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VAN PHUC Pagoda
Van Phuc Pagoda, located in Trung Ban village, Dong Tho commune, Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh province, is a pagoda with a rich history and unique culture. This temple is not only a place of worship and spiritual practice for local people but also an important cultural and religious destination in the region. VAN PHUC Pagoda was a Vietnamese Buddhist center during the Ly Dynasty. The pagoda still retains a number of stone sculptures of the Ly Dynasty. In particular, in the Buddha hall, there is a statue of Buddha meditating on a lotus throne, 1.85m high, including a pedestal of 3m. This is a masterpiece of stone sculpture in our country. The pagoda worships the statue of Zen Master Chuyet Cong (1644). In particular, the pagoda has a 27m high stone statue of Great Buddha, weighing more than 3,000 tons, placed at a height of 108m, carved according to the prototype of the Ly Dynasty Buddha statue at the pagoda, which was unveiled on September 26, 2010. Van Phuc Pagoda was built a long time ago and has undergone many renovations. The temple's architecture is typical of Northern Vietnamese pagodas with curved tiled roofs, intricately carved wooden columns and solemnly decorated Buddha statues. The temple grounds have structures such as three gates, main hall, harem and other worship spaces, creating a solemn and pure space. Van Phuc Pagoda is a place of worship for Buddha, where local people come to pray, burn incense, and participate in Buddhist festivals such as Buddha's Birthday, Vu Lan and other religious holidays. The pagoda is not only a place of practice for monks but also a place to connect the community, helping people preserve and promote cultural values and traditional beliefs. In addition, Van Phuc Pagoda also plays an important role in moral and spiritual education for the young generation, helping to preserve the cultural beauty of the Vietnamese people. With its green landscape and peaceful space, the pagoda is a destination that attracts tourists and Buddhists from all over. Van Phuc Pagoda stands out with its ancient space, rare Buddha statues and many relics of historical value. This pagoda is a testament to the cultural and religious development of the land of Yen Phong, Bac Ninh over many generations. The existence and development of Van Phuc Pagoda makes an important contribution to preserving the cultural and spiritual heritage of Bac Ninh province in particular and Vietnam in general. Van Phuc Pagoda is not only a historical relic but also a symbol of the spirit of harmony between humans and nature, between the spiritual life and daily life of the people here. SOURCE: VIETNAMESE GLOBAL Pagoda
Bac Ninh
3763 view
Rating : Provincial level relics
NAM LUONG FAMILY
The story of the hundreds of years old communal house in Ngam Luong village, Lang Ngam commune, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province that we talk about below is an example to prove that. Ngam Luong village, Lang Ngam commune (formerly named Ngam Dien) is located adjacent to the Thien Thai mountain range, and is the meeting place of many transitional geo-cultural circuits. In the area, there is Duong River hugging the West and Northwest. Along with that is the ancient road route, now the Duong River dyke. That river route and ancient road form an East-West connection between the Thai Binh and Red River basins. Lang Ngam is also located on the western bank of the Luc Dau Giang area, where the high mountains and low hills in the North end; The place where the Thuong River, Cau River, and Luc Dau River converge, opening up the delta and down to the East Sea. Those river routes are important traffic arteries in transporting ancient Vietnamese residents along with the country's economic, historical and cultural elements back to Lang Ngam; And from here - thanks to these special bloodlines - it continues to spread out, integrating with the country in all fields. That has made Ngam Luong - Lang Ngam countryside - since ancient times - a place to both witness and directly contribute to the creation of many unique cultural histories of the homeland and the country. Located at the beginning of the village, looking to the Southeast, Ngam Luong village communal house is in a beautiful feng shui position. In front of the road is a lake with water, the village road curves around, and in the distance is fertile countryside. On both sides are villages and fields. Behind the communal house is a great dike and the Duong river like a strip of noise surrounding it. Perhaps the village and communal house are located by the river, but when the ancients built the communal house, they worshiped the three Water Gods as tutelary gods. The water gods are considered to be figures with a decisive role, directly influencing the thinking, daily life and production of agricultural residents who have grown wet rice since early times. Currently, their records in the locality have been lost for a long time, so it is unclear what their merits were. But in the pavilion, there are still Chinese characters recording their names: First Five Six Shows Improvising Linh Hon Than, Second Trung Thien heroically heroic and strategic Hon Than, and Third Chan Nhi Thong Rui Mat. attain godhood. Ngam Luong village communal house has quite a large scale, containing many unique values of history, cultural beliefs and architecture - art. In particular, in the field of architecture and art, this is one of the last and outstanding representatives of Northern communal house sculpture art during the three golden centuries of folk culture. Because of that, the communal house was ranked as a Historical - Cultural relic by the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province in 2009. According to the chronology still recorded on the first sentence of the communal house in Ngam Luong village, the communal house was restored. created on a beautiful day in early summer in the year of Giap Than - Le Dynasty (around 1764). The overall construction at that time included: The communal house gate and the Tam Quan were built in the style of a 8-roof match stack, on both sides there were 2 dancers, elephants and painted four sacred animals. Inside are two Dance Strips, each side has 4 compartments. Next is the Great Court and the Harem. Over time and war, some works such as Tam Quan and Dai Vu of the relic site were demolished. In 1962, the wooden floor in Dai Dinh was also removed to make tables and chairs. Later, the villagers repaired the outer garden, built walls and gates, and redid the three gates; Gather enough remaining floorboards to fit the floor on one side of the house. Currently, when villages are gathered together, houses are spacious; The communal house, which was originally large and imposing compared to the people's houses in the past, is now somewhat less massive; But the spiritual value and historical and cultural value are multiplied over time. With the Ngam Luong communal house project, the architectural beauty over the centuries still exists through the ancient architectural structure that is still maintained. The great communal house consists of 3 compartments, 2 wings and 4 curved roofs, measuring 21m long and 11m wide, truly an architectural work with all the typical beauty of Northern village communal houses. The architecture of Ngam Luong village communal house has the same style as many Northern village communal houses. The system of ironwood columns, large and small, is solid, structured in the style of stacking beams and gong racks, with 6 rows of columns horizontally and 4 vertical rows. This sturdy column system lifts up the wide, tiled roof of the communal house, protecting the sacred inner space of the communal house, with many carved works of artistic value, imbued with the souls and emotions of the workers - Folk artists build communal houses. The main columns in the front and back horizontal rows of the three main halls all have column ears. That is the worker who sawed the top of the column into a wide frame, then brought the wooden slab down to spread out on both sides of the top of the column, below was the support arm, and on top was a dowel attached to support the upper beam. Thanks to this structure, the column ears are always in a stable position. It is these pillars that the craftsmen have turned into works of art with embossed techniques and rich themes, bringing the bustling breath of life. The rear palace is in the style of a mallet, consisting of 5 architectural compartments in the style of a row, surrounded by bricks, the axis is 11.5m long, 8m wide. Inside the Harem are arranged 3 thrones worshiping the tablets of the tutelary gods. In front are incense bowls, stands, candles, floating trays, altars... all placed on brick pedestals and square tables. Some of these artifacts date back to the Nguyen Dynasty, 19th century. In particular, the ancient communal house was bestowed with many titles by Vietnamese feudal dynasties. Over time, it was lost, and up to now, 7 ordinations are still preserved in the temple. The earliest religion was established in Canh Hung 28 (1767), the latest religion was established in Dong Khanh 2 (1886). Most of them acknowledged the merits of the village tutelary god for helping, eliminating disasters, and dispelling disasters for the people, so that the people could be prosperous and happy. SOURCE: LITERATURE AND ART ASSOCIATION OF BAC NINH PROVINCE
Bac Ninh
3652 view
Rating : Provincial level relics
Nguom Slua Cave
Nguom Slua developed in limestone blocks formed in shallow and warm marine conditions about 270-360 million years ago (Permian Carboniferous period). In front of the cave entrance, there are still traces of two river steps - evidence of the lifting activity of this area in the recent period (called neo-tectonics). According to the legend of the Tay people, Nguom Boc is the place where the couple Pu Luong - Slao Cai met and became husband and wife, while Nguom Slua is the cave where Pu Luong fought with a tiger to protect their peaceful life. my family. Nguom Slua was the place where the Red Flag newspaper (1932-1933) was printed, a base for revolutionary activities from 1932 to 1936. Here, the Cao Bang Party Committee held the Indochina Congress in May 1936 to mobilize People of all ethnic groups in the province responded to the "Indochina Congress" movement and the draft "People's Prayer" demanding democratic reform, improving people's lives, and fighting openly and legally. Nguom Slua is ranked as a national historical relic according to Decision No. 188 VH/QD/BT dated February 13, 1995. Source: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Cao Bang
5462 view
Rating : National monument
Dong Lan Pagoda
Dong Lan Pagoda located in Hung Dao commune (City) is a pagoda with a long history, built during the Le - Mac dynasties. The pagoda was recognized as a provincial cultural and historical relic in 1997. Dong Lan Pagoda is located on Dong Lan mound (Doong Lan in Tay language), in the northwest of Cao Bang city. The origin of the name "Dong Lan" has many hypotheses, associated with historical stories through many periods such as the story of Thuc Phan organizing the contest "Nine lords fighting for the king" (there are many other place names associated with this story such as : Tong Chup field, banyan tree in Cao Binh, stone clogs in Ban Thanh, upturned boat in Khau Lua). Dong Lan is the place where the lord went to get the bronze drums. He came back tired and fell asleep. Rats bit the drum strings. The drums rolled down the hill and echoed throughout the whole area. The other lords thought the lord who went to get the drums had won, so they abandoned the competition, so no one won. . Tong Lan is a rolling drum, called Dong Lan. There is a hypothesis that Dong Lan is a pagoda located on the Lan hill. During the Ly Dynasty (late 11th century), Dong Lan Pagoda was built to worship Buddha. From the year of Tan Hoi, the 19th Canh Thong era of the Mac Dynasty, the Queen of the Mac Dynasty ordered the pagoda to be built in the shape of a nail, with corridors and a back hall on both sides, and a monk's room. Behind the pagoda is Ly palace of the Mac dynasty. The pagoda is a place for queens and princesses to chant Buddhist scriptures. Before the pagoda was built, at Dong Lan mound there was a temple worshiping Tran Quy and Tran Kien. According to "Cao Bang Thuc Luc" there are many detailed records about the origins and special talents of brothers Tran Quy and Tran Kien. Their father, Tran Trieu, married a fairy wife, so his two sons were blessed with many miracles. When they reached adulthood, their fairy mother had to return to heaven, and their father also went to the mountains to study the way of immortals. The two brothers Tran Quy and Tran Kien remembered their parents' advice and carried swords around the area to search for monsters. , eliminating harm to the people. Remembering the merits of the two young men, the people built a spring-autumn temple to worship. These two, throughout the dynasties, were all ordained. During the Le Dynasty, Tran Kien was appointed Cai Cong Dai Vuong, a lower-class minister; Tran Quy is Dong Lan Dai Vuong, a middle class god. Experiencing historical events, Dong Lan Pagoda was destroyed and severely damaged many times, then repaired. In the year of Thieu Tri (1841-1847) of the Nguyen Dynasty, the pagoda was completely rebuilt. The place to worship Tran Quy - Tran Kien is separately worshiped in a small temple next to the corridor on the right side of the pagoda, while Buddha is worshiped in the main hall. During the resistance war against the French, in 1950, the pagoda was once again destroyed. In addition, according to information provided by some elderly people in Hung Dao commune, previously in the pagoda there was an incense bowl to worship Thach Sanh. This is a character in the legend of the Tay people. Thach Sanh killed the ogres, protecting the peaceful life of the people. On January 15, 1997, the pagoda was granted a Provincial Cultural Historical Relic Certificate by the Provincial People's Committee. In 2004, the pagoda was funded by the state to invest in renovating the three jewels, adding many Buddha statues, and renovating the pagoda grounds. However, the original architecture of the temple is no longer retained intact. Artifacts such as bells, Buddha statues, parallel sentences, etc., can no longer be kept from the past. Only artifacts will be given to Buddhists later. Dong Lan Pagoda currently has quite a large campus. The three-entrance gate is built firmly and solemnly. Looking from the outside you see the words "Compassion", looking from the inside you see the words "Happiness and forgiveness". The pagoda consists of a main church with 5 front halls and a main hall. There is also an ancestral church (3 compartments). The pagoda's roof is tiled and decorated with two dragons flanking the moon. From the pagoda yard, you have to go through 9 steps to reach the first architectural layer, which is the front hall (worship house). The doors are all built in an arch shape. The front hall is spacious, high and airy, with 5 compartments. In the middle is an altar with a thousand-eyed and thousand-armed Guan Yin Buddha statue. The space on the right is the altar to worship Saint Tran Quy - Tran Kien and the statue of Monsignor. The space on the left is the altar for Thach Sanh. Between the altar and the main hall there is a transit gap which is a space used to get light. The main hall (three jewels space) has two layers of altars. The highest layer adjacent to the pagoda's roof contains three Buddhas of the Three Worlds, symbolizing Buddhas belonging to three lifetimes: past, present, and future. Three Tam The Buddhas of the same size and shape are placed on a lotus throne. The second altar layer has 3 statues in the same row called Amitabha Tam Ton. Sitting in the middle is a fairly large carved Amitabha Buddha statue. On both sides are statues of Bodhisattvas and monks, arranged in rows from low to high, majestic and solemn. In the temple yard, there is a 3m high white marble statue of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva holding a vase of nectar in his hand. Behind the main church is the Mother Goddess Temple with three altars: Thanh Mau (main hall), Son Trang, and Tran Trieu. Above the main shrine there is the image of a pair of Thanh and White Snakes crossing horizontally. The pagoda festival is held on the 8th day of the first lunar month every year with many activities: chanting sutras, reciting Buddha's name, shaking hexagrams to pray for good fortune, praying for fortune, burning incense to pick fortune, organizing folk games..., attracting visitors from all over. Go to a crowded festival. Source Electronic information portal of Hoa An district, Cao Bang province.
