Hang Chua and Hang Pagoda

Hang Chua and Hang Pagoda

Hang Chua is also known as: Van Quang Dong, Hang Pagoda is the common name of the temple built in Van Quang cave, in the past the pagoda had the literal name: Thanh Lam Tu. It is called Pagoda Cave because of the 4 caves in this mountain, there are 2 caves with pagodas in them. Chua Hang Mountain is located in the middle of a field in Dong Mai village, Doc mountain and A Dong village, Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district, Hoa Binh province. Hang Pagoda - Hang Pagoda is a historical - cultural, architectural, artistic, religious and scenic site. Cave Pagoda 1: built with a rectangular (-) structure, 3m long; width 3.14m; 4.10m high, with main column structure, military column, front and rear table doors and wooden boards surrounding the pagoda. The pagoda was built a long time ago and was renovated during the Nguyen Dynasty. On the top of the pagoda, there is an inscription: "Khai Dinh Nham Tuat year of the royal dynasty" (Khai Dinh year of Nham Tuat 1892). Cave Pagoda 2: with a rectangular (-) shaped architecture, including four rows of 2.81m high columns; The military column is 2.38m high, the pagoda stands in front of the third cave entrance. Cave 2 pagoda also has a completely wooden architecture, including the roof. According to local people, Hang 2 Pagoda was built a long time ago and was restored during the Nguyen Dynasty. Currently, on Thuong Luong pagoda, there is an inscription of the year of restoration: "Twelve years of Dai Nam Bao Dai, ten years of Dinh Suu, ten two moons, twelve days of living, Thuong Luong is auspicious". That means the pagoda was renovated in the 12th year of Bao Dai, the 12th month, the 12th day of the year Dinh Suu (1937). Hang Pagoda was built in the second cave, with a completely wooden architecture. In the pagoda there is a system of Buddha statues carved in the 18th century. This is a unique heritage for Hoa Binh province relics, on the paintings. The pillars are elaborately carved patterns in the artistic style of the Nguyen Dynasty. Pagoda cave: The pagoda has 4 Chinese characters engraved on the cliff: "Lang Tieu Tieu Bich" means: Soaring blue mountain, covered with mist. According to archaeologists, Chua Cave is also the place where archaeological traces of the "Hoa Binh Culture" were discovered. In cave 2 and cave 3, people have found fossil deposits of food of ancient people such as snail shells, seashells, tool fragments... In the Middle Ages, cultural traces were also left here quite boldly: a bronze bell was cast in the 44th year of Canh Hung (1783). The ancients also left here 2 lines of inscriptions, 1 poem, 2 autographs, and a stone stele. These are very rare written texts in cave relics of Hoa Binh province today. Source: Hoa Binh Electronic Newspaper

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