Temple Pond

Temple Pond

Ao Mieu relic is located in the center of Ha Lat village, Tien Son commune, Viet Yen district (Bac Giang). This is one of the relics belonging to the special national relic site system of Bo Da Pagoda (Tien Son commune, Viet Yen district). Many people come to the Ao Mieu relic not only to pray for blessings, virtue, fortune, and fortune, but also to admire with their own eyes a unique artistic architectural work bestowed by nature and embellished through the table. hands of ancient artisans. The shrine worships Thach Linh god on a stone slab behind the great temple (in the Holy pond). Legend has it that God was born from stone According to the elders: There was a wealthy man named Nguyen Hoa and his wife Cao Thi Huyen living on a spacious plot of land. In the plot of land there was a pond, in the middle of the pond was a rock as big as a chessboard; Around the land there are many high rocky mountains, above there are pine trees, stone dragons, stone elephants, stone horses, stone turtles, and stone flags in the direction. Nguyen Hoa is over 60 years old, his wife is also over 50 years old and still doesn't have a child. He feels sad in his heart because he worships the incense burner and doesn't have anyone to worship him morning and night, so he only drinks for fun and often goes to the table. Rock in the middle of the pond to sit and play to relieve sadness. One day, as soon as I reached the stone table, I suddenly saw a flower snake more than 10 meters long, with colorful fins, crawling around on the stone table. When it saw someone, it slid into the water and disappeared. That night, there was heavy rain and strong winds, thunder rumbled, and there seemed to be people talking, laughing, and singing in the pond. Nguyen Hoa hid to watch, saw the stone slab in the pond covered with five-colored clouds, strange floating air, fairies in the sky singing, elegant music melodious... The next morning, January 10, Nguyen Hoa went out to see the clouds covering him. foggy, the sky and the earth are dark. Suddenly there was a thunderclap in the sky, a landslide, then the clouds dispersed on their own, the sky and earth were clear. The stone slab naturally shattered into three pieces, and a man appeared, with a dignified appearance, strong manners, and a large body. Sharp as the newly rising sun, face like a bright star illuminating the night, screams like thunder echoed throughout the heaven and water palace. Nguyen Hoa saw the strange-looking man, so he ran, hugged him, brought him home, raised him, and named him Thach Tuong... By the time he was 7 years old, Thach Tuong was more than 10 truong tall, enough to shake mountains and fill the sea. . At that time, the Man invader emerged, the king was worried, issued an edict inviting a meeting of officials, established a fast, and prayed to heaven and earth to help eliminate the enemy. After 21 days, suddenly dark clouds covered the mandrel, it was dark and gloomy, then wind, rain, thunder and lightning appeared. After a while, the sky cleared, the clouds stopped, the altar became clear, and we saw a white flag on the altar, the flag had the words: In heaven, God told the king Fighting the enemy was like wind and rain Find Bac Ha, Yen Viet origin Zhuan Hung Thach General won't lose! That day was the 10th day of the 8th month, the king ordered a mandarin and 12 human servants holding the Emperor's flag to go to Yen Viet land... Nguyen Hoa went out to see and saw a command flag with the name Thach Tuong entering the house to tell Thach General. Thach Tuong invited the messenger in and said: "Go back, my king, make me a stone elephant 10 meters high and give me the Emperor's flag, then the Man invaders will be at peace." The messenger paid his respects and returned to the court to report to the king... In the middle of August 13, the people set up a royal palace for the king to live in, now still called Ngu communal house... Thach Tuong replied: "The power to act in the musical palace, the title to the throne in heaven." , heaven sent me to help your majesty eliminate the barbarians, since you already have a position in heaven, why bother your majesty's robes..." Having finished speaking, Thach Tuong jumped on the elephant, holding a command flag in his hand, the military authority following behind thundered like flowing water. , the waterfall rang, straight ahead Going to Hung Hoa, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang... one battle wiped out all the grasshoppers, and the world was once again at peace. After defeating the enemy, Thach Tuong returned to Tien Lat village and then climbed to the top of Phuong Hoang mountain (Bo Da mountain, Tien Son commune) and returned to heaven, that day was September 12. The people performed a performance, and the king sent hundreds of troops to come. At Thach Tuong Hoa's place in Tien Lat, a high rocky mountain area, to perform ceremonies, then ordered to set up a temple right at the place where he transformed for incense and smoke to worship. Ao Mieu, also known as Ha Temple, worships the Stone Gods: Thach Linh Than Tuong (Thach Tuong Quan) and Mau Da. The Ao Mieu relic area currently includes the following construction items: Temple gate, Thach Linh temple, Thach Long pond (Thanh Tri) and Mother House. The temple gate has just been restored and built simply. The yard is paved with square tiles, inside is placed an Elephant carved from green stone, shaped like the fighting elephant described in the Legend of Thach Linh. Surrounding the yard is a closed wall. In front there is a communal lake - a place where water gathers, creating an ecological landscape and a place where many folk games take place during festivals... The relic grounds are planted with many shady trees. Ha Binh Temple has a Nhat-shaped architectural structure that was newly restored and embellished in 1993. The Pre-Sacrificing Court is made up of 1 room and 2 wings. The roof architecture is in the style of a 2-storey, 8-curved roof, the ridge and the strip are built of bricks covered with mortar. The top of the roof is shaped like two dragons flanking the sun. The two ends of the pliers, the roof edge and the bend are embossed with a water wave pattern. The four heads of the sword are stylized in the shape of a dragon's head. In addition to the aesthetic element, it also creates serenity, bringing the element of yin and yang. On both sides of the gable wall, pillars are built with tetrahedral edges, and the top of the pillar is covered with four phoenixes. The lower part of the ear is shaped like a lantern, embossed with four sacred animals: Dragon, Ly, Turtle, and Phoenix. On both sides of the gable wall are statues of dancers standing guard at the door. SOURCE: ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PORTAL OF VIET YEN BAC GIANG TOWN

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