Cao Bang
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Rating : Provincial level relics
De Doong Temple
De Doong Temple, also known as Giang Dong Temple, is located right on the land of De Doong village, Hong Viet commune (Hoa An). This is the original temple worshiping the stone god according to the folk belief concept of "all things are sacred" of the Tay and Nung Cao Bang ethnic groups. Later, it had the additional function of worshiping Buddha and mother worship. This is one of the sacred temples that local people and tourists admire, pray for, and worship. Legend has it that, once upon a time, there was a poor man who worked diligently as a fisherman, working hard along the river to make a living. He is filial to his parents, lives in harmony and humility with everyone in the neighborhood, and is loved by his relatives. On the day of his father's death anniversary, he went to the river to cast his net in the hope of catching a catch of fish to take home as a memorial, but he kept casting without catching any fish. Whenever I pull up the fishing net, there is only a stone shaped like two people; Feeling strange, he clasped his hands together and prayed: "If it is a god, please give me a catch of fish to commemorate my father's death." Sure enough, right after that, he threw a full catch of fish. Seeing the miracle, the young man took the stone and built a shrine in Vo Ban. On a night of heavy rain and strong winds, the temple's roof was blown off and a piece of wood flew to Riet Ri hill, from which people built the temple there. But this is a place far from the population, with difficult roads and narrow surroundings around the temple, not meeting the needs of crowded ceremonies, so the villagers built a temple in De Doong village and took the god stone to worship. During the Le and Mac dynasties, De Doong temple was repaired and Buddha and mother statues were placed in the altar. Through many changes in history, the temple disappeared and was restored and embellished many times, creating a new appearance until today. The overall architecture of De Doong Temple is in the shape of the letter "nail", including three vertical compartments, tiled roofs, and walls built of local bricks. The partition walls are decorated with motifs of rolling clouds, flying dragons, flowers and leaves..., each room has its own pattern and layout. The outermost space is also known as the main hall or the great worship space. There are no statues in this space, but on the hitch there are decorations depicting charming mountain and water scenes. On both sides of the hall, there are paintings of two mighty generals standing guard with two war horses. In the middle of the space is the altar and incense bowl, and on the right side hangs a small bronze bell. On both sides of the outside wall are painted two tall horses, with the words "great horse" written in Chinese characters on their chests. This is the main space for local people and tourists to burn incense and pray. The middle space, also known as the middle room, has an area of about 21.5 m2. On the hitch are engraved two dragons flanking the moon, showing the descriptive content: two dragons flanking the moon, dragon rolling in the clouds. In the middle of the room there are 3 statues of mandarins, all of them wearing dragon-winged hats and holding scriptures in their hands to preach. The left wall is an altar of meditating statues, the right wall has Buddha statues and Guan Yin Buddha statues with small sizes ranging from 20 - 60 cm. The innermost space, also known as the main hall or harem, has an area of about 20.44 m2. This is the space used for worship with solemn and majestic ceremonies. The middle wall acts as a background decorated with small patterns, orchids and rolling rattan. In this space, there are 3 statue pedestals with 3 steps, the highest step and the second step are a system of Shakyamuni Buddha statues, each step has 3 statues sitting on a lotus. In the middle of the second pedestal is a sitting statue with many arms, smaller than the other statues. The third pedestal is the statue of Maitreya, a symbol of the god of wealth, with an incense bowl and flower vase next to it. On the left side of the altar, there is a statue of Tang Tang in the middle and statues of good and evil gods on both sides. On the left wall is a throne to worship a god stone and an incense bowl for offerings. The right wall has 3 statues of mandarins and incense bowls for good luck. De Doong Temple Festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year, attracting a large number of people from all over to attend the festival, pray for blessings, pray for wealth, pray for good fortune, hope for favorable rains, peaceful winds, and fresh crops. Good for cultural activities, arts, traditional folk sports, and bustling spring days. During the resistance war against the French colonialists, the temple witnessed the activities of the Cao Bang Party Committee, many revolutionary soldiers came here to take refuge at the temple door and discuss state affairs. On June 15, 1945, a meeting was held here to welcome the establishment of the province's revolutionary government. De Doong Temple was ranked as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic on November 4, 2008. Source Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Cao Bang
5753 view
Rating : Provincial level relics
Nguom Boc Cave
Nguom Boc - meaning Dry Cave in the local language - is located on the west slope of Lam Son mountain range, in Ban Nua hamlet, Lam Son village, Hong Viet commune. This is the place that marks many historical events about President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary life in the years 1942-1945. From late March to August 1942, President Ho Chi Minh moved from Pac Bo to the base in Lam Son to direct the revolution. Here, people often secretly go back and forth to Nguom Boc cave, affectionately called "Mr. Ke" by local people. In May 1945, at Nguom Boc cave, President Ho Chi Minh attended a meeting with leaders of the Cao - Bac - Lang Joint Provincial Party Committee to prepare for the historic general uprising in August 1945. Nguom Boc is also where Le To's military workshop lived and worked during the resistance war against the French. Here in October 1950, President Ho Chi Minh attended and directed the Conference summarizing the Border Campaign; talked with workers at the Le To military factory and representatives of the people of Hong Viet commune, Hoa An district. Archaeologists also found many relics in Nguom Boc showing that this was once the residence of prehistoric people of the early Neolithic period, equivalent to the early Hoa Binh Culture, about 10,000 years ago today. In the famous legend Pu Luong - Slao Cai of the Tay people, Nguom Boc is the first residence of these two legendary characters in Cao Bang. Geologically, Nguom Boc cave developed in limestone formed in shallow sea conditions about 270 - 360 million years ago (Permian Carboniferous period). At the cave entrance, traces of shelves and ancient flows are clearly visible, evidence appears to have been raised during the recent period (called the neo-tectonic period). Nguom Boc Cave was recognized as a national revolutionary historical relic according to Decision No. 02/2004/QD/BVHTT of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism dated January 19, 2004. Source Electronic information portal of Hoa An district, Cao Bang province.
