Manjushri, Pho Hien, Jade Emperor, Nam Tao, Bac Dau, Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha... Through the Upper Palace, there are two symmetrical corridors with many statues arranged in order. The first is a group of statues sketching the "Ten Palaces of Hell" cave depicting the scenes of torture that people must experience in the underworld according to the Buddhist philosophy of cause and effect. Next is the Vajra Buddha statue, followed by the "Ten Eight Arhats" with 18 statues created with very expressive expressions on each face. At the end of the corridor is the statue of Monsignor, standing next to Gia Lan - Chan Te and the statue of Thanh Hien, standing next to Diem Nhien - Dai Sy. In Chuong Pagoda, there are still many valuable artifacts such as horizontal panels, parallel sentences... especially the stone stele "Kim Chung Tu Stone Biography" built in the 7th year of Vinh Thinh (1711). The stele lists names of meritorious people and describes Pho Hien in its heyday. On January 15, April 8, April 15, and July 15 of the lunar calendar every year, the Bell Pagoda Festival is held, attracting people in the region and tourists from all over. Source: Hung Yen city electronic information portal

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Mau Temple

Mother Temple, also known as Hoa Duong Linh Tu, is located on Bai Say Street, Quang Trung Ward, Hung Yen City. Mother Temple worships Duong Quy Phi, also known as Duong Thien Hau. According to history books and Ngoc Pha, she was the wife of King Song De Binh. In 1279, the Yuan army invaded the Song state, and the king and royal family boarded boats and fled to the South. On the way, they were captured by Yuan general Truong Hoang Pham. King Song and a number of concubines who refused to surrender jumped into the sea to die. Duong Quy Phi's body floated to the sand, and the people carefully buried him and built a temple. According to "Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi", Mau Temple was built during the reign of Tran Nhan Tong, in the reign of Thieu Bao (1279). Over the dynasties, the Temple was restored and conferred many times. By the 8th year of Thanh Thai (1896), the Temple was largely restored and had the same architectural scale as today. The temple was built on the "Crouching Dragon" land overlooking Crescent Lake with spacious space, creating the "Son Dieu Thuy" position. The Nghi Mon Gate of Hung Yen Mau Temple is quite imposing, with a match-style architecture of two floors and eight roofs, with curved knife-heads. The door is built with a rolling arch, has one main door and two side doors, two pillars on top have 2 crocodiles flanking the door. On the arch, there is a large inscription in Trien script "Duong Thien Hau - Song Trieu" and a Chinese script "Thien Ha Mau Nghi". Through Nghi Mon is the temple yard. In the middle of the yard is an old tree with an age of more than 700 years, combined by 3 trees of banyan, banyan, and sapphire firmly entwined together, casting luxuriant shadows around Hung Yen Mother Temple, increasing even more. solemn, secluded appearance. This is one of the oldest trees in the North. The Great Pagoda of Hung Yen Mau Temple consists of 3 compartments, the architecture is in the style of eight dragon-scale tiled roofs, the roofs are curved like a flanking dragon. The beams, lotuses, and pillars are carved in the shape of leaves, flowers, dragons, phoenixes, and the traps are carved in the shape of dragon heads. On both sides of the Great Pagoda are Luu Ly Palace and Quang Han Palace. The Tien Duong court also consists of 3 compartments, the architecture is in the style of stacking lotus mats, splendid with horizontal panels, parallel sentences, sacrificial objects, canopies, flags, robes, weapon racks, palanquins, bowls, and dragon communal houses. painted bright yellow lipstick. The roof is decorated with the image of "Two dragons flanking the moon", a dragon blade flanking a dragon, and a sophisticated phoenix dancing. The harem consists of 5 compartments, architecturally styled with 12 main columns, 6 military columns, soft floral and leaf-engraved panels, and a set of table doors carved with chrysanthemums. Inside there is a statue of Duong Quy Phi with a kind face, along with two servants, Kim Thi and Lieu Thi, dating from the 17th-18th centuries. In addition, in the Hung Yen Mau Temple, many precious relics are preserved such as dragon sieves, dragon robes dating from the 18th-19th centuries and 15 ordinations from the Le to Nguyen dynasties, praising the faithful example of Duong Quy Phi. . Every year, the Mau Temple Festival in Hung Yen is held from the 10th to the 15th of the third lunar month, attracting a large number of people in the region and tourists from all over to attend, worship, and pray for good things. happy. The ceremony took place solemnly. The festival includes folk games and singing songs. In particular, during the festival there will be two exciting processions. The sickle procession from Dinh Hien to Hung Yen Mother Temple, led by flags, drums, gongs, dragons, bowls, and lo bo, with lion and dragon dance teams. The procession goes around the streets, the golden dragon curves from the beginning to the end of the procession, there is a dance "The child goes to the float"... In 1990, Hung Yen Mother Temple was ranked as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic. Source: Hung Yen city electronic information portal

