Ancient architecture still preserved at spiritual destinations in Cua Lo

Thanh Cuong• October 23, 2018 17:29

(Baonghean.vn) - Not only does Cua Lo have blue sea, white sand, and golden sunshine, it also has cultural and spiritual tourist attractions with historical stories and ancient cultural and architectural features that are being preserved.

Van Loc Temple is the place to worship Grand Duke Nguyen Su Hoi (1444-1506) - the eldest son of Grand Duke Nguyen Xi and the one who recruited people to establish villages and establish Van Loc village. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The temple was built in 3 buildings in the shape of the letter "tam", each building has 3 compartments, with a fish-tail tiled roof and the roof shaped like two dragons facing the sun. The central hall was built the earliest during the Le Dynasty. After several restorations, now restored and embellished, this temple overlooking the Cam River is quite imposing, preserving on the beams, beams, worshiping objects... the unique carvings of the coastal region during the Le and Nguyen dynasties. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With its ancient and large-scale architecture, having gone through many historical and time-related events, the temple still retains many architectural values and preserves many precious artifacts. The horizontal plaque "Hong an Dai Vuong" in front of the Upper Palace commemorates the merits of Thai Uy Quan Cong Nguyen Su Hoi to the people of Van Loc village. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Hieu Village Temple was built during the Le Dynasty. The temple is where the coastal residents of Cua Hoi chose to worship gods such as Cao Son, Cao Cac, Duc Thanh Mau, and Sat Hai Dai Vuong Hoang Ta Thon. In particular, this place also worships the whale, which is considered the god of coastal fishermen. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On the right side of Lang Hieu Temple is a burial ground for the bones of 85 whales. Each grave is associated with a story about fishermen who came across a whale carcass at sea and brought it back to the temple for burial and incense. Photo: Thanh Cuong

According to the elders in the village, Mai Bang Temple was built in 1780, at that time it was just a thatched roof room. During the Nguyen Dynasty, Mai Bang Temple was renovated on a large scale, including the upper hall, middle hall and lower hall, the layout of the ground plan is in the shape of the letter tam, the temple land area is about 2,500m2.², in the temple there are many sacrificial objects, carefully guarded by guards. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On every trip out to sea, local fishermen respectfully invite the gods at Mai Bang Temple, praying for their protection so that their boats can safely sail into the bay and have a full hold of fish and shrimp. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In 2015, the temple was ranked as a National Historical Relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Besides Van Loc Temple, Mai Bang Temple, Lang Hieu Temple, Cua Lo also has many ranked relics. Mr. Vo Van Tho - Head of the Town's Culture Department said that in Cua Lo there are currently more than 30 historical and cultural relics that have been zoned, of which 11 are ranked. All are spiritual destinations chosen by locals and tourists when coming to Cua Lo. Photo: Thanh Cuong