Cao Bang
5536 view
Rating : National monument
DAI BI Pagoda
Dai Bi Pagoda is located in hamlet 8, Ninh Giang village, Ninh Hiep commune, Gia Lam district, suburban Hanoi. The pagoda is also called Ninh Giang pagoda or Xom 8 pagoda. Dai Bi Pagoda was built very early. Based on written documents and relics left in the monument, it can be confirmed that the pagoda was built at least 400 years ago. According to the elders in the commune, the pagoda was burned on September 22, Mau Dan year, but soon after, local people joined in making merit with Mr. Ky, a native of the commune, who practiced here. Contribute to rebuilding the pagoda according to its old appearance. Perhaps the most recent was the restoration in 1939, which is still inscribed in Chinese characters on the upper palace: Emperor Bao Dai's reign was fourteen years old The fifth year of Ky Mao, five moons, twenty-six days of great prosperity and great auspiciousness. Translated as: The roof was topped off on the auspicious day of May 26, Ky Mao year, the 14th Bao Dai era (1939). Dai Bi Pagoda is not very large in scale; The entire floor plan is square, each side is 13.4m with an area of about 200m2. The ancient craftsman cleverly built a pagoda that has all the architectural components of a typical pagoda including: Front hall, incense burner, upper hall and surrounding corridors, Patriarch's house, guest house, outbuilding. On the top of the Tien Duong roof, in the middle is a relief of the sun image, on both sides there is a relief of a phoenix and a pincer head is a relief of a dragon, on the two banks of the river is a relief of Nghe. These are reliefs symbolizing the mascots in the Four Sacred Treasures. The head of the knife is stylized in the form of a carp turning into a dragon, and all the tiles are covered with funny-nosed tiles. On the 4 pillars attached to the facade are 2 parallel sentences made of cement. The Upper Palace is the center of worship decoration, has a simple structure and shares the roof with the Tien Duong, which includes 25 round statues painted in red and gold, splendidly decorated with parallel parallelograms and flags. Close to the wall of the Upper Palace, there are 4 stone relief statues of the Hau and a gable wall on the right are typical works of art of the 17th century. Through many ups and downs and changes of time, especially the fire, the relics have suffered a lot of loss. Currently, the pagoda still retains precious relics made of stone and bronze including: 5 relief stone queen statues, 6 small stone stele, 1 heavenly stone pillar (1691), some earthen statues, 1 bronze bell. 75cm high, 50cm diameter, 25cm handle, 4 sides with the words "Dai Bi Tu Chung", the era name "Canh Thinh Royal Dynasty" (1800); 3 horizontal paintings and 7 parallel sentences. Every year the people still maintain the festival at the temple on the 5th, 6th, and 7th days of the second lunar month. Dai Bi Pagoda was ranked an architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1997./. SOURCE: HANOI PEOPLE ONLINE MAGAZINE - SPEECH AGENCY OF HANOI LITERATURE AND ART ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION
Bac Ninh
3780 view
Rating : Provincial level relics
XA TEMPLE
Xa Temple is located on the south bank of Cau River, near Xa junction, which is the confluence of two ancient rivers Ca Lo and Cau River (also known as Nhu Nguyet River) flowing into Luc Dau River (Hai Duong province). Xa Temple, Xa Doai village, Tam Giang commune (Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh) worships two generals Truong Hong and Truong Hat. The two were siblings and talented generals of Trieu Quang Phuc in the resistance war against the invaders of the Luong Dynasty. Nearly a thousand years ago, in the 11th century, Lieutenant Ly Thuong Kiet built the Nhu Nguyet river defense line here during the second resistance war against the Song Dynasty, leading to a famous victory over the Song invaders in October 1077. Talking about the history of the temple, Mr. Vu Cong Tuong (82 years old, from Xa Doai village, head of Xa Temple) said: Xa Temple worships Saint Tam Giang - the brothers Truong Hong and Truong Hat, who are famous generals of the temple. Trieu Quang Phuc was credited with fighting the Liang invaders in the 6th century. The sacred temple also dates from the 6th century, after their death. The legend of Saint Tam Giang says that, in the past, in Van Mau village (Kinh Bac region) there was a girl named Phung Tu Nhan. At the age of 18, Tu Nhan dreamed that the Dragon god descended from the sky and entwined herself on the Luc Dau River. After that, she was 14 months pregnant and gave birth to a bundle of 5 children: 4 boys and 1 girl. Because she was a child given by heaven, she took the Jade Emperor's surname Truong and gave it to her four sons, Truong Hong, Truong Hat, Truong Lung, Truong Lay, and her daughter, Truong Dam Nuong. Some time later, Heaven sent La Tien Ong to earth to teach literature and martial arts to Tu Nhan's five children at Trang Hoc beach near Co Trach's house. The five brothers, all skilled in literature and martial arts, grew up responding to Trieu Viet Vuong's call to become generals to fight the Luong invaders in Da Trach lagoon and win a great victory. Truong Hong and Truong Hat were appointed talented generals of Trieu Quang Phuc. When Trieu Quang Phuc ascended the throne (other names are Trieu Viet Vuong, Da Trach Vuong), Ly Phat Tu led his army to fight back but could not win, so he used the trick of marrying his son, causing Trieu Viet Vuong to fall for the trick and be defeated. When Ly Phat Tu won the throne, knowing that Truong Hong and Truong Hat were talented generals, he invited them to become mandarins. But with your loyalty, you decided not to worship two kings. Knowing that he could not be subdued, Ly Phat Tu ordered them to be arrested everywhere. They knew they couldn't escape so they committed suicide in the Cau River to maintain their loyalty to the king. Also according to legend, the Jade Emperor felt compassion and ordained Truong Hong and Truong Hat as River Gods. Since then, the people of 372 villages along the Cau River, Thuong River, Ca Lo River and the places where the two men were stationed to fight the enemy all mourned and built temples to worship them as Gods. The Ngo, Dinh, Le, and Ly dynasties were later blessed by Yin to keep their territories in peace, so they all honored the Truong cousins as Saint Tam Giang - great kings and superior gods. According to history books, Xa Temple and Saint Tam Giang are also associated with the birth of the poem "Nam Quoc Son Ha" by Ly Thuong Kiet - our country's first declaration of independence. Talking about the legend of the story of the poem Than, Mr. Vu Cong Tuong said: According to the elders of Xa Doai village, one night in October 1077, at the sacred temple on the Cau River battlefield against the Tong and Ly Thuong invaders. Kiet went to the temple to pray for yin and yang to support the resistance war against foreign invaders. After the ceremony, the sky suddenly lit up like daytime, two clouds appeared in the air, one white, one red. Above were two brave soldiers, one riding a white horse, the other riding a pink horse, riding the clouds among the four armies cheering their horses. hi. Legend has it that he was Mr. Truong Hong and Truong Hat who appeared to bless our army and people in fighting the Song invaders. Tu Vu Cong Tuong was moved and respectfully said: "You are "born as a form, death as a spirit"; That means living as a general, transforming into a god, and still carrying out the noble mission of serving the country." At the same time, in the air or in Ly Thuong Kiet's mind, the poem "Nam Quoc Son Ha" suddenly echoed: Nam Quoc Son Ha Nam Emperor's residence/ Absolutely destined to be in the book of heaven/ Like a rebellious river invading/ Nhu "The king of the South lives in the rivers and mountains of the country. The fate is clear in the book of heaven. Why do the invaders invade? They will be beaten to a pulp." This is the reason why the poem is called Divine poetry. When the poem was read by Ly Thuong Kiet, it resounded loudly in the area, causing the Song invaders to panic and run away, trampling each other to death. Together with the strategic ingenuity of our army and people, the resistance war against the Song Dynasty was completely victorious, destroying 300,000 Song troops, corpses piled up into mountains, blood flowed into rivers. After nearly 1,000 years since that divine victory, currently in Tam Giang commune there are still places such as Bai Xac, Bo Xac, and Dong Xa which are traces of the disastrous defeat of the enemy in the past. Every year, Xa Temple has two major festivals on the 5th of the first lunar month and the 9th and 10th of the fourth month of the lunar calendar. The Xa Temple Festival is the largest in the region. In addition to the solemn rituals of palanquin procession and water procession, there is also the custom of swimming competitions. Legend has it that the swimming custom of Xa Temple is associated with Ly Thuong Kiet mobilizing local militia to participate in fighting the Tong invaders on Nhu Nguyet River. Xa Temple today is located on a mound of land nearly 10 hectares wide, less than a kilometer from Xa junction - the confluence of two ancient rivers. The temple is currently being restored but its architecture still retains its ancient features that have existed for thousands of years. In front of the yard there is still an ancient stone stele engraved with the divine poem "Nam Quoc Son Ha" on both sides in Chinese and national language, outside is a four-pillar gate with a time-tinged relief. In addition to the system of precious antiques still kept as worship statues, in the harem of Xa temple there is also a Tao Quan altar with statues of "two men and one woman". In early spring, tourists and people who come to the Xa Temple ceremony to pray for the country of Thai Dan An do not forget to light incense at the Tao Quan altar with the wish to pray for the family to always be warm, hoping for happiness and peace for their family and for everyone. home. With a history of nearly 1,500 years, in 1988, Xa Temple was ranked by the Ministry of Culture as a National Historical Site. Source: Electronic newspaper of the Central Vietnam Farmers' Union
Bac Ninh
3745 view
Rating : National Monument
NGO GIA TU TEMPLE
Located in Tam Son neighborhood, Tam Son ward, Tu Son city, Comrade Ngo Gia Tu Memorial House is the place of birth, upbringing and revolutionary activities of Comrade Ngo Gia Tu - the senior leader. of the Party, an outstanding son of his hometown Bac Ninh. Today, Comrade Ngo Gia Tu's Memorial House has become a red address for educating revolutionary traditions for the young generation and people of all walks of life. The entire house was built by Comrade Ngo Gia Tu's father, Mr. Ngo. Gia Du built it in the first year of Khai Dinh (ie 1916) including the following projects: main house, electric house, horizontal house, school house, farming equipment house and lush green garden all year round. The entrance to the Memorial House still retains the original architectural style. On both sides of the gate, there are a couple of parallel sentences written by comrade Ngo Gia Tu himself in the national language: "The independent gate is free to open and close/The house is free to come in and out", expressing the comrade's independent and free will. Ngo Gia Tu, but it also means that this is a gathering place for like-minded people with ambitions to fight for a free and independent country. On the roof of the gate, the words "The door is like a market" are embossed, expressing the great ambition of the youth of Comrade Ngo Gia Tu's generation. The 3-room classroom was formerly the family's guest house. In 1926, comrade Ngo Gia Tu moved Truong Buoi back to his hometown, using the guest house as a place to teach classes and spread the revolution. The statue of comrade Ngo Gia Tu is solemnly placed in the middle room. The main house is the residence of comrade Ngo Gia Tu's family. The middle space worships his father and comrade Ngo Gia Tu. Above is a horizontal painting left by comrade Ngo Gia Tu's father, which includes the four words "Di Khuyen Yen Duc" with the meaning of reminding future generations to always look towards their ancestral roots and help the country wisely. , help at home. To the left of the main house is the 3-compartment Palace, which is the family's place to worship Saint Tran, but here on September 29, 1928, the Northern Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association held a conference and proposed the theme "Proletarianization" campaign, contributing to bringing the Vietnamese revolution to a new level. In the Palace, many portraits of senior leaders of the Party and artifacts are preserved. Opposite the Dien house is the horizontal house, which is the living area and contains the family's belongings. During her leisure days, comrade Ngo Gia Tu's mother often worked hard at this loom to weave cloth to contribute to raising her children's education. In particular, this house was used by comrades to print secret documents for revolutionary activities. To the right of Hoc's house is a row of farming tools, consisting of 5 rooms. This is where the daily farming tools of comrade Ngo Gia Tu's family are stored. The stele commemorating the place where comrade Ngo Gia Tu lived during his youth and participated in revolutionary activities in the years 1926 - 1928 is located in the relic grounds. The Memorial House of Comrade Ngo Gia Tu has been recognized by the State as a National Historical - Cultural Relic according to Decision No. 100-VH/QH dated January 21, 1989. SOURCE: BAC NINH ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PORTAL
Bac Ninh
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Rating : National Monument
ADHESIVE Pagoda
Located about 20km east of Hanoi city center, Keo Pagoda has a history of nearly 1,000 years and is located on an area of nearly 10,000 square meters, in Kim Son commune, Gia Lam district. The pagoda also has another name "Bao An Trung Nghiem pagoda" and is a place to worship Mrs. Keo - one of the Four Great Buddha Dharmas of ancient times. Introducing Keo Pagoda, Mr. Hoang Dinh Phong - the caretaker and incense burner at the pagoda - explained: According to legend, the name Keo means that the two villages Giao Tu and Giao Tat are tightly bonded together like paint glue. There are two traditional professions here: cooking glue from buffalo skin and making scallops for gilding. Legend has it that in the past, the people here carved four statues of Phap Van, Phap Vu, Phap Loi, and Phap Dien. After finishing, there was a piece of wood left over to carve a smaller statue of Phap Van. The statues were brought to pagodas in Luy Lau area and named after the village: Ba Dau, Ba Dau, Ba Tuong, Ba Dan. The smallest statue of Phap Van was taken by Keo village to worship at Keo Pagoda, then called the statue of Ba Keo. Over nearly 1,000 years of history, Keo Pagoda currently retains a total of 47 Buddha statues, including the statue of Ba Keo. Glue is a unique work of art. The pagoda still retains 6 stone steles, 1 ancient bell cast during the Canh Thinh period (1794), 1 bronze, 8 ordinations, many worship objects and some antiques in the style of the Le Dynasty. The pagoda has been restored many times so it has many mixed styles. The three gates were built of bricks in the style of Nguyen Dynasty's ritual gates, and the upper palace is a 4-roof house. The harem and the Three Jewels Tower are in the style of the Nguyen Dynasty. Notably, the statue of Avalokiteshvara with three hands and three eyes is a product of the 17th century. One of the typical cultural features associated with Keo Pagoda for generations is the Keo Village Traditional Festival. Talking about his hometown's festivals, Mr. Hoang Dinh Phong repeated the folk song: "The 6th is the Keo festival, the 7th is the Kham festival, the 8th is the Dau festival, the 9th returns to the Giong festival." According to Mr. Hoang Dinh Phong, Keo village traditional festival takes place on the 6th day of the 4th lunar month every year. In particular, at the Keo Village Festival, in addition to ritual activities according to religious rituals, there is also a procession of President Ho Chi Minh's image and a procession of Buddha with many ancient rituals, customs and practices imbued with the colors of the soul. spirit, attracting a large number of local people and tourists from all over to participate. With its long-standing cultural and historical values, Keo Pagoda has been recognized as a national historical architectural and artistic relic since 1993. Mr. Bui Trong The, Head of the Management Board of Keo Pagoda Relics said: "The people of Keo village in particular and Kim Son commune in general are very proud of the history and culture of Keo Pagoda. During the resistance war against the French, the pagoda was severely damaged and then majorly restored in 1995. Through Over time, the temple has many degraded items. We have sent requests to leaders at all levels to rebuild the altar, bell tower and repair the upper hall and Buddha statue corridor The above proposals will soon be approved to contribute to preserving and promoting this nearly thousand-year-old historical relic." SOURCE: PEOPLE'S ARMY