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Thai Lac Pagoda

Thai Lac Pagoda, Lac Hong commune, Van Lam district is also called Phap Van Tu. Lac Hong commune has 4 pagodas worshiping 4 gods in the Four Dharmas: Phap Van, Phap Vu, Phap Loi, Phap Dien, i.e. the gods of clouds, rain, thunder, and lightning. Among them, Thai Lac pagoda worships the god Phap Van. Thai Lac Pagoda was built during the Tran Dynasty and underwent 4 renovations in the early 17th and 18th centuries. The pagoda was built in the style of interior and exterior, through the three-entrance gate is the main worship area. The pagoda was built on a high mound, often called the turtle's back. The pagoda still retains 3 ancient steles recording the restoration and embellishment processes. Up to now, there are only 3 wooden constructions from the Tran Dynasty remaining in the country, namely Dau Pagoda in Bac Ninh, Boi Khe Pagoda in Hanoi and Thai Lac Pagoda. On the dunes, the pillars of the rafters, and on the pillars, there are many large carvings bearing the artistic imprint of the Tran Dynasty. The upper palace of Thai Lac pagoda is considered one of the oldest wooden structures in Vietnam from the 14th century. Thai Lac Pagoda previously had about 20 carved reliefs, also known as dunes, but now only 16 remain relatively intact. 16 carved paintings are mounted between the upper and lower vertical beams to cover the decorative border. 16 carved paintings are arranged from the outer space to the inner space. The paintings depict many themes with the floating technique. Chisel carvings and wood grain create a soft, flexible, fanciful look like paintings. It can be said that these 16 reliefs are one-of-a-kind carvings. Not only that, each column, rafter, and inscription preserved to this day also speaks of the antiquity and value of time, history, and sacredness of Thai Lac Pagoda. People in the area tell each other that Thai Lac pagoda is very sacred. If anyone passes by without removing their hat to show respect, they will fall, or if they do not get off their horse when passing the pagoda, they will also fall from their horse. Thai Lac Pagoda is decorated in the style of before God and later Buddha, meaning that the statue of the Four Dharmas is placed in front of the Buddha statue. The statue of Phap Van is placed in the center of the three jewels palace, an ancient statue dating from the Later Le period. The pagoda still retains two statues of the Three Buddhas, representing the past, present and future. These are statues of Nguyen Dynasty sculpture style. With its historical value, time, and sacredness of the ancient pagoda, Thai Lac pagoda has become an outstanding spiritual destination of Hung Yen. Therefore, the pagoda was recognized as a special national monument in 2018. Source: Hung Yen Newspaper

