Tien Dong Base Ngo Quang Bich Temple

Tien Dong Base Ngo Quang Bich Temple

Tien Dong Base National Historical Relic Area is located in Tien Luong commune, Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province. Tien Dong in the past (when General Ngo Quang Bich chose it as a resistance base) was a swampy, sunken field, surrounded by rugged mountainous terrain. From Tien Dong base, when advancing, you can use boats to follow the Gianh river to the Red River to Thanh Ba, down to Cam Khe district town, or up to Ha Hoa. When you quit, you can go to Yen Lap, go to Nghia Lo to the Northwest. Famous person - General Ngo Quang Bich was born on May 7, 1832 in Trinh Pho village, Truc Dinh district, Kien Xuong district, Nam Dinh province (now Trinh Nhat village, An Ninh commune, Tien Hai district, Thai Binh province) . According to official history, his original family name was Ngo, a descendant of King Ngo Quyen, but because his grandfather changed his maternal family name to Nguyen, so history books also called him Nguyen Quang Bich. In 1858, he passed the baccalaureate exam; In 1861, he passed the bachelor's exam and was appointed as a mandarin by the Nguyen court, but he submitted a petition asking that he temporarily not take office to continue his studies and open a teaching school. In 1869, during Tu Duc's reign, he passed the Second Giap Doctoral Examination of Dinh Nguyen (ie Hoang Giap). After that, he was successively appointed to the positions of Tri Phu Lam Thao (present-day Phu Tho); Dien Khanh Tri Phu (present-day Khanh Hoa); Murder in Son Tay province; Teu Quoc Tu Giam (Hue); Murder case in Binh Dinh province; Chief envoy of the mountain room and patrol of Hung Hoa province (including present-day Phu Tho province). When the French colonialists sent troops to attack Hung Hoa, Mr. Ngo Quang Bich, as "Chief of mountain defense and patrol of Hung Hoa province" led the army and people to fight against the French, winning many important victories. However, with the superior strength of the French army, on April 12, 1884, Hung Hoa citadel fell. Ngo Quang Bich withdrew his troops to Tien Dong, Tien Luong commune, Cam Khe district, established a base, raised an uprising flag, and responded to King Ham Nghi's Can Vuong Edict against the French. The flag of the insurgent army was embroidered with the four words "Binh Tay Bao Quoc" and the oath "Vietnamese nation will never change, Lac Hong immortal restores its integrity" affirming national sovereignty. King Ham Nghi issued an edict appointing him the position of General of Tonkin as a military minister, with the title of Thuan Trung Marquis, in charge of organizing the resistance in Tonkin (literature from Counselor, martial arts from De Doc were given the right to use the official documents). Since then, with his prestige, General Ngo Quang Bich not only directly commanded the Tien Dong uprising, but also sought to contact and coordinate with other resistance leaders such as Phan Dinh Phung in Thanh-Nghe; Deo Van Tri, Nong Van Quang, Cam Van Hoan, Cam Van Thanh were scholars and chiefs of the Kinh, Thai, Muong, and Mong ethnic groups in the region who participated in the fighting or supported the resistance. While the resistance war was going smoothly, on January 5, 1891, General Ngo Quang Bich suddenly became seriously ill and passed away at the age of 58. His body was buried by soldiers at Ton Son mountain, Yen Lap district. Not only was Ngo Quang Bich a patriotic scholar and resistance leader, he was also a poet and cultural activist. He left behind the work "Ngu Phong Thi Tap" (Ngu Phong Poetry Collection), including 112 poems in Chinese, most of which were composed during the years he led the insurgent army against the French in Tien Dong. In addition, he also wrote poems and couplets to pay tribute to his fallen comrades. Especially the "Letter in reply to the French army" with its clear words and determination to sacrifice for national independence. (When the French sent him a letter urging him to surrender, promising to grant him a title and high benefits, he firmly replied: "If I win, if I live, I will be a court soldier. If I lose unfortunately, if I die, I will also act as a demon and kill the enemy. I would rather be guilty of a temporary offense than a sin of the world!") In 1884, after Hung Hoa citadel fell and withdrew his troops to station at Tien Dong, General Ngo Quang Bich built this place into a continuous fortress system, ensuring reasonable defense and attack. became a solid base for the resistance war against the French in the Northern Midlands and Mountains. The base's headquarters is located on a high mound that people now call Quan Dai mound. This is a hill about 150m high above the level of the area, bordering Tong Hai mountain. The top of the hill is quite flat and has a convex mirror surface with 3 peaks. The middle peak is Tuong Quan hill, where the headquarters of the insurgent army is located (and also where the Ngo Quang Bich temple is built today). On the right is Ho Gia peak, blocking the road through Tong Hai mountain to Yen Lap (he later withdrew his troops to Yen Lap via this road). On the left is the Cong Don mound (this is the guard post protecting the headquarters). Each hillock is about 300m apart. Near the foot of the current hill, there are traces of a well and a place where the insurgents' horses were tied in the past. In the Tien Dong base area, there are also famous landmarks such as: Tuong Quan hill, Flag Pillar hill, Mai mound, Don hill, Muc mound, Co Rac hill... which are places associated with the names of famous people and generals. Ngo Quang Bich army with Can Vuong martyrs and the anti-French uprising movement at the end of the 19th century. On February 12, 1999, Tien Dong base was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In the temple, there is a statue worshiping General Ngo Quang Bich, and epitaphs record the will and courage of him and the Can Vuong martyrs. On the stele on the road leading up to the temple, there are lines of poetry written by the Regent Ton That Thuyet, praising the will and patriotism of the General: Artifacts on display in the gallery include: 1 set of teapots, 1 eel-skin colored porcelain rice bowl, 1 Hoa Mai gun and some bullets and shells of the insurgents. Regarding the tea set and porcelain rice bowl, these are utensils that served General Ngo Quang Bich in daily activities, found in 1979 by Ms. Tuan Hue's family in Tien Dong while digging in the garden ( When finding the artifact, through information from the family, researchers confirmed that in the past, her grandfather was a bodyguard of Mr. Ngo Quang Bich, and still used this Phung to brew rice for him). Tien Dong is the resistance base of the entire northern midland and mountainous region, led and operated directly by the North's military minister Ngo Quang Bich, so it is also a gathering place for many literati and intellectuals. Famous patriots throughout the country such as Tong Duy Tan, Ton That Thuyet, Nguyen Thien Thuat, Ngo Quang Huy, Nguyen Cao... came here to discuss the restoration of the country. Therefore, this is a historical relic marking the history of the glorious resistance against the French of the Can Vuong movement. Source: Cam Khe District Electronic Information Portal

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