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Hoa Giang Van Minh - Porcelain Porcelain on the Foreign Affairs Front

Hoa Giang Van Minh - Porcelain Porcelain on the Foreign Affairs Front The ancient village of Duong Lam is known as the "masterpiece of spirituality", which produces national heroes, celebrities, faculties, and talent. They are people who have made excellent contributions to the cause of national construction and defense of the nation. Hoa Giang Van Minh - the talented envoy is one of those elite children of the homeland of Duong Lam. Giang Van Minh was born in 1573 in Mong Phu hamlet. He passed the Detective Flower of Mau Thin, the reign of King Le Than Tong in 1628. This examination was no one passed the title of Poinsettia or the Table of the Label only had the title of Flower Detective. He is a broad, highly talented learner, is a diplomatic diplomat, and brave. After a period of being sent to the court in Nghe An until 1637. King Le sent a Chinese -Van Hoa Detective to the delegation to go to Chinese porcelain. Over a hard journey, the delegation reached Beijing. He and his accompanying people had to stay in translation for a long time. Thanks to the smart strategy, he was able to enter King Minh. When the audience, King Minh intended to try the talent of the Vietnamese god, so he raised a side: "Copper Chi Kim Dai Kim Luc" (Translation: The copper column has now covered the moss). The side of King Minh was arrogant, referring to the old Ma Vien to invade our country, after suppressing the Hai Ba Trung uprising, he built a bronze column to engrave the word "bronze with extraction, Giao Chi to kill" (meaning: bronze columns, the people Giao Thich only destroyed) as a curse of our people. After listening, Detective Hoa Giang Van Minh was very angry but he still calmly confronted: "Dang Giang self -necked by pink" (Translation: Bach Dang River from ancient times is still red). In the opposite of the steel, showing the heroic spirit and national pride, reminding King Minh to recall three times the Bach Dang River tinged with the blood of the Northern invaders: the victory of the South Han army of Ngo Quyen (938), the victory of the Song army of Le Dai Hanh (in 981) and the victory of the Nguyen Mong army of Tran Hung Dao (in 1288). Thought to humiliate the Ambassador of Vietnam, suspected that Giang Van Minh was humiliated. Despite the rules of the state, King Minh cowardly sent his troops to operate his stomach to see "how big the male An Nam was." After killing him, King Minh praised him as the secretor, so he sent merciful mercury, put the ginseng and put it in the coffin to closed to the Southern Water Mission to transfer his body to the country. Believing that Kham Jiang Yuan died heroically, King Le and Lord Trinh extremely mourn. The king personally went back to his hometown in Mong Phu village (Duong Lam) to attend the funeral and gave him some words: the ambassador of the army, the hero of the ancient hero means "going to the mission without humiliating the king's destiny, worthy of being the hero of the ancient Thien" and pursuing him as "the work of the Lang Thi Lang, the title of Vinh district". Currently, the tomb of Kham Giang Van Minh is still carefully cared for by the clan in the country of Go Dong - Mong Phu village, built a pedestal of the throne, surrounded by protective flower walls. As for the throne, the place of burial ceremony of him, called by the local people as Quan Giang to memorize the legend of the angel of the deity has made a glorious for the country. In 1845, the people in the area of ​​Hoa Giang Van Minh Detective Church to commemorate his merits. The church area has an area of ​​about 400 m2, which is architecturally in the style of the buds including the road and the back of the road. The buildings are built with bricks and roofs; The wooden roof is smooth, sharp, no sophisticated engraving station. The gate of the church style of beer, built of bricks, on the floating Chinese characters "Giang Tham Hoa Cong Tu" (Cong Lang Dynasty Church of Ta Thi Lang Tham Hoa Giang Van Minh). Hau Duong is the main place of worship, 3 spaces have a altar with beautifully painted altars. In the church also preserved a number of precious relics such as: 4 diaphragm paintings, 20 pairs of Chinese verses (10 pairs written on the golden lacquered wood, 10 pairs written on the wall column), 3 steles. Hoa Giang Van Minh Detective Church was ranked in 1991 national cultural and historical relics, which is a sacred place to record the situation of Tham Hoa and also a place of patriotic traditional education for the younger generation. At this church, in addition to being a place to honor the gratitude of Tham Hoa's merit is also the place to worship and honor many of the late Jiang family through the period when he passed the board of chief appointed as the mandarins and hold important positions with great merits for feudal dynasties. The last time the church has been remodeled with the State's capital, the construction was completed under the technical assistance of experts and volunteers of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Vietnam (JICA), this renovation project was also honored to receive awards for wood construction techniques of UNESCO Asia -Pacific Committee in 2013. The ceremony of commemorating the death of the angel, in addition to the solemn and respectful rituals of his noble sacrifice, the family also held a study promotion ceremony to honor and encourage the descendants of Giang to Dat and win high prizes in all levels of education. Located in the center of Mong Phu ancient village close to the communal house and the People's Committee of the commune, the Giang church is currently an attraction that attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

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Conservation of "milk well" in Duong Lam

Conservation of "milk well" in Duong Lam In the cultural space of the ancient village in Duong Lam, the village well is an indispensable part of the cultural and cultural heritage, creating a very unique feature in the lives of people here. "Milk well" in Cam Lam village, Duong Lam commune, is well known because this is a sacred well, which has brought miracles for women who are raising children with milk or loss of milk. "Milk well" is a folk call, and people here still call the bell well. Legend has it that, in a chaotic time, when this place was still a pristine mountain without a human being, a newly born baby was abandoned to cry and cried strictly at the foot of the hill. A old woman passed by witnessed but did not know how to hold the baby. She only knew how to carry the baby in her arms along the way in the hope of finding a house to ask for water. Going forever and not seeing the shadow of people, going to a valley at the foot of Cam hill, she saw a murmuring water flow from the cave of the stone so that the water would let the baby drink. The baby suddenly stopped crying and fell asleep in her hand. Since then, she has set up a tent here to raise the child. When lost, people in the area set up a temple to worship her and called the "mother temple" on the sacred water called the "milk well". The circuit then becomes sacred and is well known. When in the dry season, all the village wells were dried up in the bottom, the water circuit was still full and clear. Together they burden the water to eat, the more water takes the more water. The bell well is located at the foot of Cam Mountain. It is said that this is the land of King Ngo Quyen, so no one dares to build a house on the king's land, so this place still intact the ancient and dense. Milk well is located next to the trail at the foot of the blocked hill and Cam mountain in Cam Lam village. In order to reach the "milk well", it must go through Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen temples. A few hundred meters from Ngo Quyen mausoleum in the south, deep into the red dirt road will see "milk well". In fact, this "sacred well" is no different from the ancient wells in other rural areas. It is a small well and shallow well, the well is quite narrow with a wide diameter of about 70 - 80cm, deeper than 1m, the well is embankment with laterite. In particular, the water in the "milk well" has a special cool sweetness. The water is clear throughout the four seasons and can see through the bottom with a faded old laterite. Today, the "milk well" of Cam Lam village is well known because the well water is likely to cure milk loss for newborn women. The person who came to ask for milk just need to sincerely read the name, the address of the parents and the baby lacked milk accompanied by a fruit incense card and a few change. The father left 7 dong, the mother left 9 change at the temple and went to the well to scoop the water into the bottle. The ceremony after the worship is not brought back. The seniors in the village shared: People comply with this convention with the thought that Loc enjoyed after the ceremony must be "dispersed" for the children around the area. In this way, their prayers will be Linh Ung. The water asking for the "milk well" brought back to pour once into the cup for the woman to drink all not to be removed. The rest brought to cooking porridge or boiled for women to use. One or two days later, breast milk will return. The story of the bell well that helps women with milk makes many people visit Duong Lam are curious and want to take place to admire this monument. Perhaps because of this, anyone standing in front of the old well in Cam Lam has a different feeling from other wells in the ancient village of Duong Lam. In the gloomy, calm setting, each person is self -aware that he needs to speak gently in the well. In the relics complex in the land of two kings, the bell bell seemed as a treasure of the village. The cool drops of this "milk well" have brought peace in the souls of young mothers, helping them to balance their lives and in some way, have achieved their wishes. For the people of Duong Lam, the village well is an indispensable part of the cultural and cultural heritage of the ancient village, creating a very unique feature in the lives of people here. It is thought that preserving and preserving the image of ancient wells will increase the heritage value of the ancient Vietnamese village. This requires the determination and the efforts of the people and the local authorities to let the ancient well - the unique feature of the Doai culture will exist forever with time.