Bac Ninh
3935 view
Rating : National Monument
VONG NGUYET TEMPLE
Vong Nguyet Temple is located at the end of Vong Nguyet village (Tam Giang commune, Yen Phong district), near Cau River dyke. The temple was built a long time ago with many buildings, however due to the request of the resistance war in 1948, the Ha temple and Trung temple were destroyed. Currently, only the Upper Temple remains, which was restored in 2004. The temple is located in the east of the village, with a spacious landscape. The current architectural work of Vong Nguyet Temple is in the artistic style of the Nguyen Dynasty. The temple's architectural plan is in the style of First, First, Dinh, and is a combination of two Pre-Temple buildings with 3 compartments and 2 wings and 1-room Hau Palace. Both the Temple's Pre-Temple and the Rear Palace are structured in the style of 4 roofs, 4 curved blades, the roof edge and strip edge are decorated with lemon flowers, evoking gentle serenity. On the roof are embossed a pair of dragons flanking the moon... The temple frame is made of ironwood and is linked by the branches according to the pattern of "the higher the husband, the higher the gong, the lower the price". On some of the statues, the ends and money lines are carved with patterns of dragons, clouds, and string flowers. According to recorded documents, Vong Nguyet temple worships Princess Ly Nguyet Sinh (King Ly's daughter) and Pho Ma Do Uy. They sacrificed heroically for the country, and the people here built an incense temple to worship them. At the temple, there are still many valuable typical artifacts such as: the ordinations given by the Le and Nguyen kings to the two gods; The 1642 miraculous stele, altar throne, tablets, horizontal scrolls, scrolls, couplets, and sentences date back to the Nguyen Dynasty; The altar crane, the altar palanquin, the bowl-shaped super knife set dating back to the 20th century... These ancient documents are both evidence of the temple in history and a valuable cultural heritage of the homeland. In addition, Vong Nguyet Temple also has a stele house to worship heroic martyrs and honor local talents. The main festival at Vong Nguyet village temple is held on February 9 (lunar calendar) every year. There are also other special days such as: The 4th day of the 4th lunar month (Ky Phuc festival); June 8 (Mrs. Ly Nguyet Sinh's day of observance); September 12 (the death anniversary of Saint Tam Giang)… Vong Nguyet Temple was ranked as a historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Sports according to Decision No. 28-VH/QD dated January 18, 1988. SOURCE: BAC NINH ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PORTAL
Bac Ninh
4095 view
Rating : National Monument
BA Chua Kho Temple
(BNP) – Ba Chua Kho Temple is located halfway up Kho Mountain, in Co Me area, Vu Ninh ward (Bac Ninh city). The temple was established during the Ly dynasty. It was initially a small temple. During the Le dynasty, it was restored and expanded into a large temple area. Up to now, Ba Chua Kho Temple has been ranked by the State as a National Historical - Cultural relic and recognized by Bac Ninh province as one of the province's 14 tourist destinations. Ba Chua Kho Temple is the center of cultural and religious activities of the Northern people. The temple is the place to organize traditional festivals of local people on January 12 - 15, with many rituals and folk games imbued with national cultural identity. If given the opportunity, Bac Ninh people often invite friends and tourists from everywhere to visit and make a pilgrimage to Ba Chua Kho Temple once. SOURCE: BAC NINH ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PORTAL
Bac Ninh
4232 view
Rating : National Monument
KIM DAI Pagoda
Kim Dai Pagoda, also known as Quynh Lam Pagoda, Xuan Dai Quarter, Dinh Bang Ward, Tu Son City was built by Zen Master Dinh Khong in the 13th century. Having undergone many restorations and embellishments, the pagoda still retains its ancient architecture and is a place of religious activities for local people and a tourist destination for tourists from all over when returning to the Ly Dynasty's homeland. Kim Dai Pagoda is a place to worship Buddha, Patriarch, Mother Goddess and jointly worship two patriarchs, Zen Master Dinh Khong and Zen Master Ly Khanh Van. The pagoda was built on a campus of nearly 3,800 square meters, with Dinh-shaped architecture, including items: Three gates, Three jewels, To house, Mother house, Ni house, Quan Am floor... The pagoda gate (Three Entrances) was built on a massive scale, including the main gate and 2 side gates on both sides, above the domed roof in the style of "2 floors and 8 curved blade roofs". The Three Jewels include Tien Duong and Thuong Dien linked together to form a Dinh-shaped architectural plan. The front hall consists of 5 compartments, 2 left, with the architecture of "4 curved blade roofs". On the roof of the Tien Duong building are embossed three Chinese characters "Kim Dai Tu". The upper palace consists of 3 compartments, structured in the style of "upper is stacked with beams, lower is stacked with beams and seven porches". The Patriarch's House and the Mother's House have 4 rooms, with the architecture of "the head of the vase covering the arms of the throne". The Buddha statue system is placed in the hallway of 2 rows of 7-room houses. The pagoda still retains a system of worship statues, horizontal panels, parallel sentences and many valuable ancient artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty. The path leading to the pagoda is lined with green trees and ornamental plants of all kinds... During the years before the uprising, Kim Dai pagoda was also a place where revolutionary cadres and local guerrillas operated secretly. The pagoda festival is held on the 9th day of the first lunar month every year to commemorate the contributions of ancestors to the Ly dynasty. Kim Dai Pagoda is ranked by the state as a provincial-level relic according to Decision No. 61/QD-UBND dated January 5, 2009. Source: Bac Ninh province electronic information portal
Bac Ninh
3717 view
Rating : National Monument
DONG HO PAINTING VILLAGE
About 33km east of Hanoi and located close to the southern bank of the Duong River dike, Ho village or Dong Ho is a traditional craft village, whose Nom name is Mai village, now in Song Ho commune, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. This is the cradle of a unique line of folk wood carvings known to many people both at home and abroad, with paintings that have long entered the spiritual life of many Vietnamese people. From Hanoi, if you want to go to Dong Ho, tourists go along Highway 5 (the road to Hai Phong) about 15km to Phu Thuy station, then turn left, continue about 18 km to reach Ho street, the district capital of Thuan Thanh district. From here, turn left and go about 2km further to reach Ho village. Visitors can also go all the way to Ho Street and then up the dike, turn left to the second dike guard post, there will be a sign pointing the way to Dong Ho. Dong Ho is a small village with more than 220 households, making a living from making paintings and votive goods more than farming, where the oldest way of making paintings in Kinh Bac land is preserved. Vietnamese folk songs have vivid depictions of Dong Ho painting village with the image of a simple village nestled on the gentle Duong River, outstanding with moral standards that have been advocated and preserved for many years. life, has created a unique way of behaving for the people of Mai village: respect for honor, integrity, elegant speech, clear communication from above and below, and rarely in the village do people curse loudly at each other... “Hey lady with the green sack belt If you come back to Mai village with me, then come back Mai Village has a calendar with margins There is a cool bathing pond and a profession of making paintings." Appearing around the 16th century, Dong Ho paintings are created by manual methods, the crystallization of ingenuity and patience, plus delicate aesthetic art... These are not painted paintings. inspired but reprinted through engravings, and to have engravings that reach a level of sophistication, requires the modeler as well as the engraver to have a love of art and a high technical level. Dong Ho paintings have up to 180 types divided into 5 main categories including worship paintings, historical paintings, congratulatory paintings, daily life paintings and comics. It can be said that the period from the second half of the 19th century to 1944 was the heyday of the painting village, with 17 families in the village participating in making paintings. During the years of resistance against the French, due to the fierce destruction of the war, the painting profession was temporarily interrupted. Only when peace is restored in the North, especially when the country is unified, will the painting village be restored. Unfortunately, after decades of innovation under the market economy and with the impact of Western art trends, social awareness and trends have also changed, forcing the Dong Ho painting line to face decline. one's own survival (!). Every year, from March to July, the whole village makes votive products, and from August to December, the Tet painting season is busy, the whole village is filled with colorful paper messages. In particular, Ho village has a festival on the full moon day of the third lunar month. During the village festival, there are traditional rituals such as sacrifices to gods, horse competitions, and very fun painting competitions... Among the known Vietnamese folk paintings such as Hang Trong (Hanoi), Kim Hoang (Hanoi - former Ha Tay), Dong Ho (Bac Ninh), Sinh village (Hue)..., Dong Ho paintings stand out. Thanks to being closely associated with the countryside, with the simple life of rural people, very close to the Vietnamese community... Dong Ho paintings are printed on Do paper, a type of paper handmade from the Do tree that grows in the forest like eucalyptus bark. Bring the Do tree home, put it in a mortar and pound it, sift it into fine powder, then use this powder to process it into Do paper. Because the paper base is often painted with a layer of paste or resin mixed with powder from crushed Scallop shells to create a sparkling color, it is also called Diep paper. The people of Ho village know how to use and refine natural materials to create traditional colors that are both fresh and durable, such as blue extracted from copper rust; Indigo is extracted from the leaves of the Cham tree in Lang Son; crimson color from the bark of the Vang tree; Vermillion red from gravel quarried in the mountains; yellow color from Hoe flowers or sticky rice straw; Black color from Xoan ash or Bamboo leaf ash; The shiny ivory white color of scallops is due to scallops made from snail shells or clamshells from Quang Ninh waters... These are basic colors, unmixed and each color corresponds to a wood engraving, so they are often painted. Dong Ho is limited to only four colors. Particularly, the topic is taken from life itself, production activities or comes from the philosophy of prosperity. Although simple, it is also very close to everyday life. From characters in legends or stories, beautiful scenes of the country's mountains and rivers, to paintings with meanings of wishes, and everyday activities such as "Vinh Hoa Phu Quy", "Coconut Picking", " Jealousy", "The Shepherd Plays the Flute", "The Mouse Wedding"..., all contain profound humanist philosophies. Not applying the principles of light or the near-far law of contemporary paintings with strict anatomical composition, artists create folk paintings using only a single line drawing style, creating the Eastern painting line. The lake has many conventional features in both description and composition, bringing viewers of the painting into the world of naive, simple but also very interesting drawings. Especially on each painting, the artist always writes a few Chinese or Nom characters (in the past) or romantic and love poems (nowadays), making the painting even more meaningful... Dong Ho paintings are quite close to rural life in the Red River Delta and northern provinces and cities. Its images have entered poetry, literature and even in school curricula. In the poem "Across the Duong River" Fortunately, thanks to the few people who are still passionate about making paintings, the paintings their family produces are sold, and occasionally foreign tourists come to buy paintings. Their income is also temporarily stable, giving them more motivation to continue preserving and developing their traditional profession. The good news is that after a period of following the trend of "trendy" paintings, many people were able to recognize the hidden beauty in the simplicity of folk paintings and returned to the hobby of playing and hanging Dong Ho paintings. especially during Tet days. Hopefully, together with Bac Ninh province, we will build a national candidate dossier for Dong Ho painting to submit to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for recognition as a world cultural heritage. Luckily, Dong Ho painting village will smile again so that Dong Ho paintings will forever retain their fresh and bright features on Diep paper... Source: Dong Ho folk paintings
Bac Ninh
4595 view
Rating : National Monument
TAM PHU TEMPLE
Tam Phu Temple (also known as Three Kings Temple), located in Cao Duc commune, Gia Binh district, is a place to worship three supreme deities: Thien Phu, Dia Phu, Thuy Phu - Kings of the three natural realms (Heaven - Earth). - Water) created all living things. According to local documents, the temple was built a long time ago on a high mound in the middle of Nguyet Ban beach - a large alluvial ground, surrounded by a vast river. The relic is associated with the historical event where the kings and mandarins of the Tran Dynasty convened the Binh Than Conference (military conference) to discuss plans to defeat the Yuan-Mongol invaders who invaded our country in the 13th century (1282). Nguyet Ban - Tam Phu Temple holds a ceremony to pray for heaven and earth, praying for victory over the enemy and keeping the land peaceful. Through historical periods, today Tam Phu Temple relics still preserve ancient relics dating back to the Le - Nguyen dynasties and have been restored and embellished spaciously. In front is the "Three Kings" temple consisting of 3 buildings: Upper temple, Middle temple and Lower temple; Behind the temple grounds there are also a number of buildings such as: a Buddhist temple and a shrine to Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh. Among them, the most outstanding historical and architectural value is the temple worshiping the "Three Kings" consisting of 3 buildings: front altar, middle temple and harem. The altar building is built according to the architecture of 3 compartments and 2 left, curved roof, frame built entirely of ironwood with many sophisticated carved lines of dragons, phoenixes, plants, flowers... There is an altar here to worship Saint Tran (Hung Dao Vuong - Tran Quoc Tuan) - the person who had meritorious service in fighting the Mongol invaders in the Dai Than gate area, was built a temple by the people here and bestowed the title by the kings. The central temple is built according to the architecture of 3 compartments and 2 left, curved roof, with the same architecture as the front altar, where the altar to worship the Five Immortals, Lord and Lady of Luc Dau Giang is located. In particular, on the altar there is hung an ancient horizontal panel in Chinese "Tam Phu Linh Tu" (sacred temple of the Three Palaces), on both sides of the pillars are hung parallel sentences: "The eternally magnificent Tam Phu Dien/Sudden autumn Luc Luc". first river". Tam Phu Temple relic and Bai Nguyet Ban site were ranked historical and cultural relics by the Provincial People's Committee in 2007. Source: Bac Ninh province electronic information portal.