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Huong Lang Pagoda

Huong Lang Pagoda, also known as Lang Pagoda or Giac Vien Pagoda, is located in Huong Lang village, Minh Hai commune, Van Lam district, Hung Yen province. In addition to worshiping Buddha, Huong Lang Pagoda also worships Queen Mother Ỷ Lan - a woman who was good at public affairs and housework during the Ly Dynasty. This is a beautiful artistic architectural work with historical, cultural and scientific value. Legend has it that the pagoda was built by Queen Mother Ỷ Lan during the Ly Dynasty, around 1115. The pagoda is large-scale, covering an area of ​​nearly one hectare, including many buildings, with an architectural layout of "foreign internal work". Including a three-entrance gate with three entrances and steps leading up to a flat platform. The pagoda is divided into three levels, from this level to the second level there are also three entrances, the third level is the main area. This is an area including monk's house, council house, and Buddha hall. During the resistance war against the French, the pagoda was destroyed, and it was only restored in 1955. The pagoda faces the main direction to the Lang River. The front hall is arranged on high steps with carved stone steps. The building has a lotus-shaped truss-style architecture with four rows of columns. All columns are placed on stone platforms decorated with lotus petal patterns, in the style of the Ly Dynasty. The trusses are made of ironwood with carved patterns of floral themes. The blocks floating on the statue's surface have almost no rough edges, all are smooth, smooth and elaborate, with no sudden breaks in rhythm. It can be said that this is the most massive statue pedestal of the Ly Dynasty still preserved at the monument. In addition, the pagoda also has ten pairs of stone handrails, carved with phoenix, fox and chrysanthemum; 4 perpendicular stone columns support the stone beams of the building, many of the stone pillars are carved with lotus and chrysanthemum petals very meticulously and sophisticatedly. These are priceless works of the Ly Dynasty that are still preserved. The great worship hall faces the main pagoda overlooking the Lang River, near the village road, restored in 2005, with a scale of 7 rooms. If you want to enter the front hall, you have to go through the steps. Here, the steps are separated into 5 paths by 6 steps carved in the shape of a stone crocodile facing the front. The front hall has a lotus-shaped truss architecture with four rows of column bases, all columns are placed on stone platforms decorated with lotus petal patterns, in the Ly Dynasty style. The rafters are made of ironwood and carved with stylized floral motifs. The harem court is a space away from the front court building. The harem has a frill-style architecture with two floors and eight roofs. In the middle of the harem is the "mascot" of a lion wearing a lotus crown, forming a large stone pedestal. Huong Lang Pagoda still preserves many very special and unique relics of the Ly Dynasty. Also here, people discovered a site named Lang Pagoda Site, including a lion statue also known as Mr. Sam. The pagoda has ten pairs of stone handrails, carved with phoenix and fox, string chrysanthemums, four square stone pillars at four corners supporting the stone beams of the previous building and many stone pillars carved with lotus petals and chrysanthemums. Because of its cultural - historical, artistic, and architectural values, Huong Lang Pagoda was ranked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic on September 11. March 13, 1974. Source: Hung Yen province electronic information portal

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Dau An Temple

An Xa Temple (also known as Dau An Temple), written name is Thuy Ung Quan, located in An Xa village (also known as An village), An Vien commune, Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province. Based on the documents and artifacts still preserved at the site and the stories of the elders in the village, An Xa temple is the place to worship the Jade Emperor, Ngu Lao Tien Ong (gods of Taoist culture). religion), along with the Heavenly Immortals and Earth Immortals - those who have publicly cleared the wild swamps, eliminated wild animals, taught people to cultivate, established Cha village, and built "Thuy Ung Quan", to pray for rain. Favorable weather, good wind, good harvest. Based on legends, stories of the village elders and valuable ancient relics still preserved at the site, An Xa temple was built quite early, around the 16th century at the latest. – XVII, up to now it has been restored and embellished many times. An Xa Temple was built on high land shaped like a dragon's head in the west outside An Xa village. In front of the temple are luxuriant ancient trees that shine into the clear blue lake, considered the village's "water gathering and blessing" place. Surrounding the outer ring are moats and rich fields. The front of the temple faces south, with an architectural plan in Cong style including: 5 Pre-Teacher rooms, 3 Ong Sang rooms and 3 Hau palace rooms. In addition, located inside and outside the relic grounds, there are still a number of architectural works associated with the formation and stories related to the figures worshiping at the relic: Ha Temple, Ky Niem Temple located on two sides. side of the main temple. Opposite both sides of the temple yard are two rows of Giai Vu houses. On both sides of the Three Entrances are Mother Temple and Thien Quan Temple. Outside the relic grounds to the East are two communal houses Vo and Can communal house. Three gates: built on a square plan, including 3 doors and two roof floors. Around the four corners, there are four large bronze pillars. Tam Quan's roof is covered with funny-nosed tiles. The three gates of An Xa temple have a bronze bell cast in the Later Le Dynasty, the 34th year of Canh Hung, and a drum. The Pre-Saint Court: is a 5-compartment building, made in the style of a gable wall. The structure is in the style of 4 rows of columns. The altar is where the altar to worship the Jade Emperor (middle space) is placed, and the two side rooms are where the altars to worship Thien Tien and Dia Tien are placed, along with horizontal paintings, parallel sentences and valuable worship objects. Sculptures decorating the Tien Te court mainly include three main themes: mascots, flipped leaves and twisted patterns in the artistic style of the 19th and 20th centuries. Morning glory pipe: this item is made entirely of monolithic green stone. The entire system of pillars, parallel sentences, diaphragms, and hammock doors here are made of stone with panels weighing up to tens of tons, carved with dragon shapes by contemporary artists and craftsmen, and carved with dragons on the outside. The couplets in Chinese characters are extremely sophisticated and unique, rarely seen in Vietnamese religious buildings. The harem: consists of 3 rooms, in the style of a gable wall that covers the throne. This is where the altar to worship Tam Thanh Luc Ngu is located. Above the lower roof is the match neck made of stone divided into different cells decorated with images of phoenix, dragon, and lotus, with three Chinese characters "Thuy Ung Quan" engraved in the middle. The roof is covered with traditional tiles, the ridge is left plain without decoration. The front wall is built of monolithic green stone. The middle space is built into a row of pillars to form an altar, the door is carved with motifs: Bats holding money (phu ham tien), cranes standing on the back of turtles to express wishes for happiness, fortune and wishes. Let the villagers of An Xa live long and forever. In the center of the Harem is a terracotta incense altar in the shape of a rectangular box. Other construction items include: Ha Temple: Thien Quan Temple. Mau Temple. Temple of Remembrance. Dinh Vo. Dinh Can. Regarding historical value: An Xa Temple is a typical cultural center, a typical example of the transformation and integration between Taoist temples and temples. An Xa Temple Festival takes place from April 1 to 12 (lunar calendar) every year. With the above special value, the historical cultural, architectural and artistic relic An Xa Temple was ranked a special national monument by the Prime Minister on December 31, 2020. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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Da Hoa Temple