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Dinh Doai Giap

Doai Giap communal house - valuable cultural heritage in the ancient village in Duong Lam According to traditional folk as well as some sources of history, the Giap communal house was built from the tenth century King Ngo Quyen, when the monument was just a small temple built by the people in the village to commemorate the merit of the father of the great king Phung Hung and to respect him as the village tutelary god of the whole village. In addition to the name of Doai Giap Dinh, Dinh also has another name "Doai Giap" - Han Nom character (Doai Giap temple). The communal house is located on a beautiful, airy land in the center of the village, in front of the communal house is a wide lake in the quadrilateral, facing the southwest, the ancients are very clever when choosing the landscape space, feng shui with the spiritual spirit and wishes of the villagers behind the communal house is a large garden for people to grow fruit trees, the two left and right heads of the communal house are 2 wells that are peached and built by the country of the country. The village uses daily activities and year -round never runs out, the ancient villagers are still used to calling this "dragon eye well", the dragon head facing the east of the "village", the tail of the dragon head towards the North (inter -village road), surrounded by some old houses dating back for centuries with mossy tile roofs of taciturn. Despite the long period of time under the significant impact of factors such as war, climate, and abuse of termites, in the structural architectural items of the communal house, the carvings and ancient sculptures bearing the impression of the ancient Vietnamese communal houses. The communal house includes construction items such as "money", "harem" arranged in parallel in the shape of the "second" shape separated by a wide yard of 7.2m long, paved with Bat Trang bricks, the two items above are nearly equal heights, but the harem is wider than the premature house, the harem consists of 3 spaces, the set because the structure of "gong -price barn". Tuong Doc Price outside built a tutoring shaft, military column systems, columns, exam doors, harem doors are made of solid wood (quadrilateral), the roof is a square shaft column of the lantern head and "pair" stylized, the "nghe" mascot has round eyes, convex, lion nose, wide mouth wide -eyed looking down, large rear legs are large twisted strokes. According to the concept of the ancient Vietnamese, Nghe manifests the power of nature, the banks of the strip, the shore of the floating "bat dance" and the topic "Phuc - Loc - Tho" have many deep spiritual meanings, short slope roofs are roofed with comedy tiles like on the ancient moss, curved roofs are curved into the beam with a length of 9.6 m, 8 m high in the yard, 8 m high in the yard, 8 m high in the yard is higher in the yard. In addition to the pairs of the throne, there are 4 square pillars that create a steady, on the square cylindrical surfaces there are couplets in Chinese characters, painted golden cards increasing the ancient looks and the value of the monument, the altar system in the communal house is very large, proportional, and solemnly solemnly. On the left of the communal house is the altar: "The land of the earth" (the earth god), this place is decorated with a number of precious altars crafted by materials such as copper, wood, ceramic, fabric, paper, prominent is the meticulously meticulously cast incense burner set of "Couple of the Global Fruit Lion" showing the dreams and creative talents of the ancient artisans, the elder of this artifact, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body, the two sides of the body. "Turtle of the crane", the lotus crane mine evokes the elegant beauty at the holy door, the other worshiping items here are also very diverse, unique, notably the incense bowl made of soil ceramic in the middle of the altar, between the forehead of the incense bowl embossed with the mascot "dragon long moon" (2 dragon mascots in the middle of the incense bowl with the words "Tho" in the middle of the seniority, in the middle of the seniority, in the middle of the seniority, there is a permanent life in the middle of the seniority. The most prominent between the harem is the worship of the great king Phung Hung. The large type of examination was meticulously carved with many precious and sacred mascots, in the examination, there was a taste, on the top of the examination of an ancient Chinese character painting the golden business card as "the Holy Palace of Van Tue" affirmed that the person who lived forever in the heart of every citizen in the village. This examination was crafted around the beginning of the eighteenth century, the worshiping items in the examination were also very rich, with different materials dating back to the last year of the Nguyen Dynasty. The priest has been repaired several times, the most serious damage is in the resistance war against the French. In the communal house, there is also a bell of the 4 -letter bell of the 4 Chinese characters "Doai Giap from the common" (the bell of the family) cast the 13th year of the Tu Duc year - 1861. (XVIII century), palanquin ... These are invaluable sources for future generations to study and prove their merits to the people and the country. The rare thing that the relics is not the roof of the harem is the shelter of hundreds of bats (also a valuable animal). Bats associated with Ngu Phuc is "Phu - Quy - Tho - Khang - Ninh". With typical historical cultural values, Doai Giap communal house was ranked by the State in 2001, the family festival took place in 2 days 7 and 8/1 lunar calendar. The cultural house of the village is close to the communal house, so it is very convenient for organizing contents such as festivals, community talks, propaganda, attracting people and tourists to attend (because the communal house is located at a convenient road position; the festival of the communal house always attracts a large number of people inside and outside the locality to attend, is the festival, is the pride of each child in the village. Relics, often serving the needs of the people in the village and tourists. Currently, the monument has been invested by the State to embellish and renovate items as well as: campus, space, landscape outside, meeting the needs of visiting and learning of people and tourists.

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Dinh Cam Thinh

Dinh Cam Thinh The communal house is located in the southeast direction in the area of ​​Cam Thinh village (one of the five hamlets of Hop Thanh village relics in Duong Lam, Son Tay town, Hanoi). The family worshiped the Emperor of the Great Ky Ky Vuong and Duc Gia Hau Lieutenant General Cao Phuc and his wife, Mrs. Giang Thi Thang - the sister of the talented talented envoy Giang Van Minh. The communal house was built in the reign of King Le Than Tong (1649 - 1662) with the great merit of the General Phu Viet Hau's husband and wife (from Cam Thinh village, who had helped the country to return to the country and diplomacy under King Le Trung Hung). Up to now, the communal house has been renovated 3 times, last time in the year of the Dragon (1916). There are also a number of small repair times made by the people in the village voluntarily. Cam Thinh communal house has many characteristics of artistic architecture in the Nguyen Dynasty. The architectural structure of the communal house consists of 3 parts: Nghi Mon, Ta Mac, Dai Dinh. The outermost is a datingal dating back to the twentieth century. These are the spiritual axes, the two larger middle pillars on the top are "four phoenix" and the smaller two pillars on the top are the unicorns in the position to sit down. Stepping through Nghi Mon is a large yard, on the left side is the 4 -storey house of 4 spaces "Wall of the Wall". Dai Dinh Cam Thinh is made according to the structure of the nail, with the great court of 3 compartments 2 of the 2 -way, 4 -way footsteps, 4 sets. Connecting to the space of the great bai is a 3 -space grab with a system of lines running from the roof to the roof, because the outermost of the harem is closed and makes the door system separating the great bow with the palace, because the inside is made in the "husband" style with the sharp cell. The palace is covered with a face on a mezzanine floor 1.8 m high, in front of the palace is a set of wooden mosaic doors with wooden stretched wood. Outside the bowel door is a mezzanine floor decoration. The communal house was built in the second half of the seventeenth century, so the most old traces in the temple were left in some armpits of the ministries because of supporting two roofs and 3 dragon -shaped pliers in 2 armpits because of the main. These dragon heads have fallen, damaged, lost many blades, legs ... but also recognize the appearance and gestures such as nose, upside -down nose, perch, bulging eyes, bat ears ... Here ALF typical of sculpture in the late seventeenth century in the early seventeenth century. The armpits of the communal house are mainly plainly shining, only a number of barge heads and piles are stylized with flowers, in stems, branches, flowers, and decorative leaves are stylized into dragon leaves and unicorn images in a subtle way. These touches are typical of the nineteenth century sculpture. In the communal house, there are still a number of precious relics such as the 5 -year -oldest dating back to the 28th Canh Hung (1767), a stone stele erected in the 8th year of Vinh Thinh (1712), 132 cm high, 80 cm wide, 4 cm thick with 2 -sided engraved sides, a set of created palanquin in the eighteenth century. The pieces are stylized into a dragon shape, a 4m long, 2.1 m long horizontal blow, and a curved hood, a set of long poem worshiping the Great Ky King. This is a sculpture at the end of the eighteenth century. The festival of the communal house was organized by the villagers and the authorities on the 11th and 12th of the lunar month. Every son of the countryside and in places gathered to the communal house to commemorate the merit of the village tutelary god, the Holy Holy Hau and his teacher. In these days, traditional games, folklore activities such as: Citadel, lotus dance, money dance, procession of Holy palanquin, procession of gifts, blindfolded goats, wrestling, swinging, cockfighting ... Cam Thinh communal house was ranked as a cultural historical monument in 2000, located in the ancient land with many valuable cultural and traditional heritage of the provincial cultural village. The relics of Cam Thinh communal house and some old houses in the village have become a attract to attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. However, over a long time due to the impact of the people and visitors, the communal houses have been renovated, embellished and met by tourists and people by the State and people.

