Long Dong Temple

Long Dong Temple

Long Dong Temple, Nam Tan commune, worships 3 famous academicians: valedictorian of Minh Kinh scholar Mac Hien Tich, who passed the exam in the 2nd year of Quang Huu (Binh Dan, 1086), equivalent to Poinsettia; was selected as an Academician of the Academy, later promoted to Minister of Ministry, was a person with exceptional political talent, and had been an ambassador to Champa in the 4th year of Hoi Phong (1094). Dr. Mac Kien Quan (younger brother of Poinsettia Mac Hien Tich) passed the matriculation exam (year of the Snake 1089) and became an official to the position of Minister of Public Works. Binational Poinsettia Mac Dinh Chi (5th generation of Poinsettia Mac Hien Tich) passed the Poinsettia exam in the year Giap Thin (1304), during the reign of King Tran Anh Tong. The lives of the sages Mac Hien Tich and Mac Kien Quan are rarely mentioned in history, but Mac Dinh Chi has been mentioned in many books and newspapers and also has many anecdotes. Accordingly, Mac Dinh Chi was an extremely diligent, intelligent, and talented man in business and economics. He was the head of the court, going through three generations of kings Tran Anh Tong, Tran Minh Tong and Tran Hien Tong. Legend has it that he was an ambassador twice. With his erudite knowledge, eloquence and skillful behavior of a talented diplomat, he was greatly admired by the kings and mandarins of the Yuan Dynasty and made him a Poinsettia of the Two Kingdoms; "The immortal name of the two countries, the immortal name of the three sages, the valley of eternal happiness".... With its historical and cultural values, in 1995, Long Dong Temple in Nam Tan commune was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic. In 2019, Long Dong Temple was recognized as a provincial tourist destination. Long Dong Temple Festival is held in the Spring (from the 9th to the 11th of the second lunar month) to commemorate the death of Mac Dinh Chi on February 10, the year of the Dog (1346). The festival is imbued with traditional cultural values ​​of the nation, expressing the moral principle "When you drink water, remember its source", contributing to preserving and promoting the nation's cultural heritage. Source Electronic information portal of Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province.

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