Dong Da Mound

Dong Da Mound

Dong Da Mound (also known as Dong Da Cultural Park) is located in Quang Trung ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi city. Recorded in old history books and according to the recollections of the elders in Thinh Quang village, Dong Da Mound was formerly located in the area near the outside of Thang Long Capital, in the land of Khuong Thuong village, Quang Duc district, Thuan Thien district. This is also one of the battlefields where the great defeat of the Qing army by Emperor Quang Trung took place in the spring of the Year of the Rooster (1789). Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue Emperor Quang Trung (1753 - 1792) or Bac Binh Vuong, real name Nguyen Hue, later renamed Nguyen Quang Binh - was the second Emperor of the Tay Son Dynasty, after Thai Duc Emperor Nguyen Nhac abdicated and give the throne to him. Quang Trung was not only an excellent military general, but also a talented politician, introducing many outstanding economic and social reforms in Vietnamese history. He and his two brothers were known as "Tay Son Tam Kieu", the leaders of the Tay Son uprising, ending the civil war between the Trinh Dynasty (North) and the Nguyen Dynasty (South). ), overthrew these two feudal groups and the Later Le Dynasty, ending the situation of discrimination between Dang Trong and Dang Ngoai that lasted for 2 centuries. In addition, Quang Trung was also the one who defeated the invasions of Dai Viet by Siam from the South and by Dai Thanh from the North. In 20 consecutive years, he has gone through dozens of major battles and has never lost a single battle. At the same time, when in the position of Emperor, he also demonstrated his talent for governance when he proposed many progressive reform plans in the economy, culture, education, military,... to build the country and continue. absorb modern science and technology from the West. The life and career of Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue are considered by historians to have contributed decisively to the cause of national unification of the Tay Son dynasty. His merits in ruling the country to bring peace to the world are highly appreciated by the histories of the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties, and by modern and modern historians. When he died, people in many places built mausoleums, temples, monuments and museums to commemorate his contributions. Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da Campaign, liberating Thang Long Citadel: Regarding the historical site of Dong Da Mound, there are currently many documents and research works by experts and scientists about the events that took place here and in the surrounding battlefields. The Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da victory in general and the Dong Da victory in particular in the spring of the year of the Rooster (1789) is one of the most famous battles against foreign invaders in Vietnamese history and is well known by Vietnamese researchers. The price is the most glorious victory of the invincible Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue. This victory stopped the Qing Dynasty's intention to invade Dai Viet during the reign of Qianlong. Therefore, talking about the special value of this relic is talking about the historical value, about the unique military art with speedy, unexpected, and bold military advances that created resounding victories, making The enemy could not react in time. The ancient Dong Da Mound relic was one of the mounds in Dong Da land. Over the years, on those mounds, trees have grown luxuriantly, mostly banyan trees, so people often call those mounds Dong Da mounds. The place with those mounds is called Dong Da land. By the mid-nineteenth century, these mounds were still intact. According to the map of Hanoi drawn in the year Tu Duc 26 (1873), there are only 6 mounds left in the area labeled Dong Da Xu. During the Nguyen Dynasty and the French colonial period, those historical achievements were not protected so they were gradually destroyed, many mounds were leveled. Currently, there are only two remaining mounds called Dong Da mound, the 13th mound, established in 1851 (on the mound there is Trung Liet temple, so it is called Trung Liet mound) and Dong Dong mound (in Thai Ha hamlet area, on the previous mound). Here is the pagoda of Thinh Quang village, called Thieng pagoda). Behind Boc pagoda, adjacent to Dong Quang pagoda, there is Dau Skull mound, but it has been destroyed for a long time, people only remember the location and name of the mound. In 2010, on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, the Dong Da Mound relic was renovated, embellished and newly built a number of construction items with a total area of ​​more than 22,120.8m2. Currently, Dong Da Mound includes the following items: Gate, Dong Da Mound, ritual gate, Quang Trung monument, Quang Trung Emperor temple and auxiliary works. Some relics related to Go Dong Da relic: * Boc Pagoda: During the Dong Da battle, the pagoda was burned down (1789), in 1792 it was restored on the old foundation, as a refuge for the souls of the Qing army and was renamed Thien Phuc Pagoda. However, people are still used to calling it Chua Boc to refer to enemy corpses exposed everywhere (Boc means "exposed", the pagoda was built right in the battlefield where dead enemies were exposed). The pagoda is closely related to the Ky Dau victory (1789) of the Tay Son army. Right in front of Boc Pagoda there is still a lake, called Tuong Bathing Lake, where the elephant squad of Tay Son insurgents bathed after defeating Khuong Thuong post. Behind the pagoda is Loa Son relic, where enemy general Sam Nghi Dong hanged himself after losing the battle. In the pagoda there is also Thanh Mieu - a shrine to worship Sam Nghi Dong as well as Qing Dynasty soldiers who died in battle. * Kim Son Pagoda: This area was formerly a cemetery, the bodies of soldiers who died in the battle of Dong Da (1789) were buried in this cemetery. This is also a place to pray for the souls of soldiers who died in the Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da campaign, liberating Thang Long Citadel in the spring of the Year of the Rooster (1789). * Nam Dong Pagoda: Nam Dong Pagoda (named Can An Tu), located opposite the Go Dong Da relic. This is an ancient pagoda, still preserving two steles dated 1621 (mentioning Dong Da) and 1697, and a bell cast in 1812. Thus, this place existed before the war. in 1789. After the end of the war, this pagoda was one of the spiritual places for incense sticks for soldiers who died in the Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da campaign. With the above special value, Go Dong Da Historical Relic has been ranked by the Prime Minister as a special national relic in Decision No. 1820/QD-TTg dated December 24, 2018./. Source Department of Cultural Heritage.

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