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Pagoda (mild self)

Pagoda (mild self) The unique temple of the ancient village relics in Duong Lam The pagoda is located in the middle of the field, a few hundred meters from Mong Phu village gate. Looking at the overall of this monument is only a small house with ancient mossy nose tile roof, walls are built of thin, manual bricks. Other materials are also built with traditional materials of the semi -paint area. The name Nom of the pagoda is known to everyone as peaceful. There is also no source that confirms the specific timeline that the villagers call the temple name, and there are also many questions is why it is called a pagoda without any Buddha statue or any precious artifact to be worshiped. On the full moon day, the first day of the month also rarely saw people bringing offerings to worship and pilgrimage (except on March 3 and 1/4 of the lunar calendar every year). Although it has been through a few renovations, the most recent time is in 2010, with the supervision of experts from the Japanese international cooperation agency in Vietnam (JICA). During the renovation process, Japanese scientists and officials monitoring and supervising the agency have successfully implemented the tilted wall of the pagoda at a dangerous level to return to the current situation of safety. The items of the pagoda are overall. In the past few years, the villagers have also reinforced a number of other surrounding items such as: Intention, planting trees around, expanding the front yard of the temple. Whenever visiting this place, visitors often recounted an anecdote related to the temple that: The peaceful name is the name of a Chinese general (ancient Chinese), when the limit is as an official in Vietnam, he spends some time going to go to the road to Duong Lam land, seeing beautiful scenery. He then asked the villagers to stay in reclaiming and cultivating body cultivation. After many years of hardship, accumulated to eat bowls to eat a bowl to eat, he built a house to protect the village for the village. Because of being a martial arts general, with martial arts talent, on his spare days, he often invited the young man in the village to teach martial arts. In addition to the purpose of training health, it is also to prevent the enemy crushing and plundering the village. Before Lam Chung, he cast the bronze bell to engrave the 4 -word "peaceful pink". Legend has it that Mong Phu villagers still keep today. In addition, on the first two sentences of the temple, there are still Chinese characters, temporarily reading is "Starting the Tiger, Quy Xuan, Nham Ty Nhat, Mao Khac Tho, Binh Co, At Mao Nhat, Rooster Thoi, Thu Head negotiating sand. Ón. The pagoda festival takes place on March 3 of the lunar calendar every year, also coincides with the actual Korean New Year of the people in general in the Northern Delta villages. In addition to the offerings prepared by the villagers, including: sticky rice, castrated chicken, fruit, floral scent, the village boy must carry a 145kg bell from the Mong Mong family here to fight for 3 hours (but a total must be 99 hours). Those who are trusted by the villagers to beat the bells must be fulfilled, if not, there is a fault with the Holy Spirit. After the ceremony is completed, the Organizing Committee carried out the procedures to declare the wrestling. Called the "guild" but its exciting time only lasted a few hours, from 15:00 to the end of the evening. Typically, there are many people participating in wrestling, mainly village boys and surrounding areas. According to the old people, the years of the country were still in the war, they were absent from the handsome boys, only the elderly and young people. In peace, the wrestling was held vigorously and there were more thrilling glue, bringing emotions to many viewers, expressing intentions, health. The award has thus increased gradually. The source of reward and organization has also been supported by many organizations and individuals inside and outside the village volunteer through the competitors, tricking tips, ending the opponent ... On the 1st of the lunar calendar, in many other places, the villagers also held the ceremony to fall in the relics, in Mong Phu village, in parallel with the organization of worshiping in Mong Phu Dinh, there were gifts that the porridge was also brought here to offer the god. The porridge is scooped out the so -called Buo La Da, holding along the temple to the main road. In the past, every summer, the village area often had to suffer epidemics, pests, causing loss of crops, hot weather that easily gave birth, affecting human health. Therefore, also the ceremony on this day also expresses the meaning of the cool bridge (a less hot summer) and the prayer (a peaceful summer). Each time the pilgrims visit the ancient cultural heritage in Duong Lam, if once visiting this unique ancient temple is also told by the elderly in the village to listen to a few other attractive anecdotes. Although simple and small relics, but the valuable cultural property of the villagers, has been built, preserved by generations of people, experiencing historical and heritage stages that still exist in the field with the color of ancient mossy moss, that heritage has witnessed so many changes in the life and people of the traditional and cultural village.

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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.

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LOWER DINH, UPPER DINH THUONG

Lower communal house and Upper communal house belong to Tu Nhien commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi city. According to legend, the remaining divine genealogies and ordinations, the two communal houses worship Chu Dong Tu (one of the four immortals of the Vietnamese people) and his two wives, Princess Tien Dung and Hong Van. After Princess Tien Dung married Chu Dong Tu, the two learned magic to cure diseases and save people, and together with the villagers, renovated and expanded the land, planted crops, and raised livestock to establish a prosperous village. When King Hung heard the news, he was angry and ordered his soldiers to take him back to the court to punish him. Knowing that news, Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung magically flew back to heaven, carrying with them Hong Van of Tu Nhien land. The people were grateful and built a temple. The Upper Communal House and the Lower Communal House are two parallel architectural works, with similar dates, built in the Later Le Dynasty; embellished and renovated to make the Harem Palace at the end of the Nguyen Dynasty. The difference is that the Thuong Dai Pagoda does not have the legend "Mother Dragon" but has the legend "Doc Dragon". The Upper Communal House has 69 ordinations, 3 more than the Lower Communal House. Tu Nhien village's festival takes place on the 1st day of the 4th month (lunar calendar). On this day, the villagers organize a Long Ngu procession including 07 palanquins of three communal houses: Upper communal house, Lower communal house, Thuy tribe communal house to recreate the love story thousands of years ago of Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung. Both communal houses are ranked as national relics: Ha Communal House was ranked in 1988, Thuong Communal House was ranked in 2002. Source Electronic information portal of Thuong Tin district, Hanoi city.

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Relics of communal houses, temples, and Dao Xa pagoda.

