The block with the most relics in Nghe An

With 358 households and 1,420 people, Nam Bac Son is a new block of Nam Dan town, formed after the recent administrative unit merger. This is one of the blocks with the most historical and cultural relics in the province. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nhon - Head of Nam Bac Son block shared: "The block has many relics, of which 4 have been ranked. People in the block are always proud of their homeland's traditions and are deeply aware of preserving, conserving and promoting to honor the historical values ​​of their ancestors. Photo: Huy Thu

Firstly, Duc Son Temple, also known as Thanh Mau Temple, is an ancient relic that was ranked as a National Historical - Cultural Relic in 2016. Photo: Huy Thu.

The Holy Mother Temple has a diverse architecture, including many items, such as the three-door gate, 3 lower, middle and upper halls, shrines, stele... The special thing is that the lower and middle halls of the temple are connected by 2 long, tiled, closed corridors, with the middle hall in the middle. Photo: Huy Thu

Other structures of the temple such as the gate, the palace, the shrine... although not massive, were built in a symmetrical, harmonious space. Photo: Huy Thu

The Holy Mother Temple still preserves many ancient sacrificial objects, such as palanquins, thrones, mirror stands, incense tables, ancient bells, 110 ancient woodblocks, ancient books and many royal decrees of the Nguyen Dynasty. Photo: Huy Thu

Second, Duc Son Pagoda is believed to have been built at the same time as the Holy Mother Temple. Originally, the pagoda had a large area with many structures such as: Tam Quan, Bao Thap (monk's tomb), the six-way house, the ancestor's house, the lower pagoda, the upper pagoda... creating a quiet and majestic relic site. Through many ups and downs of history, the area of ​​the pagoda has been narrowed, many ancient structures no longer exist. Photo: Huy Thu

Currently, Duc Son Pagoda is one of the oldest pagodas in Nghe An that still preserves a system of ancient wooden statues, diverse in types with nearly 40 statues of great historical and artistic value... Photo: Huy Thu

In addition, the pagoda also preserves 210 ancient wooden carvings of Buddhist scriptures that are quite intact, an ancient bell weighing 182 kg... Duc Son Pagoda was recognized as a National Historical - Architectural - Artistic Relic in 2001. Photo: Huy Thu

Third, Nam Son Temple, also known as Duc Ong Temple, was built long ago to worship a famous general of King Mai Hac De. The temple has many structures such as the ceremonial gate, the three-entrance gate, the lower hall, the upper hall, the five palaces... located in the middle of a green, cool garden. Photo: Huy Thu

Visiting Duc Ong Temple, people will be able to admire the ancient architectural art, especially the sculptures of dragons, unicorns, phoenixes... made of lime mortar, ceramic pieces on the main gate and the three-door gate. The temple also preserves 5 royal decrees of the Tay Son and Nguyen dynasties along with many ancient sacrificial objects such as dragon palanquins, dragon thrones, horizontal lacquered boards, parallel sentences... The temple was recognized as a National Historical - Cultural Relic in 1997. Photo: Huy Thu

Fourth, Duc Nam communal house is an ancient 5-room communal house associated with the community activities of the old Duc Nam village. After many centuries of existence, the communal house has been restored and embellished. The communal house was recognized as a provincial-level Historical - Cultural Relic in 2016. Photo: Huy Thu

In addition to the four relics ranked above, in the Nam Bac Son block there is also Chua well, an ancient well built of laterite. The well is full of water all year round, an important source of clean water for local people. Visiting the relics in the Nam Bac Son block, Nam Dan town, visitors will feel more deeply the cultural depth of an ancient land associated with the ancient capital of Van An, as the folk song says: "The land of the king, the village temple and the Buddha landscape/ The people of the world are of the fairyland and mountains". Photo: Huy Thu