Da Hoa Temple is also called Chinh Da Hoa Temple, located in Da Hoa village, Binh Minh commune, Khoai Chau district, Hung Yen province. Temple of Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung - Princess Hong Van. The temple overlooks the Red River and Tu Nhien beach, and is said to be the place where the love affair between Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung formed. Da Hoa Temple was built a long time ago, the current project was built at the end of the 19th century, from 1884 to 1886 by Chu Manh Trinh, a native of Phu Thi village, general of Me So, police officer of Hung Yen province. The project is famous for its massive scale and unique architectural ideas, in harmony with the natural landscape. The temple area includes 18 large and small projects: stele house, bell tower, banh ward, noon gate, altar house, incense burning building, second palace, third palace, harem and hermitage houses, tarpaulin houses, and houses. horses, artillery houses. The temple roofs have a stylized dragon boat shape. If you look down from above, you will see the temple roofs, combined together to look like a group of boats bobbing on the river. Chu Manh Trinh intended to shape the temple area to look like the yacht of eighteen-year-old Tien Dung, daughter of the 18th Hung King, traveling on the river. Da Hoa Temple still retains many precious relics. Statue of Saint Chu Dong Tu and his two wives cast in bronze, life-sized. Three thrones worship Chu Dong Tu and his two wives, made of wood, balanced layout, the top of the throne is carved with a dragon in the facing position. The throne dates back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and is considered the oldest of its kind still found in our country. Da Hoa Temple Festival is held from February 10-12 of the lunar calendar. The main day of the festival begins with a procession of tutelary gods from 8 villages of the ancient Me district to the main temple (including Me So, Da Hoa, Bang Nha, Phu Thi, Phu Trach, Thiet Tru, Nhan Thap villages). Each procession has flags, gongs and drums, precious bowls, lo bos, bowls of sounds, palanquins, bowls of tribute, dances of life, dragons, and lions. The procession of 8 villages meets each other with gongs and drums resounding, golden dragons winding from beginning to end of the procession. The next day is the water procession. The procession includes water palanquins and palanquins of 8 ancient Mexican villages taking boats to the middle of the Red River to hold a ceremony to bring water to the temple. The whole river section is filled with the bustling sounds of drums and gongs, and bustling bowl music. Da Hoa Festival organizes dragon dance, wrestling, and human flags. Dragon dance, there are 6-8 dragons. The dragon's dance movements are controlled by the person holding the ball and the sound of the mouth drum. The dragon dances around, winding rhythmically. When the drums beat slowly, the dancing is slow; when the drums beat fast, the dancing is fast and exciting. Dragons dance singly, in pairs, or all dragons in villages dance, demonstrating the skillful movements of their village's dragons. Participating in wrestling are 70-80 year old men, dressed in festival clothes, with scarlet turbans, blue shirts, yellow shirts, red and yellow belts, performing symbolic wrestling movements. This performance reminded everyone of the gratitude of Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung for saving many people from illness and to prove that they were completely healthy, they took each other to the yard to wrestle and perform tricks for their grandparents to see. . Human flag, held at the temple yard. There are 32 troops divided into 2 factions, one male and one female. The people playing the roles of generals and chess pieces are both unmarried men and unmarried women. The most beautiful are the roles of grandfather and grandmother. Chess players from all over come to compete high and low. In 1962, Da Hoa Temple was ranked by the state as a National Historical Architectural and Artistic Monument. Source: Hung Yen province electronic information portal