Coming to Dao Xa village, Thang Loi commune, Thuong Tin district, visitors will admire the ancient and unique features of the cluster of communal house and pagoda relics with sophisticated and unique features in architecture, and be immersed in Green, clean, beautiful space of a peaceful village with talented, friendly, hospitable people... Thang Loi commune, Thuong Tin district, is famous for Dao Xa embroidery village with products of sophisticated artistic quality. This place is also a destination for many tourists from near and far because of a unique architectural complex including the East communal house, the Western communal house, and Dao Xa pagoda. All three of these relics were ranked national historical and cultural relics by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2000. Dao Xa possesses a special feature that few other localities have: in one village there are two communal houses adjacent to each other. The two communal houses are distinguished by their rustic and rustic names: Eastern communal house and Western communal house. Tay Dao Xa Communal House was originally a temple to worship Chu Dong Tu (one of the Four Immortals of the Vietnamese people) and Princess Tien Dung. Legend has it that Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung once passed by Dao Xa village and saw the charming scenery and stopped to rest. To commemorate the Saint and the Princess, people built a temple. The temple was built during the early Chinh Hoa period (1680-1705), the reign of King Le Hy Tong, and has architecture in the style of the word "two". Later, the temple became a village communal house. In front of the Western communal house, there is a pair of stone crocodiles - popular mascots of the Ly - Tran dynasties, still intact. The great pavilion has 5 steps, the roof is covered with fish-scale tiles, the top is embossed with the image of two dragons painting pearls, and there are roofs on both sides. The distance between the main altar and the upper hall is about 1m, on both sides the gate is decorated with an open holy mat. On both sides of the great altar wall are two sunken stone steles recording the restoration event of the communal house. The great altar has two great Chinese characters: "Nac Doc Chung Linh" and "Higher Class Spiritual Words" praising the merits of Saint Chu Dong Tu. The system of wooden pillars is placed on stone pedestals, the seven heads are carved with exquisite dragon shapes and the mascots are carved separately on the beam system. Dong Dao Xa Communal House was formerly Palm Leaf Temple, built in the early 20th century in a "tam"-shaped continuous architectural style. The three folds of the house gradually increase from the outside to the inside. The altar house has 4 rows of wooden pillars placed on stone pillars in a collared style. On the left is a stone dog lying with its head facing out. The temple worships the father of embroidery, Le Cong Hanh (1606-1661), originally from Quat Dong village (now Quat Dong commune, Thuong Tin district). Thanks to its great spiritual value, the temple was converted into a communal house and called the Eastern communal house to distinguish it from the Western communal house worshiping Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung. The Eastern communal house is smaller in scale than the Western communal house. Dong Dao Xa communal house is where the death anniversary of embroidery master Le Cong Hanh is held on June 12 (lunar calendar) every year. Located between the two communal houses is Dao Xa pagoda (Van La pagoda), small in scale, with 36 statues arranged in layers from the altar to the upper palace. In front of the pagoda's yard, there is an incense tree carved with Chinese characters: "Vinh Khanh, the year of the year at At Dau, five moons, five moons and five moons" (built in 1729, during the reign of King Le Duy Phuong). Dao Xa is one of the few villages that still retains the spiritual architecture of the communal house - temple - pagoda and the system of courtyards, gates, ponds and ancient trees. The three gates are the common gate for the entire complex and are sculpted in detail. Over time, the three gates have acquired an ancient and majestic beauty. Each gate has 2 floors, a bell tower, and a reception floor. The main gate has 4 Chinese characters inscribed on it "Nhat edict, moonlight forest", facing southwest, 15m high, in front of it is a large yard creating a majestic and majestic look when viewed from afar. Dao Xa village festival is held on February 12 (lunar calendar). Every 5 years, there is a ceremony to bathe Thanh Chu Dong Tu and Princess Tien Dung with water taken from Da Trach lagoon (Hung Yen province). With great historical values, in 2000, the Eastern communal house, Western communal house and Dao Xa pagoda were ranked national historical and cultural relics by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In 2009, Dao Xa village was recognized by the Hanoi People's Committee as a Traditional Craft Village. Dao Xa is chosen by many tourists from near and far as a destination in their spiritual cultural tourism journey. Coming to Dao Xa, visitors will admire the ancient and unique features of the temple relic cluster with sophisticated and unique features in architecture, and be immersed in the green, clean and beautiful space of the village. still retains the characteristics of the Northern Delta countryside. Not only that, if you have time, visitors will have more wonderful experiences at Dao Xa embroidery village to understand more about this land and people. Source Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.

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Ha Hoi Communal House

Ha Hoi is a commune in the northeast of Thuong Tin district. Before the August Revolution of 1945, Ha Hoi commune belonged to Ha Hoi district, Thuong Tin district, Ha Dong province. When talking about Ha Hoi commune, we must mention the ancient communal house located in the center of the commune - Ha Hoi communal house, which is one of 6 ancient communal houses in the Northern Delta that still exists today. The communal house was built more than 400 years ago during the Le Dynasty, 16th century. According to archaeologists, the communal house was built in 1578, during the reign of Mac Mau Hop, to worship Saint Cao Son, the village's tutelary god. Due to his many contributions to the people and the country, Mr. Cao Son Dai Vuong was conferred 24 titles by dynasties that are still kept today, the highest of which is Supreme Rank Most Holy Spirit. Through history, the communal house has gone through many dynasties, ups and downs of time and war, the communal house has been renovated many times, but still retains the quintessential artistic and architectural values ​​of the artisans. old. Ha Hoi Communal House was built in a Tam-shaped layout, facing South and East, with a fairly large water pavilion in front. The great communal house consists of 3 large items, located parallel and adjacent, including: the Great Court, the Central Palace and the Harem. The communal house's roof is designed in the shape of a boat with tiled bows, the rafters are designed in a bed-stacking system, creating a solid appearance for the communal house. The floor is paved with monolithic stones, creating a cool space. The communal house still retains and preserves the architectural carvings and artistic sculptures, shown in the statues such as: Four sacred animals (Dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), mouse looking at the head of the lotus leaf, the remaining heads, The dragon-carved trap head is extremely soft and sophisticated. The Chinese-Vietnamese transliteration of the horizontal panel in the Central Palace is: "Protect the country for the people" (translation: Help the country, protect all people). Next to it are a couple of parallel sentences. Sino-Vietnamese transliteration is as follows: “Nai Van Nai Vu, the gods of the sea protect the people, The most outstanding and the most spiritual, the holy virtue always remains in the country." Translation: "As literature and martial arts, my merits are like underground lakes and oceans that help people stay peaceful, Outstanding and majestic, the saint's virtues are passed down to maintain the peaceful fortunes of the country." Outside the Dai Bai pavilion, there is a horizontal panel in the middle with four words inscribed on it: "Son anh ha tu" (Temporarily translated as: Mountains and rivers of heroic spirits). In addition, the communal house also preserves many parallel sentences, horizontal panels, hammock doors... and architectural items in the traditional Northern style, especially two Siamese stone Buddha statues right in front of the Harem gate. Outside the yard, in front of the grand altar, on both gables there are two stone dog statues, in the middle there are two stone pedestals carved with delicate and meticulous dragons made of Lam Son stone (Thanh Hoa). The two rows of houses on both sides (left desert - right desert) are slightly set back from the main palace. Looking from the outside at the gate of Ha Hoi communal house, there are up to 5 doors, also known as (five gates), different from other communal houses, the gate is designed in an arc shape, embracing the communal house, with three doors in the middle. It has the appearance of a three-door gate, the main door is up to 15m high, the lower floor is built into square blocks, the door is in the form of a dome, the roof is in the style of a stack of matches and covered with ri tiles. The two sides of the side door are built smaller, one-story style, connected to the wall running around the area leading to the Ta Mac - Huu Mac house. Past the Five Gates connecting to the narrow yard across the water pavilion is a brick bridge with 5 spans, the bridge wall is decorated with turquoise glazed tiles. It can be said that Ha Hoi Communal House is an architectural work of art, the entire space is a synthesis of knowledge, it carries the soul of national architecture, containing within itself a whole cultural and historical system. With its artistic and historical values, Ha Hoi Communal House is like a historical treasure that ancestors left behind for posterity. On December 23, 1985, Ha Hoi Communal House was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a National Historical and Cultural Relic. Source Electronic information portal of Thuong Tin district, Hanoi city.

