(Baonghean.vn) – Tam Toa Temple in Nghi Cong Bac Commune (Nghi Loc) has a history of hundreds of years, is the place to worship Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang. The temple is preserving antiques with great historical and cultural value.
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| Tam Toa Temple is located in Truong Soi area, in hamlet 1, Nghi Cong Bac commune (Nghi Loc), surrounded by mountains, in front of the vast fields, which adds to the sacred and ancient beauty of the temple. This is one of 36 temples in Nghe An worshiping Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang - who had great contributions in the exploration and development of this land in the early years of the 2nd millennium, and was honored as the Thanh Hoang of the entire Nghe region. After hundreds of years, Tam Toa Temple still preserves a number of artifacts of historical and cultural value. The temple is recognized as a provincial historical and cultural relic. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The Upper Palace still retains its ancient beauty with delicate carvings, demonstrating the talent and dexterity of the artisans' hands. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The wooden, lacquered, gilded card engraved with Chinese characters is a source of information for researching the achievements of Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang and the formation process of Tam Toa Temple. |
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| According to Mr. Phan Dinh Huyen - the caretaker of Tam Toa temple, this royal robe has a history of hundreds of years and is still preserved at the temple. The royal robe is made from silk, still durable and smooth, the patterns are still quite clear. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The dragon image embroidered on the royal robe is still clear. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The royal robe's belt still clearly bears the floral patterns. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The crown is made of fabric, surrounded by a patterned metal ring. Over the centuries, the fabric has worn out, the decorations have rusted and peeled, so the crown no longer retains its original shape. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Currently, the people of Nghi Cong Bac commune are looking for someone to help restore the crown to show respect to Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang. It is currently not possible to verify whether the royal robe and crown mentioned above were given to Tam Toa temple by a king or whether the people offered them out of respect for Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang. However, it is likely that this was an item given by the king. Photo: Cong Kien |
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