Ceremony to receive the provincial historical relic certificate of Choong Temple

(Baonghean.vn) - On July 30, the People's Committee of Quy Hop district solemnly held a ceremony to receive the provincial-level historical relic ranking certificate for Choong temple.

Choong Temple was built during the Later Le Dynasty - 15th century, currently located in Choong village, Chau Ly commune, Quy Hop district, worshiping Nang Phom Hom (in Thai language it means Fragrant Hair Girl) - who had great merit in helping Lam Son army to repel the Ming invaders in the 15th century.

In memory of her, the people of Muong Choong built a temple to worship her, called Choong Temple. In the minds of the people of Muong Choong, Nang Phom Hom is the embodiment of the beauty of a Thai girl in terms of talent, beauty, speech, and virtue, and is a symbol of the crystallization of solidarity among the community of ethnic groups in the Western region of Nghe An.

Delegates offer incense at Choong Temple

Choong Temple was built on a high hill and isolated from the residential area. Through the ups and downs of time, since 1957 the temple has only been in ruins. Faced with this reality, for many years the conservation of Choong Temple relics has been raised but due to many reasons it has not been implemented yet.

Since 2010, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee has had a policy to restore Choong Temple to meet the legitimate aspirations of the people. In 2013, the district established a Committee to mobilize contributions to restore and renovate Choong Temple, with the core being the Quy Hop District Small and Medium Enterprises Association.

Art performance at the ceremony to receive the provincial historical relic certificate of Choong temple

After a short time of launching, nearly 10 billion VND was donated to restore the temple in phase 1. On July 16, 2015, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Decision No. 3051-QD/UBND recognizing Choong Temple as a provincial historical and cultural relic.

At the ceremony, representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An province awarded the Certificate of recognition of historical relic ranking, recognizing Choong Temple as a provincial historical relic to Chau Ly commune, Quy Hop district.

Thu Huong

(Kuihe Station)