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General La Phu Communal House

Tong La Phu communal house is the communal house of four people: La Uyen, Phuc Trai, Tho Ngai, Mai Hong (Tan Minh commune) and Mai Sao (Nguyen Trai commune), La Phu canton, Thuong Phuc district in the past (now belongs to Tan Minh commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi), built nearly five centuries ago. The communal house is still called by its general name, La Phu communal house. The communal house is located on a piece of land near La Uyen village, in front of the communal house is the Nhue Giang river, an important waterway of the country, connecting the capital Thang Long to the former Son Nam Thuong region. This is also one of the few oldest general communal houses not only in Hanoi, but in the entire Northern Delta region. According to the jade genealogy book and folk historical documents, the three deities in La communal house are the great king Minh Lang, the great king An Lang and the great king Xa Than. The three great kings are heroes who have contributed to the people and the country, and are honored by the people. The Great King Minh Lang is General Nguyen Phuc, a former god of the post-Le Dynasty. He was originally from Doan Tung commune, Truong Tan district of Dong (now Hai Duong), passed the Doctor of Hoang Giap faculty of Quy Dau, in the 11th year of Thai Hoa (1453) under the reign of Le Nhan Tong. During his life as a mandarin, he held the position of Academician, concurrently the position of Deputy Thai, and teacher of Le Thanh Tong when he was young. When King Le Thanh Tong went to fight the Champa invaders, he sent Nguyen Phuc to command the transportation of military provisions. During the sea transport, there was a storm and the military supplies arrived one day late, so they were punished by death according to military law. Because he had military provisions, the king defeated the Champa army. When he returned to discuss the reward, King Le Thanh Tong vindicated Nguyen Phuc and bestowed upon him the title Minh Lang Dai Vuong, protector of the country and people, protector of the country, and at the same time, decreed 72 places of worship. Originally, the temple had a Dai Bai house, an artistic architectural work built during the Mac Dynasty, with a rectangular floor plan of 24m30m long, 9m30 wide, 1m30 wide porch, four wide, low spreading communal roofs. The boats' four-sided roofs run in the shape of the boat's sides, intersecting to create curved corners that glide up into the sky. Wooden knife carved with flower petals. The edge of the roof, the edge of the communal house's roof are covered with nails. The roof leaves of the communal house are layered with funny-nosed tiles. During the Nguyen Dynasty, King Bao Dai 11 (1936) built a 3-room harem with a house in the back located parallel to the Dai Bai. In 1948, the French invaders burned down the harem, and when peace unified the country, the people contributed to rebuilding it. In particular, about the sculptural art of the Le - Mac dynasties on the architecture of two sets of nave, the back of which borders the harem, a set of pillars with an artistic sculpture cast engraved with a dragon creating an oval shape. The dragon is shaped like a saddle, with its head in the middle of its body, revealing bulging eyes, a round nose, a flared mouth, and bat ears. From the dragon's head, thin rays of spears emanate from both sides. This is a quite vivid piece of wood sculpture art of the Mac Dynasty. On the second porch, behind the harem, the Mac dynasty dragon is engraved on the dome, on the head of the rampart and on the porch. The dragon here has a saddle-shaped body with big ears, bulging eyes, and a quill tail. The dragon's face in the middle is placed on the back of the saddle, with a wide mouth, flat nose and raised forehead. What remains at La Phu communal house, although not much, has contributed to providing material for art research. During the Mac Dynasty, it was one of the five communal houses bearing the mark of the oldest communal house. Behind is the harem, a 3-compartment house located behind and running parallel to the Dai Bai, built with gabled walls, two flowing roofs, tiled roofs with nail-shaped roofs, rectangular pinnacles, wooden architecture. The rafters are made in the form of hitching a bridge truss and have a domed ceiling system of a crab roof. Currently, La communal house still preserves many rare artifacts such as genealogies, 38 ordinations, the earliest ordination of King Le Vinh Thinh (1705); a palanquin with a tribute bowl carved with a dragon's head, a pearl in its mouth, a big round nose, and a mane of netted hair flying back in the Le Dynasty's art style; 5 wooden boards carved with dragon and horse saddles of the Mac Dynasty; 2 sculptural stone turtles of the Le Dynasty; 3 sets of parallel sentences; 3 thrones carved with different dragon heads from the Nguyen Dynasty... Every year, La communal house opens two festivals, spring and autumn two times. The main festival is on the 12th day of the 8th lunar month. The annual festival still takes place normally, but the main festival is only held once every 2 years and on three days, the 11th, 12th, and 13th of the 8th lunar month. With historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values, La communal house was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Monument in 2003. Source Electronic information portal of Thuong Tin district, Hanoi city.

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Nguyen Trai Temple.

Nguyen Trai Church is located in Nhi Khe commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi. Nguyen Trai (1380 - 1442), a national hero, outstanding cultural figure, and world cultural celebrity, was recognized by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1980. Nguyen Trai Church was built in Nhi Khe village, Nhi Khe commune, Thuong Tin district. In Con Son (Hai Duong) and other places there are also temples worshiping famous person - national hero Nguyen Trai. The gate of Nhi Khe village is embossed with four large Chinese characters: "Like seeing a great guest" (like seeing a big guest). That is the heart of the ancients who came to the village. This gate is also called "Quoc Gate" - according to legend, it is called so to commemorate the founder of the country Nguyen Trai. After passing the National Gate, a short distance leads to the Nguyen Trai church area with the Nguyen Trai monument, the church, the exhibition house "Nguyen Trai's life and career", and Nhi Khe library. Since then, the church has welcomed millions of visitors to admire and admire a work with good content, portraying Nguyen Trai - a talented man of literature and martial arts. Through the monument area you will reach the church. In front of the church there is a semicircular lake. The church has a system of pillars, walls, cannon gates... elaborately painted in the style of a village communal house. Through a small brick yard to reach Dai Bai, Nguyen Trai church was built of four-stone wood, gabled, and covered with ancient tiles. The church has the architectural appearance of the Nguyen Dynasty - the result of renovations in the 19th century. The art of architecture tends to be durable, smooth, and sharp. The highlight of the Dai Pagoda building is that the great paintings, horizontal panels and parallel sentences are all painted with gold or silver plated with gold to show respect and gratitude to the great mandarin and poet Nguyen Trai. Those are the royal concubines: Opening the country Nguyen Huan, Binh Ngo opening the country, Simple close to the people... On the altar of Nguyen Trai in the Hau Palace, there is a portrait of Nguyen Trai and the ordination box of the Le and Nguyen dynasties. In particular, there is a sign to honor the words of King Le Thanh Tong, in the 5th year of Quang Thuan (1464), "Uc Trai's heart is bright and beautiful" (Nguyen Trai's heart is as bright and beautiful as Khue star). That was the king's vindication of Nguyen Trai. Visiting Nguyen Trai church, guests will be introduced to "Guava Farm" and "Ao Hue" about Nguyen Trai's father, Nguyen Phi Khanh, who opened a teaching school. Nguyen Trai's great career is boldly imprinted on Nhi Khe land. Nguyen Trai Church has been renovated many times. On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, Hanoi city and Thuong Tin district invested funds to restore and renovate the entire Nguyen Trai memorial area. Nguyen Trai Church was ranked as a historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1964. Source Electronic information portal of Thuong Tin district, Hanoi city.

