Phuoc Duc Ancient Temple

Phuoc Duc Ancient Temple

Phuoc Duc Ancient Temple, also known as Bang Pagoda, is located at 74 Dien Bien Phu Street, Ward 3, Bac Lieu City. This is the oldest temple of the Chinese people living in Bac Lieu. Phuoc Duc ancient temple was built by a group of Chinese people around 1810. Initially, the temple was built with simple leaves to worship gods according to Chinese folk beliefs such as: Bon Dau Cong (Ong Bon), Quan Di, Than Nong, Earth Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Cong Mau. Because Ong Bon is the main worshiper, it is called "Ong Bon temple"; Later, it was changed to "Phuoc Duc ancient temple", because the Chinese believe that Bon Dau Cong is also the main god Phuoc Duc - a god who is considered to be responsible for reclaiming land and supporting people to make a living and have a good career. peaceful life. In 1903, Chaozhou State was established, headquartered at Phuoc Duc ancient temple, in a large room next to Tay Lang, so it is also called Bang Pagoda. From a small temple with a modest area, after many restorations, the temple today has an area of ​​580 m2, following the Quoc-shaped architecture, a royal architecture style of the Ming Dynasty, China. The entire temple is a large-scale and flawless architectural work of art exuding majestic and ancient beauty. Columns, rafter ends, slanted ends, crowns, and altars made of stone and precious wood are all meticulously, elaborately, and exquisitely carved with gold-plated Chinese characters, following the style of the Book of Action and the Book of Revelation. All represent the following themes: Four sacred animals (dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), plants, flowers, dolls and magical beasts. In addition, there are decorated horizontal panels and couplets that are painted in vermilion and splendidly gilded. On the roof of the temple, there is a pair of dragons flanking the sun (two dragons in the sun), the most common image decorated on Chinese temples, symbolizing eternal happiness. The roof is covered with tube tiles, the roof border is made of green glazed ceramic, the end of the roof is decorated with a dragon-shaped pattern, on both sides are two small ceramic statues symbolizing yin and yang, the source of all harmony and discipline of all things. . Each part of the temple is considered an antique with high artistic value. With durable materials, Phuoc Duc ancient temple exists solidly to this day. These works of art have been harmoniously and closely linked together by artisans to form a unique architectural whole. Not only is it a place to worship the gods, Phuoc Duc ancient temple is also the base for revolutionary activities of Long Thanh village cell, Vinh Loi district, Bac Lieu province with comrade Nguyen Van Dang as secretary from 1930 to 1954. With With those values, the pagoda was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical and cultural relic in 2000. Every year at Phuoc Duc ancient temple, major festivals are held such as: Via Ong Bon; Vu Lan Ceremony; Ky Yen Festival... The biggest is the Via Ong Bon festival held on the 29th day of the third lunar month; and Vu Lan festival is held on the full moon day of the 7th lunar month. Phuoc Duc ancient temple is not only a spiritual place for local people but also becomes a beauty of the cultural identity of the Chinese people in Bac Lieu. Source: Bac Lieu Tourism

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