Bac Ninh
4219 view
Rating : National Monument
Ha Thai Communal House
The architectural and artistic relic of Ha Thai communal house, Duyen Thai commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi is one of 15 monuments in the country ranked as a national monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the first phase of 2017. . The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued decision No. 824/QD- BVHTTDL recognizing the architectural and artistic relic of Ha Thai communal house, Duyen Hai commune, Thuong Tin, Hanoi as a national monument. Ha Thai communal house, Duyen Thai commune, Thuong Tin district has bold architectural features of the Northern Delta with banyan trees, water wharf, and communal house yard. This is the place to worship the two village tutelary gods, the military mandarin of Le Bui Si Luong's reign and Mrs. Dinh Thi Trach (also known as Mrs. Lay) who sacrificed her life to let the villagers escape the disaster to pay tribute. The genealogy records that: previously this land was desolate, overgrown with trees and sparsely populated. At that time, there was a ferocious tiger in the forest, called the wolf tiger by the villagers, who often came to capture people and livestock to eat. Unable to capture this mature tiger, the villagers had to pay tribute to the tiger every year on November 10. In the village, there was Mrs. Lay, a woman without a husband or children. Understanding the pain and loss of the villagers, she voluntarily offered herself to the tiger with the hope that this tribute would stop. Her prayer before heaven and earth seemed sacred and fulfilled, because since November 10 of that year when the tiger came to pounce on Ms. Oi and took her away, people have no longer seen the tiger return to harass her. To commemorate her merits, the people built a shrine. She was later honored as the village's tutelary god and that shrine became Ha Thai village communal house and took November 10 every year as the traditional village festival. Ha Thai village communal house is also related to the military mandarin during the reign of Le Bui Si Luong (1544-1597), he held the position of Grand Master and Commander of the Palace. As a man of excellent literary and military intelligence, he had great contributions in defending Le and destroying Mac. When he came to Ha Thai, realizing that this land had the power of dragons worshiping tigers, he chose Ha Thai to establish a family home and teach people to start a business, so after his death, he was also honored as the village's Tutelary God. Ha Thai village festival takes place from the 9th to the 11th of the 11th lunar month every year and attracts a large number of tourists from all over. Source Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.
Hanoi
6271 view
Rating : National monument
DINH DINH BAN
For a long time, in the subconscious of every Vietnamese person, whenever talking about villages, no one forgets to mention the village communal house, because it is the crystallization of intelligence, effort, prosperity of the village, and pride. of the village, where large and small activities of the whole village are witnessed and taken place... is where boys and girls confide and express their feelings. "Go to the communal house and take off your hat to see how much the communal house loves you." 20km north of Hanoi, Dinh Bang village communal house (Dinh Bang communal house) belongs to Tu Son town, Bac Ninh (formerly Huong Co Phap). This sacred land is the hometown of Ly Cong Uan (also known as Ly Thai To), who founded the Ly dynasty and founded the capital Thang Long (in 1010). Dinh Bang has a cluster of cultural relics, especially relics of the Ly Dynasty, forming a unique memorial area, with historical resonance, of national significance, with all: Communal house, Temple, Pagoda, Mausoleum, Tam .... characteristic of Vietnamese village culture. Dinh Bang village communal house is the most famous ancient communal house in Kinh Bac, built in 1700 and completed in 1736, thanks to the efforts of mandarin Nguyen Thac Luong, a Dinh Bang native, and his capable wife Nguyen. Thi Nguyen, from Thanh Hoa, bought ironwood for the villagers to build, and the communal house was able to last forever (now the ancient house of Mr. Nguyen Thac Luong, which was built on a trial basis before building Dinh Bang Communal House, still exists and is preserved). . Dinh Bang Communal House is a place of cultural and religious convergence. In front of the communal house, there were 3 natural gods: Cao Son Dai Vuong (God of Earth), Thuy Ba Dai Vuong (God of Water) and Bach Le Dai Vuong (God of Cultivation). The gods are worshiped by agricultural residents, praying for good weather and good crops. Every year in the 12th lunar month, people hold festivals to pray for a good harvest year. Also at the village communal house, people also worship the Six Patriarchs (six people who were instrumental in reestablishing the village in the 15th century. Later, when Ly Bat De temple was destroyed by the French colonialists in 1948, the people received the tablets of eight kings of the dynasty. Ly returned to worship at Dinh Bang communal house. Dinh Bang communal house is a unique image of national architecture, preserving the integrity of the ethnic stilt house style applied to village communal house architecture. Looking back at the history from the beginning of the nation's founding, the image of a stilt house is still printed on Dong Son bronze drums - a creation of our ancestors in the field of residential architecture. It is impossible to compare the massive communal house after several decades with the stilt houses on Dong Son bronze drums, but it must be recognized that both of these models have a unified style, inheriting and developing architectural traditions. established from the beginning of the nation's founding. Dinh Bang Communal House is a large-scale architectural work, originally there were three gates, the middle door was built with two tall lantern-style brick pillars, on both sides there were rolling archways with fake roofs, behind was a large yard, on both sides were two ranges left vu and right vu. Like all other communal houses, the most important work of Dinh Bang Communal House in terms of artistic architecture is the Bai Duong (Dai Dinh) building. The communal house's Bai Duong is rectangular, 20m long, 14m wide, divided into seven compartments, two wings located on a high platform of green stone with two steps. The massive appearance of the communal house is shown through the wide roof that accounts for 2/3 of the overall height and 6 rows of about 60 large and small iron columns with diameters from 0.55 - 0.65 meters placed on square green rocks. Vac. When entering the communal house, you are welcomed and fascinated by all the quintessence of 18th century carving art. The first attraction for all visitors is the large Hammock door in the middle palace of the outer hall. The Hammock painting covers a large area, extending from Thuong Luong to Lower beam and opens across an entire room. The Hammock Door is carved with sophisticated embossments on all 7 layers and 9 panels of the four sacred and precious themes.... Above the Hammock door is a wooden ceiling covering the roof of the nave with a decorative image of a The Phoenix bird spread its wings to the surrounding clouds. Decorative patterns on other architectural structures are very diverse, intricately carved, elaborate, and harmonious. The structure of the communal house's frame is quite solid, tied together with all kinds of mortises in the "Upper third, lower fourth" way. Each carving in the communal house is a unique and famous work. The more you admire, the more fascinated you become: The painting "Eight Horses Flying" shows the liveliness, the freedom and tranquility of this land through the image and posture of each horse. The two-piece statue stands in adoration, male and female, each with its own look. The exquisite dragon carvings: Dragon Cloud Congress, Five Dragons Painting Pearls, Six Dragons on Heaven... each painting, each depicting many things. For more than 200 years since its inception, up to now Dinh Bang communal house has entered the emotional life and is the pride of the Northern people as well as the people of the country: "The first is Dong Khang communal house Second is Dinh Bang Communal House, glorious Diem Communal House" Dong Khang Communal House today no longer exists, what we can still admire today is Dinh Bang Village Communal House. With the beauty of architectural scale, carving art, decorative art and the more precious Dinh Bang communal house, it gives visitors a complete view of the village communal house architecture built in the first half of the 18th century. while other communal houses can no longer maintain their intact appearance. SOURCE: BAC NINH DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM
Bac Ninh
3923 view
Rating : National Monument
PHA LAI Pagoda
Pha Lai Pagoda is currently located on top of Pha Lai mountain in Duc Long commune, Que Vo town, Bac Ninh province. This is a cultural, religious and belief project that was built a long time ago and has been associated throughout the history of formation and development of the locality. Pha Lai Pagoda was built a long time ago. According to ancient documents, around the Thai Ninh era (1075 - 1075) during the reign of King Ly Nhan Tong, Pha Lai pagoda was built by Zen monks Giac Hai (from Gia Vinh, Thanh Hoa) and Duong Khong Lo. built on a large scale. During this period, the pagoda had a scale of hundreds of compartments, including works: Buddha Pagoda, Ho Pagoda, Am Pagoda, Tam Quan Inner Gate, Tam Quan Outer Gate, Kinh Thien Palace, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Monk Room... During the Tran Dynasty, the king came here many times to admire the scenery, write poetry and allowed the pagoda to undergo major renovations. The scale includes: Kinh Thien Palace, Four large towers, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Three Jewels, Temple of Saints Duong Khong Lo and Khong Minh Khong, on both sides are two corridors. At the foot of the mountain, in front of Kinh Thien Palace is the Lower Temple and Dragon Pond, on the east side of the mountain is Co Am Pagoda. Also during this time, the pagoda was renamed "Chuc Thanh Pagoda", the pagoda was recorded in history books as follows: "Since 1407, when our country had the Ming invaders, Chuc Thanh Pagoda was destroyed by the Ming invaders. , they took all the bronze bells, bronze tops... to make weapons, guns and bullets. They also took other gas objects." When Le Loi raised the flag of rebellion and defeated the Ming invaders, a number of other Buddhist objects were also returned to the pagoda. During the reign of Le Trung Hung, Pha Lai pagoda continued to be renovated and embellished. The people, the pagoda, the princes and noblemen donated money and hired green stone carvers to rebuild the Kinh Thien, Tam Bao, Temple, and Am palaces. , Tower... At the same time, a brick and tile kiln was opened on the north side of the hill of the pagoda to provide bricks and tiles for construction projects and a bronze kiln was opened to cast necessary offerings. After each temple repair, the pagoda sets up merit stele and posthumous stele to save for future generations. Over the years from the Le Dynasty to the Nguyen Dynasty, Pha Lai Pagoda continued to repair and offer Buddhist objects such as: Amulets, thrones, incense burners, dragon tablets, fruits, tablets, bells... In 1884, the French colonialists occupied Pha Lai mountain. They destroyed most of the land and tried to set up a post here but failed and had to move to Phao Son to set up a post. After that, people renovated the pagoda to include: 8 compartments worshiping Khong Minh Khong and Duong Khong Lo, 3 compartments for worshiping, 5 compartments in the front called Co Am pagoda worshiping Buddha, 3 compartments Nghe worshiping the Tutelary God and two wooden towers. stone. In 1947, the French invaded Pha Lai again, occupied and destroyed the above works, leaving only a few worship objects. In 1957, Pha Lai people continued to restore and rebuild the works including: 3 Pre-Teacher spaces, 2 Rear Palace spaces, 3 pagoda spaces. Many relics were gathered and returned to their locations, such as the collapsed stone of Kinh Thien Palace, the Adoring Dragon, crocodiles, saint statues, stone stele... In 1985, people continued to repair and embellish the pagoda. In 2014, the doors were replaced with ironwood. In 2018, the entire monument was restored. Currently, Tam Bao Pagoda Pha Lai has a Dinh-shaped architectural plan including: The front hall has 3 compartments, 2 wings and 2 shelves, the architecture is in the style of 4 curved roofs. The frame is made of reinforced concrete, the structure of the roof is "stack of beams and gongs", the middle compartment is of the "cob" style, and the side compartments are of "stack of beams". The upper hall has 2 compartments, the structure is like "The upper house is stacked with beams and gongs, the lower side is stacked with beams and seven porches". In the relic space, there is also the temple of Saint Khong Minh Khong, consisting of 3 architectural buildings: Front temple with 4 compartments, Middle temple with 4 compartments, Rear temple with 2 compartments. In addition, in the relic space there is also a 3-compartment building, the middle of which holds the altar to worship the God Emperor. Through historical changes, Pha Lai Pagoda still preserves a system of extremely precious documents and antiques, with unique artistic value and containing a lot of information about the nation's history, typically: Stele "Pha Lai tu bi" Le Dynasty; the miraculous miracle of 1938; 3 leaders conferred the reigns Dong Khanh 2 (1887), Duy Tan 3 (1909), Khai Dinh 9 (1924); Artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty include: dragon communal house; octagon set; Statues of the Father's body, the Holy Mother's body of Minh Khong, the statue of the Three Worlds, and the statue of Avalokiteśvara. Pha Lai Pagoda is a place to worship Buddha, Mother Goddess... This place also worships Zen Master Khong Minh Khong and his father and mother. Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong (1073 - 1141), from Dam Xa village, Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province. He was a talented Zen master, with many contributions to the political life and cultural ideology of Dai Viet during the Ly dynasty. He was appointed National Teacher by the king, the highest position in the Ly dynasty monk system. . In folk consciousness, Nguyen Minh Khong is a man with extraordinary strength, able to move clouds and wind, move mountains, fill seas... and is one of the very few historical figures who have been canonized as saints by the people. In addition, he is also considered the founder of the medical and pharmaceutical industry and the founder of Vietnamese bronze casting. From ancient times until now, Pha Lai pagoda has always been a place to preserve and maintain the spiritual and cultural activities and beliefs of the village community. Every year, the relic has main event days such as: On March 10, a spring festival takes place to commemorate the day Duong Khong Lo returned to fish and practice at Co Am pagoda; The temple festival takes place from August 12 to 15 (lunar calendar). Especially during the festival, there is a ritual of carrying water from Vuc Chuong to the temple - legend has it that the temple bell of the Ly dynasty sank there. Activities during the special days attracted a large number of people and visitors from all over to attend the festival, contributing to tightening the solidarity of village communities and enriching the country's cultural traditions. Pha Lai Pagoda, Duc Long commune, Que Vo town has been ranked as a national relic by the State, Decision No. 100 VH/QD dated January 21, 1989. SOURCE: QUE VO TOWN ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PORTAL
Bac Ninh
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Rating : National Monument
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Lang Le Bau Co relic site
Lang Le Bau Co relic site is located in Tan Nhut commune, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City. Lang Le Bau Co is associated with the resistance war against the French invasion in 1948 with major battles that went down in history. Lang Le Bau Co relic was recognized as a city-level historical relic in 2003. The reason it is called Lang Le Bau Co relic area is because the name of Lang Le Bau Co relic area was given by local people. The hamlet was established next to the interlaced canals and rivers. Lang Le Bau Co is located inside a large field with many shrimp, crabs, and fish. Along with many species of birds such as mallards, storks, teal, nuthatches, gongs, partridges, herons, and red armpits come to feed here. Therefore, Tan Nhut people call it by the familiar and rustic name Lang Le Bau Co. Lang Le Bau Co relic is considered the gateway to move to the center of Vuon Thom base and attack the enemy headquarters in Saigon. Previously, Lang Le Bau Co relic area was originally a field of overgrown reeds. On April 15, 1948, the French colonialists sent 3 thousand soldiers and many modern weapons to simultaneously attack the Lang Le Bau Co area to destroy the Vuon Thom base. At that time, the revolutionary armed forces in Lang Le - Bau, because of their small force and rudimentary weapons, had the help of local people along with the advantage of terrain. After just over half a day of fighting, it turned to attack, causing the French army to suffer a large number of casualties. The victory at Lang Le Bau Co killed 300 enemies, captured 30 mercenaries, and destroyed many machines, military vehicles, and guns of all kinds of the enemy. However, on our side, there are many officers and soldiers who heroically sacrificed their lives at a very young age. On October 14, 1966, in Lang Le, the Republic of Vietnam Army Ranger Battalion was destroyed by tourist militia. Lang Le Bau Co relic site has great historical significance for the people of Saigon in particular and the whole country in general. Faced with hatred for the French colonialists, Lang Le Bau Co's army and people fought a war of great historical significance that opened the door for our side and the enemy. For our side, the battle opened the door to heroism in a strong resistance position. As for the enemy, they had to retreat into a strategic position and were destroyed. The French colonialists could no longer form a strategy to defeat the Viet Minh. Moreover, at Vuon Thom base, Lang Le Bau Co also took place a determined battle to protect our base and destroy all sabotage plans of the enemy. Lang Le Bau Co relic area, after the Dong Khoi movement in 1960, was also a logistics and springboard for the armed forces to liberate Long An - Saigon - Gia Dinh. To commemorate the sacrifices of our compatriots and soldiers, in 1988 Binh Chanh district built a historical building in Lang Le Bau Co land with an area of 1000m2. Source: Ho Chi Minh City Electronic Information Newspaper
Ho Chi Minh City
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Rating : City-level relics
Tan Hiep Prison Historical Relic
Tan Hiep Prison, also known as "Tan Hiep Correctional Center", is located in Quarter 6, Tan Tien Ward, Bien Hoa City. Tan Hiep Prison Relic was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture and Sports on January 15, 1994. Tan Hiep Prison is one of the six largest prisons in South Vietnam and the largest prison in the Southeast region, built in an important military position, northeast of Bien Hoa town. Ahead is National Highway 1; Behind is the North - South railway line. This is an isolated location, convenient for transportation, easy for protecting, guarding, receiving prisoners from other places and transferring prisoners to Con Dao, Phu Quoc... Tan Hiep Prison has an area of 46,520 square meters with 8 prisons, including 5 prisons for communist prisoners and patriots. The prison is surrounded by 4 layers of barbed wire with 9 bunkers, 3 watchtowers with a team of guards and a modern alarm system. It's called "Correctional Center" but inside is actually a gun warehouse, an interrogation and torture room with the most modern tools. Each prison only has an area of nearly 200 square meters but holds 300-400 people, sometimes up to a thousand people. In particular, there are "repentance" rooms and "tiger cages" that are very small and narrow and living conditions are extremely harsh, prisoners live like in a crematorium. The diet was extremely unhygienic. The prison guards bought rotten rice and rotten fish to fertilize the fields, and fried them in oil to feed the prisoners, leading to many people being poisoned. With the determination to escape the imperial prison, return to the Party and the people to continue fighting and liberating the nation, on December 2, 1956, with the agreement of the Eastern Inter-Provincial Party Committee, the soldiers Communists were "detained" in Tan Hiep prison under the direct direction of comrade Nguyen Trong Tam (Bat Tam) - in charge of the prison Party Committee and a number of other comrades who suddenly broke the shackles. was able to free nearly 500 comrades and patriots. This event caused a stir in the Pentagon. America - Diem hastily mobilized both main forces and security forces, civil guards defending the three provinces of Bien Hoa, Ba Ria, Thu Dau Mot and two special forces to encircle and capture the prisoners, but all were defeated. failure. Our comrades and compatriots who escaped from Tan Hiep prison received help and protection from local facilities and returned safely to base. Among the escaped prisoners were comrades: Bay Tam, Hai Thong, Ly Van Sam... who became the core nucleus of the Dong Khoi movement later. In 2001, to partly recreate the crimes of the US - Diem against our comrades and compatriots imprisoned at Tan Hiep prison and describe the entire Tan Hiep uprising on December 2, 1956. , Dong Nai Museum has collected images, documents, and artifacts displayed at the relic and made a model to serve the research and sightseeing needs of all classes of people. Every day, the monument is open to visitors. Source: Dong Nai Electronic Newspaper
Dong Nai
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Rating : National monument
Nguyen Huu Canh Temple
Nguyen Huu Canh temple, also known as Binh Kinh communal house, is located on the left bank of Dong Nai river, formerly belonging to Binh Kinh hamlet, Binh Hoanh village, Tran Bien canton, now Nhi Hoa hamlet, Hiep Hoa commune, Bien Hoa city. It was ranked as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism on March 25, 1991. Nguyen Huu Canh Temple was built around the end of the 18th century. Initially, the temple was small in scale, with walls made of boards and a yin-yang tile roof, about 400m south of the current temple. Documents say: the temple was first rebuilt in the fourth year of Tu Duc (1851); By 1923, the temple was rebuilt at its current location. Nguyen Huu Canh was born in 1650 in Gia Mieu, Tong Son district, Thanh Hoa province in a family with many famous generals in the dynasty. He was a man of both literature and martial arts, accomplished many great victories and was trusted, loved and respected by Lord Nguyen. In the spring of the year Mau Dan (1698), he obeyed Lord Nguyen's order to invade Dang Trong while it was still very desolate. Arriving in Dong Nai, he set up his headquarters at Cu Lao Pho (now Hiep Hoa commune); took Dong Nai land as Phuoc Long district, built Tran Bien palace, took Saigon land as Tan Binh district, built Phien Tran palace, the land expanded thousands of miles. He recruited immigrants to settle down, organized the administrative apparatus gradually and systematically, encouraged land reclamation, and promoted Cu Lao Pho to develop into one of the busiest and most dynamic port towns throughout the century. 18 and officially annexed the new land of the South into the Dai Viet map. After returning from the invasion of the South, the following year he again served Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu's command to lead an army to suppress King Chan Lap and maintain the southern border region. In April of the year Canh Thin (1700), after completing his mission, on the way back to Rach Gam (Tien Giang), he fell ill and passed away on the 16th day of the 5th lunar month, at the age of 51 years old. On the way to his hometown for burial, his coffin was stopped at the land where he once had his headquarters on Cu Lao Pho so that local people could have the opportunity to say goodbye to him one last time. At the mandarin's communal house, local people built a tomb to remember this event. When hearing the news of Nguyen Huu Canh's death, Lord Nguyen was extremely sorry and conferred on him the title of High-ranking official of the Town Chancellor with the title: Thanh Marquis Ceremony and had his tablet enshrined at the Thai temple. Source: Dong Nai Electronic Newspaper
Dong Nai
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Rating : National monument
La Nga victory relic