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Dau Pagoda

Dau Pagoda (Thuong Tin, Hanoi) was recognized with two national records: Being the place with the first fleshly statue in Vietnam and owning the oldest and most page bronze pagoda history book in Vietnam. Located on a high mound in the middle of the fields of Gia Phuc village (Nguyen Trai commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi), Dau Pagoda - the number one ancient pagoda - for more than 1,800 years has always been quiet under the shade of trees. Lush green, surrounded by lakes and the gentle Nhue River flowing behind. Dau Pagoda has the literal name Thanh Dao Tu or Phap Vu Tu, people often call it King Pagoda, Ba Pagoda, or Dau Pagoda, each name is associated with a legend. According to the ancient bronze book still kept at Dau Pagoda, the pagoda was started construction during the Sy Nhiep period in the 3rd century AD, at the same time as the legend of Man Nuong Buddha and the Buddhist worship system appeared. Four Dharmas (including Phap Van, Phap Vu, Phap Loi, Phap Dien). Initially, the pagoda was called Thanh Dao Tu. After the pagoda welcomed the Great Saint Bodhisattva Phap Vu (the goddess who governs the rain) to worship, it was called Phap Vu Tu. During feudal times, the pagoda was mainly for kings to worship Buddha, and people were only allowed to worship during festivals, so people called it King Pagoda. The pagoda worships Bodhisattva Phap Vu incarnated as a woman, so people also call it Ba pagoda. The temple is famous for its sacredness, the scholars who sought great careers here all passed the entrance exam and became famous; Farmers pray for a bountiful harvest, so people call it another name, Chua Dau. Under the reign of King Le Than Tong (17th century), the pagoda was degraded, then restored, making it more majestic and spacious. After that, the King ordained the pagoda as "The number one famous place in An Nam", meaning "Number one famous place in the South." Buddhists and people around the area consider it a Buddhist land because of the inspiration that the pagoda brings. Dau Pagoda not only has a beautiful location as if sitting on a blooming lotus flower, but is also a magnificent architectural complex with typical architectural art features of the Ly-Tran-Le-Nguyen dynasties. In particular, the pagoda is famous for the Bodhisattva bodies of two enlightened Zen masters Vu Khac Truong and Vu Khac Minh. These are two extremely rare cases in the Buddhist practice journey of Zen masters in the country and around the world. With a rich history, preserving many cultural, architectural, and artistic values, Dau Pagoda has been ranked a Class A historical and artistic relic by the State since 1964. Two statues of two Zen masters were recognized by the State as National Treasures in 2016; Dau Pagoda also set a record as the pagoda with the first corpse statue in Vietnam. Source Electronic information portal of Thuong Tin district, Hanoi city.

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Ba Kieu Temple

Ba Kieu Temple is located at 59 Dinh Tien Hoang, Ly Thai To Ward, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. According to history books, Ba Kieu Temple's literal name is "Thien Tien Dien" or "Huyen Chan Tu", formerly located in Ta Vong village, Tho Xuong district, Hanoi province. In the mid-nineteenth century, the temple was located in Ha Thanh village, Dong Cac ward, Tho Xuong district. In the early twentieth century, the temple was on Bo Ho street (Rue du Lac), located in the south direction, opposite Ngoc Son temple. The temple worships three goddesses: Princess Lieu Hanh, Second Ngoc Nu and Third Ngoc Nu (Quynh Hoa and Que Hoa). According to Thang Long ancient archeology, the temple was built during the Le Dynasty, Vinh To Dynasty (1619-1628), and was expanded further during the Canh Hung Dynasty. During the Tay Son Dynasty, Canh Thinh Temple cast a large bell. During the reign of King Tu Duc, the temple was repaired again. Ba Kieu Temple was once quite spacious in a beautiful and spacious campus. In 1891, because the French colonialists built a road around Hoan Kiem Lake, the temple area was divided into two parts: The three-entrance gate located close to Hoan Kiem Lake includes three compartments built with bricks like "gable walls", tiled roofs and statues. The style of stacking beams supports the roof, the trunks of the beams are embossed with plant and rattan patterns; The main architecture includes the main hall, communal house and harem arranged in the shape of the word "cong". The main house consists of three compartments built with brick-style walls, tiled roofs, and small, wavy-like roofs. The roof is close to the architectural style of the ancient capital of Hue. The roof is shaped like a communal house, with a ceramic or green enamel image of a dragon-turned-fish looking at the sacred water vase in the middle. The frame is made quite solidly with 8 ironwood pillars, the main column's circumference is 115cm, the main column's circumference is 105cm. The smaller porch columns are made of white stone, rectangular in shape and each side is 25cm wide. The Tien Sacrifice House has 4 statues of carp turning into dragons placed on the beams and under the points of the two back and front roofs. The flat walls are expressed quite vividly, elaborately and bring significant efficiency to the incoming architecture. Immediately behind the altar is a small structure built on four large pillars in the style of a communal house, with two floors and four roofs. The four roofs are carved with popular traditional patterns following the architectural style of the Nguyen Dynasty. The harem is the place where the gods are worshiped with a row of horizontal houses built with bricks in the "gable wall" style. The goddesses are located in a large, elaborately carved altar. The upper layer includes three phos in the Holy Mother's palace. The lower layer has statues of Princess Lieu Hanh and two fairies Quynh Hoa and Que Hoa. In addition to the altar, there are also four small statues (two girl statues, two boy statues). On both sides there are two small altars, on the right is a statue of the temple guardian, on the left is Ba Chua Thuong Ngan. On both sides are places to worship popular gods in the Mother Goddess religion. Ba Kieu Temple still retains a collection of historical and cultural relics of many different types and materials spanning the three dynasties of Le, Tay Son, and Nguyen. Among them are four stone stele erected in Canh Thinh 8 (1800), Tu Duc 19 (1866) and a system of 27 religious sects from the Le, Tay Son to Nguyen dynasties deifying Lady Lieu and two fairies. Ba Kieu Temple Relics was ranked as a National Historical, Cultural, Architectural and Artistic Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) on May 2, 1994. Source Electronic information portal of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

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Dinh Vu Thach

Vu Thach temple and communal house is located at 13 Ba Trieu street, Trang Tien ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. Vu Thach Communal House, Temple and Pagoda were lucky to escape destruction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the colonialists demolished the old village to build many offices and Western streets. During the French colonial period, the relic complex was restored and repaired many times over the years: Tu Duc the 35th (1882), Thanh Thai the 3rd (1891) and Khai Dinh the 9th (1924). Vu Thach communal house is one of the places to worship Khoa Ba Son, the general of Hai Ba Trung. According to the remaining documents, he was ordered by Hai Ba to lead 500 troops to Hoa Dong hamlet (now in Cu Khoi commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi) to set up a fake post to deceive the Han army, thereby defeating the governor. To Dinh. After ascending the throne, Hai Ba Trung sent Khoa Ba Son back to station at Hoa Dong hamlet, but he disappeared right in the middle of the party to reward the villagers. His main place of worship is currently in Xuan Do village, Cu Khoi commune. Here, there is a book called the Jade Pedigree that clearly records his origin and merits. The book records the date "the 6th month of Vinh Huu year" (i.e. 1740). To commemorate this deity, Vu Thach villagers open communal houses on February 10 and October 15 of the lunar calendar every year. During these days, there is always a delegation from Xuan Do village (Ha) who comes to participate. The festival has many traditional folk games such as ca tru singing, literature singing, and traditional martial arts performances. Vu Thach communal house used to be the place where the ballot box was placed to vote for the 1st National Assembly (January 6, 1946) and where the Hanoi Self-Defense Force was stationed during the 60-day resistance war in late 1946 and early 1947. In 1995, Trang Tien ward built a memorial stele for 77 heroic martyrs who are citizens of the ward. Over several hundred years, Vu Thach communal house has been restored many times. The courtyard in front of the great communal house was probably reduced in size when the French began to expand the streets. Part of the land behind and on both sides of the communal house was also encroached by people. The current appearance shows that the communal house has the architectural style of the Nguyen Dynasty. The communal house faces west, the three-entrance gate and long wall are built adjacent to the sidewalk of Ba Trieu street covered with green trees. The large worship house has 5 rooms, is structured with the upper hall in the shape of a mallet, and inside is decorated solemnly in the traditional style. In Vu Thach communal house, there is currently a statue of Saint Khoo Ba Son and 30 lacquered and gilded altar thrones, of which 5 large thrones are elaborately carved. The communal house also retains the palanquin and four pairs of white enamel vases painted with blue names bearing the Qing Dynasty era. The horoscope, couplets, hammock doors, and incense burners are all beautifully decorated, and the offerings show a very high level of craftsmanship. In particular, this place still preserves 5 royal decrees of the Nguyen kings with different era names scattered throughout the 19th century: Gia Long (1802), Tu Duc (1852 and 1879), Dong Khanh (1886), Thanh Thai (1889). These ordinations all show respect for the famous general Khoi Ba Son. Vu Thach Communal House and the adjacent Mau Temple along with Vu Thach Pagoda (in lane 13b Ba Trieu) were ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national architectural and artistic relic cluster in 1986. Electronic information portal of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

