Go Thap relic site

Go Thap relic site

Go Thap special national relic site is located in hamlet 1, Tan Kieu commune, Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province. Go Thap is considered a convergence of special cultural, historical, archaeological and spiritual values ​​associated with each different historical period. - Archaeological cultural value: The earliest records of archeology at Go Thap relic site were around 1881, by Captain Silvestre - a French inspector working here. Up to now, through research, survey, exploration and excavation, Go Thap relic site has been identified by archaeologists as a small kingdom of the Funan kingdom. This place preserves almost intact relics of Oc Eo culture and Funan kingdom, with more than 10 architectural relics of Hindu temples, magic ponds, magic wells, roads and many residential relics. , workshop,... and many unique collections of artifacts such as: Hindu god statues (including 2 Vishnu statues recognized as National Treasures), wooden Buddha statues and especially a collection of more 400 gold artifacts including gold leaves, gold earrings, gold rings, gold necklaces,... have been confirmed by the Vietnam Records Organization as "The largest collection of Oc Eo - Go Thap gold artifacts in Vietnam" . - Historical value: Go Thap relic site has a "golden history" in the fight to protect the country. This place was once the "Headquarters" of two national heroes, Thien Protector Vo Duy Duong and General Nguyen Tan Kieu in the struggle against the French colonialists in the years 1862 - 1866. After 1945, Go Thap was "red address" of the resistance war against the French. This place was chosen by the Party Committee and the Southern Administrative Resistance Committee as a resistance base in the period from 1946 to 1949. During the resistance war against the Americans to save the country, Go Thap was also the place that marked the glorious victory against the Americans. The collapse of the Ten-Story Tower (Observatory) of the Ngo Dinh Diem government on January 4, 1960 by the army and people of Kien Phong province. - Spiritual cultural value: Go Thap relic area also stands out through its spiritual values ​​with religious and belief relics with relics such as: Ba Chua Xu Temple, Hoang Co Temple, Temple Heavenly Protector Vo Duy Duong, Doc Binh Nguyen Tan Kieu Temple and Thap Linh Pagoda. Every year there are two traditional festivals: Ba Chua Xu on the full moon day of the third lunar month and the death anniversary of two national heroes Thien Protector Vo Duy Duong and General Nguyen Tan Kieu on the full moon day of the 11th lunar month. Each festival in Go Thap attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over. In early 2018, the Truc Lam Zen Sect Management Board held a groundbreaking stone-laying ceremony to build Truc Lam Thap Muoi Zen Monastery at Go Thap Relic Site with a scale of 10 hectares, with the highlight being the 99m high Dinh Quoc Stupa. When completed, Truc Lam Thap Muoi Zen Monastery combined with existing relics will create richness and diversity to attract tourists and promote the development of spiritual tourism at Go Thap Relics Area. - Ecological value: Go Thap relic area also has an ecological area of ​​more than 160 hectares that was recognized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as a biodiversity conservation area in 2015. The ecological area in Go relic area The tower is a place that preserves many wild features of the Dong Thap Muoi ecosystem with many endemic species of flora and fauna, which is considered the kingdom of lotus. Go Thap lotus with its pure beauty has entered poetry, becoming a symbol of Dong Thap province, so that every time Dong Thap is mentioned, people immediately think of two verses by poet Bao Dinh Giang: " Thap Muoi is the most beautiful lotus, Vietnam is the most beautiful named Uncle Ho. With those special historical, cultural and scientific values, Go Thap Relics was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a National Monument in 1989 and in 2012 was ranked as a Monument by the Prime Minister. Special country. Source: Dong Thap Tourism

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