Cluster of relics: Van Mau Temple - Nghe Chu Mau - Co Trach House

Cluster of relics: Van Mau Temple - Nghe Chu Mau - Co Trach House

For a long time, in Kinh Bac folklore, along the banks of the Cau River, there were about 372 villages worshiping Saint Tam Giang, who are said to have been famous generals of Trieu Quang Phuc who fought against the Luong invaders around the 6th century. In particular, in Van Duong commune, there is a cluster of relics reflecting the homeland of the Saints such as: Nghe Chu Mau is the place to worship the four saints of Tam Giang, Co Trach House is the house of the Holy Mother and the temple and tomb of the Holy Mother. which people often call "Van Mau Temple". 1. Legend has it that Van Mau Temple was built right after Phung Thi Nhan (the mother of the Tam Giang Saints) passed away. The temple is located on the "sandy ground" in the northwest of Van Mau village, the temple itself is the "dragon's jaw", on both sides there are jade wells that are the dragon's eyes. According to local people, in the past the temple was quite large in scale: In the front were 5 Pre-Sacrificing rooms, behind was the Holy Mother's tomb, on both sides were dance bands, and at the back were 3 Harem rooms. During the Nguyen Dynasty, the temple was renovated and restored. In 1952, the structure was completely destroyed by the French invaders, only the grave remained intact. In 1975, local people donated money to rebuild a small temple on the old ground to worship the Holy Mother. The main temple building is located on ground quite high compared to the overall ground of the monument, the Dinh-style architectural structure includes: 3 compartments, 2 wings, 4 curved roofs, solid ironwood frame, including 4 rows of horizontal columns. , 6 rows of vertical columns, linked by a stack of gong racks, decorated with exquisite carvings. In 2012, local people built a new altar in front of the Holy Mother's tomb, planning to build a wall around the tomb made of hexagonal stone. The Tien Te Court has a 2-storey, 8-story curved roof structure, linked together by 4 strong ironwood columns embossed with the themes of four sacred animals, four precious animals, and stylized flowers and leaves. Currently, the Holy Mother Temple still preserves the relic of Saint Tam Giang, 13 ordinations with dates: Duy Tan 3, Canh Thinh 4, Tu Duc 3, Gia Long 9, Thieu Tri 4, Khai Dinh 6 , Khai Dinh 7, Minh Menh 2, Dong Khanh 2... 2. Co Trach's House. Located less than 300m southwest of Thanh Mau temple is Co Trach's house, which is said to be the home of Thanh Mau. Based on historical documents, Co Trach's house was built a long time ago, before it was just a grass hut, she went to work every day and came back here to stay at night. After her death, to commemorate the merit of giving birth to Saint Tam Giang, local people took the house where she lived in the past as a place of worship. Over time, the Co Trach House was renovated and expanded by local people to become more and more spacious with a two-letter architectural structure including: the harem and the front altar. The harem is a 3-compartment brick house, roofed with tiled tiles, in front are 3 arched doors, inside are brick altars, built in 7 overlapping rows. The structure of the house frame is simple, in the style of a husband and a passerby tied to the heart of the house. The front altar was restored in 1994, the four-tier wooden frame is linked by 4 rows of horizontal columns, 6 rows of vertical columns, the upper structure is stacked with beds, and the lower ones are seated. In 2002, the local government and people built a 5-room Guest House on the grounds of Co Trach's house. In 2016, an additional 3-room building was built to worship Mrs. Dam Nuong (the youngest daughter of Thanh Mau). 3. Chu Mau village is about 500m from Thanh Mau temple, located in the northeast of the village, facing east, which was built a long time ago. During the Nguyen Dynasty, Nghe An was restored on a large scale, located on an area of ​​803 square meters, including: Dai Dinh, Hau Palace, and Nghi Mon gate. The main building has a Nhi-style architecture, including a Great Hall with 3 compartments and 2 wings. The roof has a gong stand and the armpit of the con me has dragons and rattan carvings. The roof is decorated with images of "two dragons flanking the moon", pincers, and numbers. The 3-room harem has a strong wooden frame carved with stylized flowers and leaves. Nghe Chu Mau still preserves 4 statues of Thanh Tam Giang made of green stone, that's why people also call Nghe Ngu Vi. All four statues are carved in a sitting position on a throne, wearing an official hat and wearing clothes embroidered with dragons and phoenixes. The precious thing is that the village here still preserves many precious documents and antiques that clearly and deeply reflect Thanh Tam Giang's homeland such as: worship statues, genealogies, ordinations, stone stele and many worship objects. other. Thus, the cluster of relics worshiping Saint Tam Giang in general and the cluster of relics in Van Duong commune in particular are a large folk belief phenomenon with a history of more than a thousand years and a large cultural space in 372 worshiping villages. commemorate and deeply reflect on the role models of national heroes, those who have made great contributions to the people and the country. With those great values, in 1989, the cluster of relics of Thanh Mau temple, Co Trach house and Chu Mau village in Van Duong commune was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a National Historical Site. Source: Bac Ninh province electronic information portal

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