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Quan Su Pagoda

Quan Su Pagoda is a temple at 73 Quan Su Street, Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi City. Previously, this area belonged to An Tap village, Co Vu ward, Tien Nghiem canton (later changed to Vinh Xuong canton), Tho Xuong district. Quan Su Pagoda was built in the 15th century, in 1942 it was rebuilt and in 1980 it became the central headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. The book "La Citadel's Fairy Bay" compiled by Dr. Tran Ba ​​Lam in 1787 wrote that: around the reign of King Tran Du Tong (1341-1369), the court built an embassy to receive envoys from neighboring Champa countries. , Van Tuong and Ai Lao. Our dynasty still follows that routine. From the reign of Le Trung Hung onwards, envoys came to pay tribute to the local people and rested here... to build a temple to worship Buddha to protect them. From then on, they were safe and sound. People call it Quan Su pagoda. In 1942, Patriarch Vinh Nghiem approved the pagoda to be rebuilt according to the design of two architects Nguyen Ngoc Ngoan and Nguyen Xuan Tung, with architectural and decorative art combining the quintessence of the great pagodas of the North. The premises of the works follow the tradition of "internal work, foreign work". The three-story pagoda has three roof floors, in the middle is the bell tower. A very new feature is that here the pagoda's name as well as many parallel sentences are written in the national language. Going through the three-entrance gate and then through the front yard, visitors continue up 11 steps to reach the main hall. The Three Jewels Tower is built high and placed on the second floor, the lower floor is to insulate against moisture. The Buddha hall is solemnly decorated, the statues are all quite large in size and splendidly gilded. In the innermost part, worship the statues of three Buddhas of the Three Worlds on the highest step. The next step worships the Amitabha Buddha statue in the middle, on both sides there are statues of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta. The steps below, in the middle, worship the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, on both sides are the statues of Venerable Ananda and Kasyapa. The lowest, outermost level has the Cuu Long throne placed between the statues of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara and King Ksitigarbha. The room on the right of the main hall worships Ly Quoc Su (also known as Zen Master Minh Khong) with two attendants, the room on the left worships the statue of Monsignor. The four sides surrounding Quan Su Pagoda are airy porches supported by square columns. Two long corridors are separated from Tam Bao with enough ventilation. The scent of frangipani flowers wafts everywhere. Quan Su Pagoda was recently restored and upgraded, mainly in the middle and rear areas. The main buildings and outbuildings are all built high and spacious, and the walls are still painted with yellow lime as before. The back hall consists of 3 floors, the middle floor is connected to the main hall through an open staircase. Quan Su Pagoda has a meeting hall, lecture hall and Buddhist library. The pagoda has enough space to house the office of the Vietnam Buddhist Research Institute and the office of the Asian Buddhist Organization for Peace (in Vietnam). The pagoda is also where the Executive Council office, the Evidence Council office and the international living room are located. Currently, the monks of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and the monks, monks and nuns of the Central office of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha are all working at Quan Su Pagoda. Buddhist conferences at international and national levels are also often held here. During holidays and weekdays, the pagoda is also crowded with Buddhists and tourists. Source Electronic information portal of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

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Huyen Thien Quan Pagoda

Huyen Thien Quan Pagoda was originally a Taoist pagoda, then converted into a pagoda at the end of the Le Dynasty, currently at 54 Hang Khoai Street. Legend has it that Huyen Thien restaurant was established during the Ly dynasty and soon became famous as one of the "Thang Long Tu restaurants" of Taoism (the other three restaurants include: De Thich restaurant, now King pagoda on Thinh Yen street; Chan Vu restaurant, ie Quan Thanh Temple on Quan Thanh Street; Dong Thien Quan, now Kim Co Pagoda on Duong Thanh Street). At the end of the Le Dynasty, Taoism declined, the shop was converted into a pagoda. The project was renovated and repaired many times and had its architecture shaped since the end of the Nguyen Dynasty in Huyen Thien village, Hau Tuc district, Tho Xuong district. There are two major holidays here on March 3 and September 9 of the lunar calendar every year. Quan Huyen Thien was originally a place to worship Huyen Thien God, the northern god worshiped at Quan Thanh temple. This worship practice appeared in our country since the Northern colonial period. In the shop there is a statue of him made of agarwood. When Taoism declined and Buddhism flourished, the villagers brought the Buddha statue to worship together, and from then on it was also known as Quan Huyen Thien Pagoda or Huyen Thien Temple. The epitaph "Light up Huyen Thien bi minh" in the 10th year of Vinh To clearly states "...This belongs to Dong Xuan ward, Tho Xuong district, Phung Thien... the name is Huyen Thien ancient restaurant... The east side touches the white Nhi Ha river , the west looks to the blue Tan mountain, the south has the bridge (Ha Kieu) and the north has Hong Phuc pagoda, what a wonderful place... The restaurant dates back to the Le Dynasty in the 7th year of Thieu Binh (1439). The stele also says that at that time (in 1628), there were 13 rooms to worship Buddha, Mother Goddess and Huyen Thien. The stele built in the 6th year of Canh Tri (1668) under the reign of King Le Huyen Tong records: The restaurant was decorated with statues, restored three gates, bell tower, corridor, incense burner, upper palace, similar to the style of large pagodas of the Tran dynasty. -Pear. In addition, they were able to "cast a new bell and engrave the book "Holy Taoism and Classics", all four volumes kept at the village. This large-scale restoration was issued by Lord Trinh himself, so there were concubines in the lord's palace and mandarins in the court who contributed merit. In the 1st year of Canh Thinh (1793) during the Tay Son period, the pagoda was restored and the bell was cast. During the Nguyen Dynasty, the pagoda built 7 more back houses in the 21st year of Tu Duc (1868). In the early 20th century, when the French colonialists filled in the lake and expanded the streets, the pagoda shrank. In the 5th year of Bao Dai's reign (1930), most of the pagoda's buildings were rebuilt and shaped into their present form. In the days of resistance in early 1947, the pagoda was destroyed and the statue of Huyen Thien was burned. In 1948, local people and visitors from abroad donated to restore the pagoda according to the old layout of "domestic Cong, foreign nationality". From the outside, it includes the Nghi Mon gate, the bell tower, through the yard to two stele houses, two ancient wells and a 7-compartment worship house built in a gazebo style with 2 floors and 8 roofs, where the god Huyen Thien is worshiped. The incense burner runs along like an upper palace, connecting with two horizontal houses behind. Adjacent to the two gables are two corridors, now used as guest houses. In 2014, the pagoda was restored again after many years of encroachment and degradation. On both sides of the front yard of the worship house, there are 2 large stone stele placed in the stele house. The ancient stele bearing the 6th year of Canh Tri (1668) has a broken surface, many words are no longer there. The Arabic version was printed by the Academy of the Far East before 1945, and is currently kept at the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies. The stele shows the architectural scale of the pagoda at that time and many other information. In addition, there are 40 different large and small steles engraved with Han Nom characters on the walls along both sides of the hall and main hall. There is an article describing the bell weighing 500kg, 1m60 high, cast in the 1st year of Canh Thinh (1793) hanging in the bell tower behind the gate. Like other Tay Son period inscriptions, the Canh Thinh chronology here was erased during the Nguyen dynasty. There are dozens of national language epitaphs, mainly engraved after 1954. In the pagoda, there are also systems of Buddhist statues, Saint statues, Mother Goddess statues, Taoist statues, along with beautiful offerings and decorations. The Buddha hall behind the worship hall is solemnly installed with many wooden statues of artistic value such as statues of Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara, Mahasthamaprapta, Manjushri, Samantabhadra and 3m high statues of two Dharma Protectors, etc. ... The Mother Palace in the harem is fully decorated according to folk beliefs. Quan Huyen Thien Pagoda was ranked as a National Architectural and Artistic Monument in 2008. Source Electronic information portal of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

