Luc Giap Temple

Luc Giap Temple

Luc Giap Temple, also known as Vat Temple, is located on the left bank of the Cong River, in Dac Son commune, Pho Yen Town, 4 km west of Pho Yen district capital and about 35 km west of Thai Nguyen city center. southern. Every year, the temple opens its main festival on March 15 (lunar calendar) to commemorate famous people Duong Tu Minh, Luu Nhan Chu, and Do Can. In ancient times, the temple was just a small shrine worshiping the gods of the villagers in Son Cot region. In the 12th century (Ly Dynasty) to commemorate and recognize the merits of national hero Duong Tu Minh, the people here built a temple to worship him. In the 15th century (Le dynasty), Do Can from Thong Thuong village, present-day Minh Duc commune, passed his doctorate and was appointed government official of Thanh Hoa (present-day Thanh Hoa). He had skilled workers use good wood to carve and carve a complete house frame in Thanh Hoa and then brought it back to build it here to replace the old small temple. From then on, people in the six neighboring areas of Son Cot village worshiped and Luc Giap temple got its name from there. Luc Giap Temple is also called Mieu Vat, associated with a historical event: in the 15th century (Le Dynasty), a general of Le Loi, Luu Nhan Chu, came to this area to recruit insurgents. While recruiting soldiers here, he organized a wrestling competition (Wrestling Festival) at Luc Giap temple grounds. Later, when the Ming army was defeated, Liu Nhan Chu once returned to visit and write a souvenir at the temple. But unfortunately, due to time and war, currently no trace of Liu Nhan Chu has been found, only the name Mieu Vat is associated with his name and events in this area that still circulate today. The main area of ​​Luc Giap temple is 1,360 m2 wide, including the worship house and the back palace, in front of the temple there is a large yard, in the middle of the yard there is a pedestal to place incense and flowers, the temple is covered with the foliage of a large 6-year-old banyan tree. Up to 7 people can't hug it. Luc Giap Temple is an ancient architectural work of the Le Dynasty. The columns are all made of ironwood and have remained glossy black over the centuries. All pillars, pillars, and planks in front of the harem are delicately and elaborately carved with the images of Dragon, Ly, Quy, and Phuong. In particular, the two main doors to the harem are embossed with two dragons flanking the moon of the Le Dynasty, very beautiful, reaching the level of sophisticated traditional art. The worship objects here such as: pedestals, shrines, statues, offerings... are all painted with gold and gilded, majestic and solemn. Up to now, the temple still retains a number of precious artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty such as: a bell, two bronze altars, a number of large ancient porcelain worship bowls. The number of artifacts left at the temple today is very small but there are artistic and historical value. With those values, Luc Giap Temple was ranked as a national historical and artistic relic on June 21, 1993. Luc Giap Temple Festival is held on the 15th day of the third lunar month every year, including a ceremony and festival solemnly organized by local people. For many years now, the Luc Giap Temple Festival has been a cultural destination attracting a large number of people in the region and tourists from all over. The ceremony has typical activities related to spiritual beliefs such as: sacrificing to gods, serving bronze, offering incense, procession... The festival recreates folk games such as: traditional objects, singing for love, pulling fighting, cockfighting... Source: Thai Nguyen City Cultural and Media Center

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