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Chu Van An Temple

Chu Van An Temple

Master Chu Van An's temple is located on Phuong Hoang mountain, in Van An ward, Chi Linh town, Hai Duong province. This place with beautiful scenery is also where many people come to ask for letters every time Tet comes and spring, praying for a new year of good luck and passing exams. Master Chu Van An's name is Tieu An - his first name is Linh Triet, his last name is Van Trinh. Born on August 25, Nham Thin year, the 2nd Trung Hung year (1292) in Van village, Quang Liet commune, Thanh Tri district (now in Hanoi city). He was the first person to make great contributions in spreading and educating Confucian moral thought in Vietnam. He was invited by King Tran Minh Tong (1314 - 1329) to become a private citizen teaching for the Crown Prince. During the reign of King Tran Du Tong (1341 - 1369), because he could not stand the evil tyrants, he gave his official seal and went into hiding on Phuong Hoang Mountain, specializing in teaching, writing books, poetry, and medical research. medicine until death. After Master Chu Van An passed away (1370), a temple was built to worship him at the place where he worked as a teaching house. After 2 phases of restoration, in 2008 Chu Van An temple became a majestic and solemn architectural complex including: three inner gates, three outer gates, lower yard, middle yard, terrace, garden, two houses. dance ceremony, two stele houses, the main temple with bas-reliefs of Dragon and Phoenix playing with clouds and 112 stone steps leading to the main temple. The temple was ranked a national historical relic by the State in 1998. The main temple is located on high, wide ground. According to feng shui, this is the eye of the Phoenix bird. In front of the temple, there is Ngoc mountain as the front altar, behind it there is Phuong mountain as the back temple, on both sides are Ky Lan mountain and Phuong Hoang mountain flanking the temple. The temple was built in the shape of the letter Nhi (二), with 2 floors and 8 roofs, tiled roofs with 8 curved corners, including 5 pre-worship spaces and 1 back palace space. The decorative art in the temple follows the theme of the four sacred animals (Long, Ly, Quy, Phuong) and the four precious animals (Tung, Cuc, Truc, Plum). The painted and gilded robes are decorated with fine art in the image of "dragons flanking chrysanthemums". In front of the temple are a pair of stone dragons with the architectural style of the Tran Dynasty... Every year, at Chu Van An temple, the opening ceremony of spring writing takes place on January 6 with 4 Han Nom calligraphy words: Chinh - Hoc - Thuan - Practice, and 10 National language words: Tam - Duc - Chi - Nghia - Trung - Talent - Minh - Tri - Thanh - Vinh. This is a cultural beauty that has been preserved since teacher Chu Van An came here to open a teaching class. The autumn Chu Van An Temple Festival takes place from the 1st to the 25th of the 8th lunar month (the main festival is on the 25th). Source: Hai Duong province electronic information portal

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