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Ba Da Pagoda

Ba Da Pagoda was originally the ancestral place of the Lam Te Zen Sect, one of the two major Zen Sects of Buddhism in Northern Vietnam. Ba Da Pagoda (Linh Quang Tu) is located at 3 Nha Tho Street, Hang Trong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, only about 100m from Hoan Kiem Lake area. This place used to belong to Tien Thi village, Bao Thien ward, Tien Tuc district, Tho Xuong district, Phung Thien district, Thang Long capital. Ba Da Pagoda is one of the four most ancient Ba Pagodas in the Capital along with Ba Danh Pagoda, Ba Nanh Pagoda and Ba Ngo Pagoda. Ba Da Pagoda was originally the ancestral place of the Lam Te Zen Sect, one of the two major Zen sects of Buddhism in Northern Vietnam. The pagoda is also associated with many evidences of two resistance wars to save the country of Hanoi people. During the resistance war against the French, Ba Da Pagoda was a travel base for Viet Minh cadres. After the establishment of the Vietnam Unified Buddhist Association (May 1958), Ba Da Pagoda was the headquarters of the Hanoi Buddhist Liaison Committee. After the establishment of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (November 1981), the pagoda became the Headquarters of the Hanoi Buddhist Association. Since 1992, at Ba Da Pagoda, the first Hanoi Buddhist Intermediate class (1989 - 1992) opened. At the end of Le Trinh's reign (1767 - 1782), when people dug around the pagoda garden to get soil to build Thang Long citadel, they found a stone statue. People believe that this is a statue of Lady Buddha so they brought it to worship in the pagoda, from then on it was called Ba Da Pagoda. In June of the Year of the Horse (1786), the Tay Son army entered Thang Long. During the battle, an accidental fire caused Ba Da Pagoda to turn to ashes. The pagoda burned down, leaving only an empty ground with grass and moss growing. At that time, the superior ordered the people to weed that deserted garden to repair the ruin. The villagers built a pagoda made entirely of bamboo paintings to pay respect to Buddha and have a place to worship. In the year of the Ox (1793), monk Khoan Giai became the abbot of the pagoda and gradually built a three-room, tile-roofed pagoda. In the year of the Snake (1821), Patriarch Giac Vuong succeeded to the throne and received merit from ten directions, so he built a larger pagoda, added several corridors and increased guest rooms. Next, Pho Si's ancestors planned to post... From here on, Ba Da Pagoda restored its ancient beauty. The pagoda today has a relatively large scale with 5 front halls, 4 upper halls and the Patriarch and Mother Church areas located in a closed campus. The pagoda does not have three gates like other pagodas, the entrance is a narrow alley about 9 meters deep. The temple faces North. The most unique architecture of this temple is the low porch supported by four stone pillars of modest, proportionate size. On the column there are very delicate and soft carved motifs, depicting scenes of the four seasons and four seasons. In the pagoda, there are many wooden statues painted in red and gilded, on top there is a statue of Tam The, below is a statue of Amitabha Tam Ton. Next is the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, with statues of Bodhisattva Manjushri and Bodhisattva Samantabhadra on both sides. The bottom row is the Cuu Long Temple, the statues are all larger in size than other pagodas, the statues here have their own very beautiful and ancient appearance. In particular, the Bai Duong house does not have a Dharma Protector Statue like other pagodas, but there are many back stele mounted on the walls on both sides. The pagoda also preserves a number of precious artifacts such as two bronze bells cast in 1873 - 1881; bronze casting ceremony in 1842. Ba Da Pagoda was ranked as a historical and cultural relic by the Hanoi People's Committee in 2006./. Source Electronic information portal of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

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Rating : National monument Open door

Cau Dong Pagoda

Dong Cau Pagoda (Dong Mon pagoda) is located at 38B Hang Duong street (Hang Dao ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi), formerly belonging to Dong Hoa Mon village, Hau Tuc canton, Tho Xuong district, Thang Long citadel. Legend has it that the pagoda was built during the Ly dynasty and underwent many restorations from the 17th - 19th centuries. The reason the pagoda is called Cau Dong is because many centuries ago, near this area there was a stone bridge across the To Lich river connecting Ha Khau with the streets and eastern gate of Thang Long citadel. At the same time, there is also a market nearby called Cau Dong market. Therefore, the pagoda was named Cau Dong. The ancient Dong Cau Pagoda had a spacious campus. In the stele "Dong Mon Pagoda" engraved in the 5th year of Duong Hoa (1639), there is the following description: "Dong Mon Pagoda is as beautiful as a fairy scene, the Nhi River strip is displayed before the eyes...". By the 19th century, the temple grounds were narrowed because the French colonialists filled in rivers and opened roads; The pagoda was rebuilt in the typical style of Nguyen Dynasty architecture. The pagoda's three-entrance gate is quite massive, consisting of 2 floors and 8 roofs, above is a bell tower. The Three Jewels Palace is designed in the shape of the letter "Cong", including 5 front halls and 3 morning glory chambers connected to the 3-compartment upper Buddha shrine. Behind is the yard, then the Mother's house, the Patriarch's house, and the monk's house. In addition, within the pagoda grounds there is also Duc Mon communal house - a place to worship general Ngo Van Long during the Van Lang period, and a martyrs memorial. In Cau Dong Pagoda, there are still many valuable relics: Bronze bell - "Dong Mon Tu Chung" cast in the 8th year of Canh Thinh (1800) in the Tay Son period; 60 round statues, including 3 Tam The statues created in the 18th century, along with many decorative carvings of high artistic value. In particular, in the harem there are 2 worshiping statues: the statue of Grand Master Tran Thu Do and Lady Tran Thi Dung - who was given the title Linh Tu Quoc Mau. They were people who had great contributions to the Tran Dynasty, and Ms. Tran Thi Dung was the one who repaired Cau Dong Pagoda. The two statues are carved in the lotus position, expressing the attitude of returning to Buddha. Dong Cau Pagoda is the only place in Hanoi to worship Grand Master Tran Thu Do and Linh Tu National Mother Tran Thi Dung. Besides its cultural and historical values, Cau Dong Pagoda is also a revolutionary relic. During the resistance war against the French, this was the place where Viet Minh officers were hidden. Currently, under the temple's Mother Goddess altar there are still traces of a secret cellar door. With those values, in 1989, Cau Dong Pagoda and Duc Mon communal house were ranked as national historical-cultural relics. Source Electronic information portal of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

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Outstanding relic site