Qua Son Temple

Qua Son Temple

Qua Son Temple is located at the foot of Qua Mountain, now in Boi Son commune (Do Luong district, Nghe An province) more than 70km northwest of Vinh city. This large-scale, famous and sacred temple is nearly a thousand years old and is the place to worship Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang - Tri Chau Nghe An. According to historical records, Ly Nhat Quang was the 8th son of King Ly Cong Uan (also known as King Ly Thai To). In 1039, Ly Nhat Quang was appointed by the king to oversee tax collection in Nghe An with the title "Uy Minh Crown Prince". In 1041, Ly Nhat Quang was appointed governor of Nghe An with the title "Uy Minh Marquis Ly Nhat Quang". This is an important milestone affirming the great role and influence of Ly Nhat Quang on the land of Nghe An. 3 years later, King Ly Thai Tong promoted Ly Nhat Quang from the title of "Marquis" to the title of "King" to Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang and gave him the right to "Tiet Viet" (ie the right to represent the king, to be The king trusts and delegates the right to decide all political matters in Nghe An). During his 16 years as Tri Chau in Nghe An, Ly Nhat Quang demonstrated great economic talent. With the way of the King and pro-people, he was instrumental in consolidating and building Nghe An from a "borderland" and "phen dau" land into a strong town and fortress both in military, economic, and cultural not only for the Ly dynasty but also for later dynasties. During his reign here, he had many great victories in economics, politics, culture, society, security and defense such as: Establishing Ba Hoa camp, providing military food for King Thai Tong. Opened the South, built roads, dug canals, built dikes, opened 52 continents, 22 camps, 56 books, helped people stabilize their lives, borders were maintained, and neighboring countries admired them. In 1057, Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang converted and became a saint at the foot of Qua mountain and the people of Nghe An established a temple called Qua Son temple. It is also recorded that after the conversion, Ly Nhat Quang became a saint and always blessed the court to defeat many invading enemies, so later dynasties, every time they sent troops to fight the enemy, they returned to Qua Son temple to light the fire. He prayed for his blessing and after winning the battle, he returned to the temple to burn incense and pay tribute. Therefore, people say, Ly Nhat Quang lived to fight the enemy, and died heroically fighting the enemy. Currently, his sacred tomb at Qua Son temple relics is always cared for, worshiped, and smoked by people. Qua Son Temple was built in the early 11th century, is listed as "international, national creation", then restored many times in the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties. By the early 20th century, the temple became a large-scale complex, consisting of seven buildings, one of the "four great achievements" of Nghe An. Qua Son Temple is an ancient, massive architectural work, a convergence of creative and new thinking: The frames of the temple's works were taken from places and brought back and rebuilt. The temple includes many items, typically: The public-shaped building includes the Upper Palace, Middle Palace and Lower Palace connected consecutively - worshiping Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang, Ta Vu worshiping Dong Chinh Vuong, Huu Vu worshiping Duc Holy King, tomb of Uy Minh King Ly Nhat Quang, stele house, horse house and horse man... Through many events, ups and downs of history, due to time and war, Qua Son Temple today no longer retains its former scale and stature. In 1952, bombs caused serious damage to the temple. Only the ancient stone stele and his tomb remain in the temple. By 1996, implementing the policy of preserving, restoring and embellishing national historical and cultural relics, the temple was restored by the government and people. On February 12, 1999, Qua Son Temple was ranked a national "historical and cultural relic" by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). In 2019, Qua Son Temple Festival was recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, a tourist destination of Nghe An province. Source: Electronic information portal of Do Luong district, Nghe An

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