Noi Binh Da Temple

Noi Binh Da Temple

Noi Binh Da Temple worships the Father of the Nation Lac Long Quan (from legend to later history) located in the Red River Delta in Bao Cuu commune - Phu Ung Thien - Do Dong Giang (now Binh Da village - commune Binh Minh - Thanh Oai district - Hanoi city). The temple faces west, with Tam Thai mountain in the southwest (now called Ba Go area). According to local legend and the remaining ancient vestiges, this is the place where the tomb of Father Lac Long Quan is located. Noi Temple was built in ancient times, going through many ups and downs of history, the mark of time is only left through the steles of the Ly and Le Trung Hung dynasties. During the reign of Khai Dinh (1918), the temple was restored on a grand scale. Through many times of restoration and restoration, from 1980 until now, with the attention and leadership of the Party and local authorities, the cultural sector at all levels along with the merits of hundreds of families and overseas Vietnamese in our country. Outside, the people of Binh Minh commune rebuilt the Temple on the old sacred foundation. Especially from 2009 - 2010, on the occasion of preparing for the Great Thang Long Millennium Celebration, Noi Temple received the attention of Party, State and Government leaders at all levels, investing in large-scale restoration and completion. adjusted, becoming a splendid historical-cultural relic, in a spacious cultural space and attractive to tourists from all over. Located in a 10,000m2 campus on a turtle-shaped high-arched land (Hoang Quy Cung), head facing the rising sun, where the Nhue River curves softly like a silk strip across vast rice fields, facing the river, The world resembles the shape of two phoenixes meeting a concubine. The temple door looks to the West, the fields rise up to Ba Go (also known as Bao Hoa, Tam Thai) shaped like a tiger in uniform. Legend has it that this place is the burial place of Lac Long Quan, in the distance the shimmering Singing stream has the color of orange. rocks, soft banks of rice and corn, looking up at Tan Vien with a green color that seems to challenge time, thirsty sunlight, and steady rain. In the south, the Do Dong stream originates from the Hat River like a jade belt, circling and flowing down the middle of the village, becoming a sacred vein, rising up two alluvial terraces to nourish the people and becoming a silent sacred river through generations. . Along with that, water from 6 directions flows to Dinh Gang and Cau Hoi like winding dragons (six dragons flanking Hoi). North of But Moc Pagoda is located in the middle of the vast Co Loi field, where there are hidden precious heritages from the time when the Hung Kings built the country (bronze drums, golden betel, and golden areca nuts were found in 1984). Could it be that the sacred energy of rivers and mountains has converged here to create a sandy area! The temple was built in the style of the Dinh script, surrounded by brick walls, the harem housed Lac Long Quan's throne, the second palace placed worshiping objects (sacrifices), followed by the great communal house (daily worship) where ceremonies were held. On both sides, the majestic road covers a large brick yard, shaded by trees in all four seasons. In front of the noon gate is an outer courtyard next to a 500m2 lotus pond filled with incense offerings. These buildings are all spaciously built with a strong oriental identity. The precious thing in the Temple is that it still preserves many precious antiques such as: genealogies, ordinations, inscriptions, bronze bells, sacrificial objects, horizontal plates, couplets, literature, etc. In particular, the temple has a bas-relief, an unforgettable impression with delicate carvings on a wooden base painted with gilded vermilion and still intact, said to have been created nearly ten centuries ago. The painting depicts the scene of Lac Long Quan and martial arts officials watching the boat racing festival. It is the crystallization of the nation's culture of thousands of years. The potential for tangible and intangible cultural values ​​of Noi Temple was granted a relic status by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) on March 13, 1985. * The statue's bas-relief Located in the front of the solemn and majestic harem is a rare, majestic and splendid relief, 2.8 meters long and 2.2 meters wide. The relief has 5 floors. Up there, in the front row, there were twenty mandarins wearing robes, carrying pots in their hands, and wearing dragon-winged hats on their heads. Sixteen military mandarins carried heroic belts and rulers, holding dragon swords. Eighteen maids wearing thin, soft, pleated ao dai are offering trays with all kinds of flags, scatterings, umbrellas, and parasols. There are also elephants, horses and a group of militiamen holding fruit offering trays. In front of the rows of people is a vast stream of water showing dragon boats with curved noses as if they are breaking the waves and rushing fast. Legend has it that this relief was started during the Dinh Dynasty, when Dinh Tien Hoang became king and built Thuong Temple in Phong Chau to worship the Hung Kings with the beautiful words: "Hung Vuong Son Nguyen Thanh To". He assigned Queen Dan Gia and Dinh Quoc Cong Nguyen Bac the responsibility, along with the Ministry of Rites, to recruit skilled workers to craft this statue. This is an extremely unique and rare work of ancient art and belief, if not the only one currently available among spiritual cultural relics in Vietnam. The value of the statue has made an important contribution to creating the overall value of the Noi Temple relic, which worships the National Patriarch Lac Long Quan in Binh Da. Previously, the Binh Da Traditional Festival was officially opened from February 24 to the 6th of the third lunar month every year. In recent years, according to the Government's Festival Organization Regulations, the Lac Long Quan National Ancestor Temple festival in Binh Da, Binh Minh commune, Thanh Oai is only open for 3 days, from the 4th to the 6th of the third lunar month. every year (common for both Inner Temple and Ngoai Communal House). The 4th day of the 3rd lunar month is the day of the lunar cycle of blessings (that is, offerings to pray for blessings at both Temples); On the 5th day of the 3rd lunar month is the day of procession and ceremony, making holy cakes according to legend to offer at the Temple for the Trao ceremony. On the evening of the 5th day of the 3rd lunar month, at the time of death, the ceremony is held at the Noi Temple to harmonize yin and yang. fit; 6th day of the 3rd lunar month: morning community sacrifice (offering to the National Ancestor and Duong Canh Thanh Hoang), procession of holy bread to Ngoc well to release and then fall into Thien Quan outdoor. In the afternoon is the Hoan Cung procession (carrying Duong Canh Thanh Hoang to the Ngoai temple). The potential tangible and intangible cultural value of Noi Temple was granted a relic status by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) on March 13, 1985. And in 1990, Noi Temple continues to be recognized by the Ministry of Culture as a National Historical and Cultural Monument. On April 1, 2014, Binh Da Festival was recognized by the State as the first national intangible cultural festival of Hanoi city. On December 25, 2015, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 2382/QD-TTg Decision to recognize the Statue (relief) carved with the image of Lac Long Quan and characters of the Hung King period, Currently kept at Noi Temple - Binh Da as a National Treasure. Source Electronic information portal of Binh Minh commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi city.

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