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Nam Temple

Nam Temple

Nam Temple is a religious structure erected by the people of Bac Son commune, An Duong district, Hai Phong city many centuries ago to worship historical figures who contributed to the country in the resistance war against invasion. of the Northern feudal forces, contributing to the establishment of the first autonomous Van Xuan state in the history of our nation's struggle to build and defend the country in the 6th century. According to the legend engraved on the stone tablet Four-sided square pillar dated Tu Duc 19th century on display at the Hai Phong Museum said: The historical figure worshiped at Nam Temple, Bac Son commune is a famous general, his name is Nguyen Hong, a local person. During the uprising against the domination of the Liang Dynasty (China) in the 6th century, Nguyen Hong joined Ly Bi's army, making many contributions to the destruction of the invading army. Luong, helped Ly Bi establish the Van Xuan state, opening a period of independence and autonomy for our nation. Due to his merits, when he passed away, Nguyen Hong was built by the people of his hometown to worship and worship him as the village's tutelary god, worshiped with incense and smoke for thousands of years. Nam Temple was originally called Nam Communal House. Legend has it that Nam Communal House was built right at the place where Nguyen Hong died, and the traces left to this day are that his grave is preserved right in the communal house's harem, above which is a majestic idol placed in an altar. During the years of resistance against the French, Nam communal house was destroyed, only the harem remained. Perhaps because the scale is so small, the villagers call this a temple. But with respect, gradually the local people spent a lot of effort and money to rebuild the temple to become more and more spacious and clean. Today, visiting the ruins of Nam Temple, Bac Son commune, we will see here the charm of traditional Vietnamese village communal house roofs and beautiful, splendid golden altar items, including a palanquin with bowls of tribute. unique in An Duong district. With many tangible and intangible values, in 1990, the State ranked the Nam Temple relic (Nam communal house), Bac Son commune, An Duong district, Hai Phong city as a Cultural Historical Monument. SOURCE: Hai Phong City Electronic Information Portal

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