Chan Tien Pagoda

Chan Tien Pagoda

Chan Tien Pagoda (Chan Tien Tu) is located on the top of Tien An mountain, one of the 99 mountains of the Hong Linh range, revered as "Tien An's first scenic spot". The pagoda is located in Thinh Loc commune, Loc Ha district, Ha Tinh province. The pagoda was recognized as a national historical-cultural relic in 1992. Chan Tien Pagoda was built during the Tran Dynasty (13th century). The pagoda has been restored and embellished 3 times, the most recent time being in 2005. Currently, the pagoda has 2 temples to worship the Buddha and the Holy Mother. The Buddhist temple has an area of ​​50.2 m2, four-pillar style architecture including 3 rooms with yin and yang tiles, 4 masonry columns, and walls on 3 sides. The pagoda worshiping Thanh Mau, also known as "Holy Mau Palace", includes the Upper Palace, the Middle Palace (Dragon Pavilion) and the Bai Duong with a total area of ​​56m2. In front of the front door of the Upper Palace, there are four Chinese characters inscribed: "Thien Ha Mau Nghi" (The gentle mother in the world) and a picture of a phoenix spreading its wings and flying. In the middle of the top of the roof is a moon shape. The four corners of the roof have dragon shapes and flowers around them. In the palace on the back roof there are 3 Chinese characters: "Thuong Thanh palace" (palace of the Holy Thuong). The central hall is where offerings are placed and where guests burn incense. The four sword heads on the temple roof have 8 dragon images. In the temple, there are 8 cranes. On both sides of the corridor worshiping the Holy Mother's subordinates, there are 2 tiger talismans. The front of the Bai Duong house has three Chinese characters "Ta Phuc Duong" (house of blessings), and the four pillars of the house have parallel sentences hanging praising the merits of the Holy Mother. In Chan Tien Pagoda, there are currently 14 Buddha statues made of jackfruit wood, an altar, an incense burner, an incense burner, drums, drums... Legend has it that when King An Duong Vuong opened the country, he visited this place. Not only is it the place where "Fairies descend to earth", but around this mountain there are also many thrilling and mysterious ancient stories passed down in folklore. Surrounding the pagoda is a natural pine forest that is lush and green in all seasons. Tien An Mountain also has many beautiful caves, such as: Truc Cave, Mai Cave, Thach That Cave, Nguoi Cave... and many ancient stone caves such as: Ban Co Cave, Gia Gao Stone, Coi Xay Stone, and Muoi Twelve Stone. The gate... especially has the tall Wife and Husband stones, towering side by side for thousands of years at the foot of the mountain, facing the East Sea. At the foot of the mountain in front of the pagoda there are Bau Tien and Ban Co Tien along with vestiges such as: Mr. Banh To's footprints, Fairy's footprints, Horse hooves, Ngoc stream, Fairy well, Kim Quy stone (turtle stone)... The historical and cultural relic of Chan Tien Pagoda is also the red address of the revolutionary movement and the contact place of Party organizations during the period 1930 - 1931. At this location, on April 25, 1930, the Party Cell Yen Diem, the predecessor of today's Thinh Loc Commune Party Committee, was established. Chan Tien Pagoda Festival is held every year on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month. The festival takes place for 2 days, after the offering of incense, there is a festival with cultural exchange activities, boat racing on Bau Tien, traditional wrestling, beach volleyball, tug of war, playing card games, and playing chess. kites, camping... Source: Ha Tinh Province Tourism Electronic Information Portal

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