La Nga Victory Relic (at km 104-112 on Highway 20 to Da Lat, in Phu Ngoc commune, Dinh Quan district) was ranked a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture on December 12, 1986. To cheer for the Viet Bac victory in the fall-winter of 1947 and also to deal a fatal blow to the enemy, the command board of squad 10 decided to organize a big battle, to show the enemy that the Vietnamese people were , Vietnamese people do not easily submit to any enemy; With a spirit of courage and ingenuity after nearly half a year of preparation, studying the terrain, and choosing a location: at 15:12 on March 1, 1948, the La Nga ambush battle began and ended at 15:12 on March 1, 1948. 15:57 on the same day, in just 45 minutes. The victory of La Nga delighted the people of Dinh Quan in particular and the people of Dong Nai in general. This is a victory that demonstrates the cunning and courage of our army and people, causing the enemy to be stunned and defeated. From this victory, our force grew stronger and stronger, contributing to defeating the enemy's plan to attack quickly and win quickly, forcing them into a passive position. The scenic complex of Chong Rock, Mai Waterfall, La Nga River and La Nga Victory Monument is an interesting tourist complex of Dinh Quan. The amazing beauty of Hon Ba Chong, Da Voi Mountain, Hon Dia, along with the natural pagoda at the foot of the rocky mountain are typical clusters that create a harmonious beauty for the Da Chong scenic area. Dinh Quan Da Chong Complex is also a place that retains traces of prehistoric life. Here, under the stone roofs, along the streams and on the slopes along the valley, many production and daily life tools of the ancients made of stone, bronze and terracotta were discovered. During the 30-year resistance war. Dinh Quan is an important part of War Zone D. Da Chong witnessed the formation, development, stationing, and combat deployment of revolutionary forces. Today, a part of the land of Da Chong Dinh Quan scenic area has been used and built into the Dinh Quan District Cultural and Sports Center. In the near future, Da Chong Dinh Quan scenic area will be invested in and renovated, contributing to making the natural landscape more beautiful and becoming an attractive eco-tourism destination. Source: Dinh Quan District People's Committee
Dong Nai
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Rating : National monument
Chot Mat ancient tower
Chot Mat Tower Historical-Cultural Relic, located in Xom Thap hamlet, Tan Phong commune, Tan Bien district, Tay Ninh province, was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as historical - cultural relic on July 23, 1993. Also one of the last three ancient towers remaining in the South of our country. Having undergone many restorations in 1938, 2003 and most recently in 2013. Despite undergoing restorations, the Chot Mat ancient tower relic site has given itself a new look but still remains retains the spirit of ancient architecture. The entire Tower is built of brick and slate with the top of the tower tapering upward, from the ground to the highest point of the tower is estimated to be 10m. In addition, this ancient tower is located on a high mound in the middle of the field, so from a distance it looks like a pen rising gradually. In 2003, the People's Committee of Tay Ninh province decided to approve the investment project to restore, embellish and preserve Chot Mat tower relics and carried out the restoration, restoration, display and opening of the excavation pit in 2003. into use. On November 27, 2019, the Provincial People's Committee issued a Decision regulating the decentralization of management, protection and promotion of the value of historical and cultural relics and scenic spots in Tay Ninh province. Decision to assign the People's Committee of Tan Bien district to directly manage 4 relics, including the National Historical-Cultural relic Thap Chot Mat. In particular, the Chot Mat Tower Historical-Cultural Relic in Tan Phong commune, Tan Bien district was chosen to be part of the tourism development link of Tay Ninh Province. This is a tourist destination worth exploring, contributing to tourism development in Tan Phong commune in particular and Tan Bien district in general. Source: Tay Ninh province electronic information portal
Tay Ninh
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Rating : National monument
Hoc Mon District Palace
Hoc Mon District Palace is located at No. 1, Ly Nam De Street, Hoc Mon Town, (next to the District People's Committee headquarters) and is the place where many outstanding fighting events have been recorded throughout the long history from 1885 to the Southern days. Complete liberation of the People of 18 Betel Garden Villages. After defeating Chi Hoa Fort, the French colonialists built a 3-storey wooden house here to use as a military post. When Tran Tu Ca took office as Governor of the Palace, he used the Station as the Palace of Binh Long district. Originally a cunning drunkard of the French colonialists, Tran Tu Ca was led by a group led by Mr. Phan Van Hon (Quan Hon) and Nguyen Van Qua (Chanh Lanh Binh) of nearly 1,000 insurgents who came to burn the District Palace, captured and head cut off in the middle of the market. That was February 8, 1885, At Dau Tet. Afterwards, Hoc Mon District Palace was rebuilt with a blue stone foundation, brick walls, and a defense system from the upper floors to the fence. The architecture is similar to the Military Fort, so the locals call it Hoc Mon Fort. Tran took over from Tran Tu Ca as Governor of Ngon district, moving to Tra District and then Tho District. This was a long period of time when the people of the Hoc Mon region suffered from many cruel and despicable scenes from the French colonialists and their oligarchic henchmen mentioned above. With the indomitable tradition of Hoc Mon people. On June 4, 1930, around 6 a.m. in front of the District Palace, hundreds of Hoc Mon people protested demanding "abolition of poll tax, reduction of license and market taxes, and granting land to poor farmers." Tra District invited the leaders into the Palace to negotiate, but they cunningly arrested them, including Mr. Le Van Uoi (Secretary of Tan Thoi Nhi Commune), who was the leader of the protest. People were undaunted and fiercely demanded that Tea District release those detained. The protest group became more and more crowded, the fighting spirit spread somewhat, causing Tra District to give in. On the one hand, they released the detained people, on the other hand, they called the officials in Saigon for help. 2 hours later, the struggle was led by two men, Blachole and Nobbot, who opened fire on the protest group, causing many casualties. But the most impressive historical event at Hoc Mon District Palace was the Southern Uprising on November 23, 1940. Hoc Mon Fort is very solid, built of green stone like a fortress, about 15 meters high, has a gun emplacement and a defense system with battlements guarded by a platoon of green soldiers. On November 22, 1940, France reinforced one more platoon to deal with the situation. On the afternoon of November 22, 1940, Mr. Do Van Coi's army broke into the town, disguised as civilians, ambushed behind the Station waiting for orders to rob the Station. Another army wing has the task of destroying bridges, cutting down trees blocking roads, and occupying offices and houses... The army wing from Phuoc Vinh An, Tan Thong, Tan An Hoi, Tan Phu Trung is led by Mr. Pham Van Sang and Dang Cong Binh commanded, started from Ben Do hamlet, attacked the house, killed 1 person, collected 4 guns, and took control of the situation here (Tan Phu Trung). Immediately this army was ordered to pull back to Hoc Mon. The Long Tuy Thuong army was commanded by Mr. Bui Van Hoat. The army of General Long Tuy Trung was commanded by Mr. Do Van Day and Le Binh Dang. At around 24:00 on the night of November 22, 1940, the sound of artillery fire had not yet been heard in Saigon. After consulting, the army commanders united to attack the enemy's post. Immediately the troops headed straight to Fort Hoc Mon, where District Chief Bui Ngoc Tho resided. Two insurgents named Nghe and Kinh volunteered to enter the front gate and sacrificed their lives. Insurgents from all directions rushed into the Fort like water bursting its banks. Faced with the power of the insurgents and the masses, the soldiers in the Station no longer had the spirit to resist and fled in disarray. The insurgents completely occupied the inside of the station, but upstairs, the enemy still stubbornly used guns to shoot sporadically, at the same time calling Saigon and Thu Dau Mot for emergency help. Because he was eager to capture the name of Tho District, comrade Do Van Day climbed up to the upper floor of the Station by clinging to the gutter. Halfway up, he was hit by bullets, the comrade fell and died later. The battle was at a standstill when enemy reinforcements arrived. Unable to hold out, the insurgents withdrew from the town, dispersed to the villages, the armed forces withdrew to Ben Do hamlet (Tan Phu Trung) and then moved to My Hanh hamlet (Duc Hoa). Although the attack on Hoc Mon Fort (later called Hoc Mon District Palace) failed, it left a deep impression in the hearts of all civilians admiring the courage of revolutionary soldiers in the fight against colonialism. steal the country. During the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign, at 7:00 a.m. on April 30, 1975, Hoc Mon town was completely liberated, the National flag fluttered above the District Palace, where District Chief Nguyen Nhu Sang and his gang sai has been running away since last night. Today, Hoc Mon District Palace is chosen as the District Museum, where many documents are displayed, illustrating the ups and downs of historical periods as well as the revolutionary fighting spirit of the army and people in Hoc Mon district over the past two years. resistance war against French colonialism and American imperialism. A monument placed in front of the Hoc Mon District Palace relic represents the indomitable sacrifice of the army and people of 18 Betel Garden Villages, recognized as a national historical and cultural relic. Source: Hoc Mon District People's Committee
Ho Chi Minh City
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Rating : National monument
US Embassy building
The US Embassy relics, also known as the "White House of the East", are the origin of sinister military and political plots aimed at long-term annexation of Vietnam. The relic site is a 5-storey building built Built in modern architecture, located at the corner of Mac Dinh Chi - Le Duan Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, on a plot of land nearly 5,000 square meters. Previously, the US embassy was located at 39 Ham Nghi Street. At around 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 1963, the US embassy on Ham Nghi Street was hit with explosives by the F21 Commando team, collapsing three floors: 1, 2, 3, so the US decided to rebuild it. Construction began on the building in 1965, most of the materials and construction machinery were transported from the US, under the control of American engineers. According to the design, the building is surrounded by 7,800 Taredo stones that can withstand mines and artillery shells. The main door is equipped with thick steel, the other doors are blocked by a special thick bulletproof layer. All doors use automatic systems, including iron doors blocking the way to the upper floors. Inside the building there are 140 rooms with 200 staff serving day and night. In addition, next to the building is also built an additional row of houses called the "Norodom" area exclusively for C.I.A. employees. When inaugurated, the building had only 3 floors. At the end of 1966, two more floors and a terrace were built to serve as a landing place for helicopters. Surrounding the building is a 3m high wall, at both ends of the wall close to Le Duan Street, 2 high blockhouses are built, guarded day and night. The Embassy was completed in September 1967 with a defense system such as a fortress with 60 guards, a bomb shelter, and a radar screen system to control the facade. Immediately after the building was completed, on September 24, 1967, thousands of students flocked to the gate of the US Embassy to fight for "America to stop bombing the North", "America to go home" and issued a notice denouncing the US for "trampling and seriously violating the right to self-determination of the Southern people". But the outstanding event that happened at the US Embassy was the battle of the City Rangers during the General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1968. The target of attacking the US Embassy was added on January 24, 1968 by Ngo Thanh. Van is in charge of general affairs. Ranger Team 11 took on this important mission, including captain Ut Nho (military region reconnaissance captain) and soldiers: Bay Truyen, Tuoc, Thanh, Chuc, Tran The Ninh, Chinh, Tai, Van, Duc, Cao Hoai Vinh, Mang, Sau and 2 drivers: Tran Si Hung and Ngo Van Thuan. Another equally humiliating event for the US Embassy was the chaotic escape that occurred on April 29 and 30, 1975 by the US and its accomplices. Faced with the rapid attack of the Vietnamese army and people in the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign, over 1,000 Americans and more than 5,000 pro-American Vietnamese jostled, pushed, and kicked each other to compete for a place on the terrace of the building. building to be rescued by helicopter. This relic was granted a certificate of recognition by the Ministry of Culture on June 25, 1976. Currently, the US Embassy building has been demolished and a new consulate in Ho Chi Minh City has been built, but next to it is a memorial stele forever remembering the achievements of the special forces soldiers who died in the battle. . Source: Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union