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Xich Dang Temple of Literature

Xich Dang Temple of Literature is located next to the Red River, which is red and heavy with silt all year round, in Lam Son ward, Hung Yen city, Hung Yen province. The reason why the Temple of Literature has such a name is because it was built on the land of Xich Dang village in the 17th century (Late Le Dynasty) on a small initial scale, until the 20th year of Minh Menh (1839), Nguyen Dynasty, was built. It has the current scale on the foundation of Nguyet Duong Pagoda (Xich Dang Pagoda). With more than 400 years of existence, enrolling 161 great scholars, Xich Dang Temple of Literature has demonstrated the studious spirit of people on this land. "First Kinh period, second Pho Hien". In the 17th century, under the reign of King Le Thanh Tong, to revive Confucianism, the court established many schools outside Quoc Tu Giam school in the towns. In Son Nam town (including the provinces of Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thai Binh and part of Hanoi and Hung Yen) there is Xich Dang literary temple (also known as Son Nam literary temple) built recently. as a place to worship the sages, as well as a place to organize the town's exams. After many changes in the geographical division of the towns under the Later Le, Tay Son, and Nguyen dynasties, Xich Dang literary temple became the literary temple of Upper Son Nam town and later of Hung Yen province. In front of the gate of Xich Dang Temple of Literature are two rice trees that are hundreds of years old, and statues of two large stone pigs carved in the 18th century. The three gates (also known as Nghi Mon gate) of Xich Dang Temple of Literature is one of the works that still retains unique architectural features among the remaining temples in Vietnam. Built in a frilly architecture, two floors with eight roofs and an attic. On both sides of the Tam Quan there are two loudspeaker platforms, used to announce the names of candidates and announce the regulations in the examinations. Instead of the drum tower like in the Quoc Tu Giam and Mao Dien literature temples, in the Xich Dang literature temple, the drum tower is replaced by a bell tower. The sound of the bell and the bell ringing is the signal that the exam has begun and ended, and it is also a call to express gratitude and gratitude to the wise men during each festival. The two bells and bells of the Temple of Literature are also ancient relics cast and created in the 18th century. The inner temple area is structured in the style of Tam: including Tieu Tu, Trung Tu and Hau palace. The roof system is structured in a "real estate" style. The main side faces south. The inside of the inner temple shines with a system of great letters, parallel sentences, hammock doors and a system of pillars and rafters completely painted with gold and covered with metal. The most valuable artifacts in the temple of literature still preserved today are 9 stone steles engraved with the names, hometowns, and positions of 161 people who passed the university entrance exam in the ancient Upper Son Nam town. Of which 138 are in Hung Yen and 23 are in Thai Binh. From the first exams under the Tran Dynasty to the last exams at the end of the Nguyen Dynasty, Hung Yen province had people passing high scores. Every time, there are talented people from Hung Yen who pass the exam to help the country and the people. At Xich Dang Temple of Literature, there are currently two statues of Confucius and Confucian scholars worshiping. Along with that is the statue of the prominent teacher, the first principal of the Quoc Tu Giam Temple of Literature Chu Van An. In 1992, Xich Dang Temple of Literature was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Every year, on the 4th and 5th days of the Lunar New Year, the Temple of Literature holds a festival with activities such as writing the first words of spring, holding ceremonies, offering incense, calligraphy exhibitions, singing ca tru, and gradually restoring old festival again. In addition, during exam season, teenagers and students go to the temple to learn about the studious tradition of their ancestors and burn incense to pray for further development in their studies. Source: Vietnam National Tourism Administration

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Outstanding relic site