Duoi Temple

Duoi Temple

National historical site Duoi Temple is located in Thong Nhat commune, Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province. This is the place to worship the Queen Mother Empress Dowager Y Lan. Princess Ỷ Lan also had another name Queen Mother Linh Nhan. She was the concubine of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong and the mother of Emperor Ly Nhan Tong - two kings of the Ly Dynasty (in the 11th century). National mother Ỷ Lan is honored by history as a female masterpiece, talented in ruling the country. During her lifetime, she was twice appointed regent, and made great contributions to building the Ly dynasty and developing Vietnamese Buddhism. With nearly a thousand years of existence, Duoi Temple has experienced ups and downs, influenced by nature, rain, sun and war. Many items of the temple are seriously degraded. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the relic still retained construction items bearing the architectural imprint of the Later Le Dynasty (17th century) and the Nguyen Dynasty, with "quoc" style architecture, including: the buildings of Tien Te, Trung Tu and Hau Palace, two rows of Giai Vu connecting the two buildings of Tien Te and Trung Tu. In the grounds of the relic complex, there is also Quynh Hoa pagoda and a model house that is also seriously degraded. To meet the expectations and needs of cultural and religious activities of local people and tourists from all over, the Duoi Temple relic complex has been invested in repairing and renovating basic items, including: the pre-mortem buildings. , Trung Tu and Harem, two left and right corridors, inner gate and some auxiliary items. The Tieu Tieu Court consists of three compartments, with "first" style architecture with four main trusses. The system of columns, ends, and rafters are made of ironwood, with a "stack of beams, gong stand" structure and exquisite carvings. The temple's two temples of Tien Sa and Trung Tu are connected by two rows of ceilings, forming a closed space. The harem building has three rooms, including a forbidden palace room, decorated with an altar and a statue of Queen Mother Y Lan. In particular, Duoi Temple still preserves many valuable worship objects, offerings and antiques, such as four palanquin sets, a dragon communal house, four altar thrones, a set of precious bowls, two parallel sentences, a bronze incense bowl and two Stone art since the 17th century. Continuing the mark of ancient history, at the 1943 - 1944 relic, the Liberation Army propaganda team as well as the commune's self-defense team regularly organize military exercises to prepare for the national revolutionary climax like comrade Thieu. , comrade Tue (currently a retired officer and teacher). In August 1945, revolutionary cadres and the masses gathered to seize power in Gia Loc district and then confiscated the diplomas and seals of mandarins, tyrants, and bureaucrats, abolishing the government of feudal colonialists. The provisional government was established amid the joy and excitement of the people. In 1946, the French colonialists turned their guns back to invade our country, the Hai Duong squadron evacuated to the temple in time to direct the resistance. The commune's guerrilla team used the temple area as a military training site. In 1947, comrade Tran Dua, head of the police department, and the Viet Hung team returned to the temple to eliminate traitorous Vietnamese traitors. In 1948, the resistance committee of Cam Giang district and the Quang Trung army unit evacuated to the temple to work and practice. After that, the resistance committee of Thach Khoi commune evacuated to maintain its activities. At the relic site, secret tunnels were also dug to hide and protect officers and soldiers. It can be said that during the two resistance wars, Duoi Temple in Thong Nhat Commune was the base of the local resistance and a line of communication to the Viet Bac war zone. To commemorate her, every year the 12th day of the second lunar month is her birthday; and July 25 is the day of her death, local people organize festivals to recall the merits and career of Queen Mother Ỷ Lan for everyone to remember and study. Source Electronic information portal of Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province.

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