Ho Chi Minh City
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Rating : National monument
Mac Dynasty Citadel in Cao Bang (Na Lu Citadel, Ban Phu Citadel, Phuc Hoa Citadel)
During the period when the Mac dynasty had its capital in Cao Bang, in order to prevent the Le dynasty from attacking, the Mac dynasty restored and repaired Na Lu citadel (now in Hoang Tung commune, Hoa An) and Ban Phu citadel (now in Hung Dao commune). ), Phuc Hoa citadel, in addition to building many other citadels in Cao Bang, making Cao Bang a political and military center in the far Northeast border region at that time. Na Lu citadel and Phuc Hoa citadel are two citadels built before. According to the records of Be Huu Cung in Cao Bang Thuc Luc, Na Lu citadel and Phuc Hoa citadel began in the reign of Tang Y Tong in the year Giap Than, the 5th Ham Thong era (874). Based on the presence of many ancient tombs with stone inscriptions containing the names, addresses, and hometowns of the citadel builders who died here during the Ham Thong Dynasty, it can be confirmed that these two citadels were built during the Tang Dynasty. Na Lu Citadel was built over many different dynasties. When the Mac dynasty came to Cao Bang, it was rebuilt with bricks. Na Lu citadel has a nearly rectangular shape, has a total area of about 37.5 hectares, a length of about 800 m, a width of about 600 m, the citadel has 4 gates. Ban Phu citadel in the capital of Nam Binh, Nam Cuong country of Thuc Phan in the past in Cao Binh (Cao Bang), the Mac dynasty renovated the royal palace in the inner circle of the old capital of Nam Binh and called it Ban Phu citadel or Royal Palace. In the ancient capital of Nam Binh of the Nam Cuong country and the Mac dynasty, Ban Phu citadel still has clear traces. The capital city of Nam Binh consists of two citadels, to protect the citadel, the outer ring has a circumference of about 5 km, including a low hillock area, around the foot of the hill is covered with vertical canvas like a wall, convenient for navigation. Build defense lines. The western wall of the citadel runs parallel to the bank of the Bang River to the beginning of Bo Ma village, connecting the southeast wall of the citadel, flowing in front of Ban Phu, following the foot of the hill to meet National Highway 4, the northeastern side running along the foot of the hill close to the outside of National Highway 4. , up to the top of the mound is the northwest side, continue running along the foot of the hill, out to the river bank and meet the west wall, forming a closed citadel. When the Mac Dynasty established the capital, it repaired and built a number of additional works, in which Ban Phu Citadel (inner citadel - the king's working place) was built higher on the old citadel walls from the Thuc Phan period. The citadel is located on a flat land. Along with rebuilding the capital, the Mac dynasty also built a system of posts and ramparts quite thick around the capital and a number of important border points, forming a system of protecting the capital and protecting the border. gender. Phuc Hoa citadel (Phuc Hoa district) was built in a square style, about 400 m in each direction, including two citadel rings, the distance between the two rings is 80 m. Currently, the southern wall has been completely destroyed. Phuc Hoa Citadel has 2 main gates: The North Gate is open to the national highway to Ta Lung Border Gate today, people often call it Pac Gate, this gate is built in a rectangular style, 8 m wide, 5 m high. , including two gates made of thick, very sturdy wood; The second gate is in the south, opening to the river bank. Both gates were flattened long ago, and now there are no traces left. Near the citadel, in the northwest suburbs along the riverbank, there are many traces of brick kilns. People said that during the process of labor and exploration, many intact brick kilns were found in this area. Through research and surveys, it has been shown that in Cao Bang, the Mac dynasty renovated, embellished and built many citadels and fortresses, including repairing, embellishing and rebuilding Ban Phu citadel, Na Lu citadel, and Phuc citadel. Hoa. These fortifications have formed a quite solid system of protecting the capital. Up to now, of the ancient citadels built by the Mac Dynasty during the capital period in Cao Bang, some of the citadels built of earth only have traces left, but the citadels built of stone are still very clear. Source: Cao Bang Electronic Newspaper
Cao Bang
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Rating : National monument
WARRIORS' MEMORIAL AREA AT THREE GIONG FORCES, NATIONAL HISTORICAL MONITOR
Nga Ba Giong relic is a revolutionary historical relic located in Hamlet 5, Xuan Thoi Thuong commune, Hoc Mon district. Surrounded by three roads: Phan Van Hon, Nguyen Van Bua and Provincial Road 19. Nga Ba Giong relic site is a memorial site for historical events in two wars against foreign invaders. Recognized as a national historical site in 2002. Giong Junction (also fully known as Giong Bang Lang Junction) is located in Xuan Thoi Tay village, part of 18 old betel garden villages formed from 1698 to 1731. For a long time, Giong Junction is a place with a folk name that has entered the history of the hometown of 18 betel garden villages of Hoc Mon - Ba Diem. Legend has it that in the past, this place was a relatively high land and a place where many linden trees grew, so this place got its name from there. After the Southern Uprising (November 23, 1940) failed, the French colonialists increased their repression and fierce terror against the revolutionary movement in the Hoc Mon - Ba Diem region. They set up three shooting ranges in Hoc Mon to kill Party leaders and patriotic comrades from their hometown of Hoc Mon and surrounding areas. Giong intersection is the third shooting range to record the heinous crimes of the French enemy and his henchmen against the people of Hoc Mon. Learning from the experience of 2 previous shooting ranges (1 at the old theater in the center of Hoc Mon District, 1 next to the well behind Hoc Mon Hospital today), they executed public shootings, forcing people to come and watch for the purpose of intimidation. revolutionary spirit of Hoc Mon people. But that firing squad backfired. The Hoc Mon people witnessed with their own eyes the cruelty of the French colonialists and the noble sacrifices of the communist soldiers, so their patriotic fire flared up even more fiercely. . For this third shooting range, they did not dare to build it near the center of the District anymore, but moved it to the Giong Junction area as a desolate, sparsely populated area to avoid people's resistance. Here, they built a shooting range with a solid mound of land 12m long, 2.2m high, in front of which were planted 6 shooting posts, each 1.7m high, the shooting direction facing the field (Ba Tram Lac). In 1941, here they secretly executed many times without letting the people see, hundreds of communist soldiers and patriots were killed by them. With the extremely sacred historical significance of Giong Junction, the place that marked the barbaric crimes of the French invaders, the place that demonstrated the indomitable fighting will and noble sacrifices of our comrades and compatriots later on. the Southern Uprising (November 23, 1940); After the complete liberation of the South (April 30, 1975), Hoc Mon district quickly restored and embellished the Nga Giong Junction revolutionary historical relic site to educate traditional generations of youth. This place has become a tourist attraction and a place to organize traditional festivals during major annual holidays of Hoc Mon district and the city, especially the anniversary of Southern Uprising Day (November 23). Currently, with the consent of the city, the district is renovating and building Giong Junction into "Giong Junction Martyrs' Memorial Area". Source: Hoc Mon electronic information portal
Ho Chi Minh City
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Rating : National monument
Tomb of Mai Xuan Thuong
Mai Xuan Thuong was the leader of the Can Vuong movement against the French at the end of the 19th century in Binh Dinh. Mai Xuan Thuong was born in the year of Canh Than, 1860, died in the year of the Pig, 1887, from Phu Lac village, Phu Phong district, Tuy Vien district, Binh Dinh province (now Phu Lac village, Binh Thanh commune, Tay Son district, Binh Dinh province). His father, Mai Xuan Tin, was the chief father in Cao Bang. His mother, Huynh Thi Nguyet, was the daughter of a noble family in the village. Mai Xuan Thuong is inherently intelligent and eager to learn. At the age of 18 (1878), he passed the Baccalaureate at Binh Dinh Examination School. At the age of 25 (1885), he passed the bachelor's exam. Responding to King Ham Nghi's Can Vuong edict, Mai Xuan Thuong returned to his hometown of Phu Lac, recruited insurgents, set up a base on Sung island to raise the Can Vuong flag against the French, then Mai Xuan Thuong brought his forces to join the army. The insurgent army was led by Dao Doan Dich and was appointed by Dao Doan Dich to the position of Military Salary Officer (in charge of food for the insurgent army). From then until 1887, the Can Vuong movement in Binh Dinh developed strongly and spread to Quang Ngai, Phu Yen... attracting tens of thousands of people from all walks of life to participate. On September 20, 1885, Dao Doan Dich died and assigned all his forces to Mai Xuan Thuong. He chose the Loc Dong mountain area (now in Binh Tuong commune, Tay Son district) as his headquarters and organized a flag worshiping ceremony, calling on scholars, literati, and people to join the movement to fight against the French. During that ceremony, insurgents from many regions in Binh Dinh province agreed to honor him as the Marshal leading the uprising and raised the slogan: "First to kill the left, later to attack the West". In early 1887, the French army under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Cherrean and the royal army led by Tran Ba Loc along with Minister Trira launched a major attack on the headquarters of the Can Vuong movement in Binh Dinh, the battle The fighting between the insurgent forces and the French enemy was extremely fierce, the fight was unequal, and in the end the insurgent force was pushed back. In March 1887, after a fierce battle in Bau Sau (An Nhon town, Binh Dinh province), Mai Xuan Thuong was seriously injured, the insurgents withdrew to Linh Dong secret area. On April 21, 1887, Tran Ba Loc surrounded and captured the Linh Dong secret base and captured a number of insurgents, including Mai Nguyen Soai's mother. On the night of April 30, 1887, Mai Xuan Thuong sent a suicide squad to break into Tran Ba Loc barracks, relieve the captured people, and he and a group of 50 subordinates crossed the mountain into Phu Yen and continued to resist. battle, but when she reached Phu Quy Pass (boundary between Binh Dinh and Phu Yen), she was captured by Tran Ba Loc's ambush and taken to be beheaded at Go Cham (East of Binh Dinh Citadel). The mausoleum of patriot Mai Xuan Thuong is located on a high hill of the Ngang mountain range (in Hoa Son village, Binh Tuong commune, Tay Son district, Binh Dinh province) about 50km northwest of Quy Nhon city; The mausoleum was built on a land area of 1988m2, inaugurated on January 22, 1961. Overall, the mausoleum is designed in the style of an ancient mausoleum, surrounded by low walls. The Lang gate (three gates) is made up of 4 square pillars, the top is tied in the style of a gourd and a vase, bearing the architectural appearance of a communal house or temple gate of the late 19th century. In the middle of the Mausoleum is Mai Xuan Thuong's tomb, rectangular in shape in the East - West direction; At the head of the grave is a stone stele engraved with an inscription recording the biography and career of Mai Xuan Thuong: The relic was ranked at the National level by the Ministry of Culture and Information on April 20, 1995. Source: People's Committee of Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province
Gia Lai
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Rating : National monument