Cao An Lac Temple

Cao An Lac Temple

Cao Temple belongs to An Lac commune. There are four ancient sacred temples here, worshiping the five brothers of the Vuong family who helped King Le Dai Hanh defeat the Song army led by Hau Nhan Bao and Ton Toan Hung in 981. The temple is a cultural site, historical relic, and famous landscape of our country. Cao Temple worships 5 Vuong brothers named: Vuong Minh, Vuong Hong, Vuong Xuan, Vuong Thi Dao, Vuong Thi Lieu who fought against the Song invaders in the 10th century. The temple was built according to the architecture of the word "nail" located on Thien Bong mountain. Surrounding the temple is an old ironwood forest. Near the relic there is a bamboo forest where storks reside in large numbers, creating a lively landscape. This was once Le Hoan's military base during the resistance war against the Tong in 981. The temple was built in the pre-Le period, the relics are still being restored in the Nguyen dynasty, in a three-letter style, on a small scale. The architecture and sacrificial items are still quite consistent, typically the system of parallel sentences and great characters. This is a long-standing devotional center of local people. Every year there is a festival from January 22 to 25. The relic has the following works: pre-sacrifice, middle-class and post-harem works; There are many valuable antiques such as inscriptions, dragon swords, precious bowls, thrones, etc. Especially the system of great characters and couplets praising the merits of the 5 Vuong brothers and the nation's victorious resistance war against the Song army. When climbing over 100 mossy brick steps, visitors will see 99 elephants. made of stone. According to legend, these are elephants that have just returned from victory. They roared with their trunks and rushed down to the soft Nguyet Giang river to drink water. In the main hall, there is a great script written in stone style with four large cursive letters "Thanh Tho Vo Cuong", on the left "Cao Son Nguong Tu" and on the right "Cao Cao Tai Thuong". In front of the temple door, under the canopy of an ancient ironwood tree, are two rows of stone elephants and stone horses. In addition, Cao Temple is also a temple with a quite unique architectural style. Cao Temple is a meeting place for those who respect the nation's cultural history. Cao Temple worships General Vuong Duc Minh, who was instrumental in fighting the Song invaders. The project belongs to the Cao Temple relic complex worshiping the 5 Vuong brothers, and was ranked national by the State in 1988. Source Electronic information portal of Chi Linh city, Hai Duong province.

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