Phja Khao Temple

Phja Khao Temple

The Phja Khao temple project was built by local people on the top of Phja Khao mountain, Ban Thi commune, Cho Don district since 1933. This is a familiar place of spiritual cultural activities, long associated with daily life. of local people. Phja Khao Temple worships Saint Tran, who had the merit of defeating the Mongol invaders in the 13th century to maintain the peace of the country and people. Worshiping the mine workers who were killed by the French colonialists. In 2017, the temple was recognized as a provincial historical-cultural relic. Phja Khao peak has many lead and zinc mines, which are historical evidence of the exploitation of the French colonialists against Ban Thi mine workers, from 1909 - 1941. Here more than a hundred years ago, when the Indochina Mining and Metallurgical Company invested a lot of capital in the mine, especially building a cable car more than 3km long and a railway to transport ore. It is known that during its prosperity, the mine had up to 5,000 workers and 80 secretaries. By 1942, there were only 500 workers and 5 European managers. Within 27 years (1914 - 1941), France brought home over 350,000 tons of zinc ore. Phja Khao was a place that brought profit to the colonists, and was also a place where many complex elements gathered, where robberies and killings often occurred. On top of Phja Khao, about 15 meters from the relic site, is a deep abyss that, according to indigenous people, cannot be seen from the top of the abyss to the bottom because it is foggy all year round. That's where the French colonialists threw sick coolies (miners) or people who dared to protest down from the mountains. There are resorts of the French colonialists here, where mine management staff relax. The resort was built 100 years ago and is now just ruins, trees have grown over the walls, creating an ancient, mossy look. Peace returned here, there were no longer mines or resorts of the French colonialists. Phja Khao peak returns to the inherent peace and quiet of the mountains and forests. This place has become a biosphere reserve. The species reserve and habitat here are very diverse in flora and fauna. There are also langurs and cauldrons, species listed in the Red Book that especially need to be protected from extinction. Source: Bac Kan province electronic information portal

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