Amazing sculptures and treasures at Linh Kiem ancient temple
(Baonghean.vn) - Over time, although it has degraded, Linh Kiem Temple in Thuan Son Commune, Do Luong District still retains extremely unique features in sculpture art and many rare ancient artifacts.
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| Linh Kiem Temple in Thuan Ly village, Thuan Son commune was built to worship Hoang Giap - Than Quoc Cong Nguyen Trung Ngan (1289 -1370) - a historical figure who contributed to his homeland and country during the Tran Dynasty. |
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| Over its long existence, the temple has deteriorated, but it still retains many great values in history, culture, art... |
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| The temple has two main structures: the lower temple and the upper temple, of which the upper temple is the place that most fully converges the values of sculpture and painting. |
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| The upper temple is a house located along the length divided into two worship rooms. The outer room, on the wooden structures, is elaborately carved and painted with traditional themes such as "four sacred animals", "four seasons"... |
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| Close-up of a carved panel on the lower house of the upper temple. |
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| Admire the vivid paintings of dragons, trees, flowers, birds on the pillars and doors of Linh Kiem Temple. After so much time, the colors and patterns of these paintings are still sharp. |
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| Beautiful carvings on many wooden structures of Linh Kiem temple. |
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| The temple still preserves many ancient artifacts such as incense burners, worship hats, precious books... The marble incense burner carved with dragons, unicorns, turtles, and phoenixes with skillful stone carving art is one of the most unique antiques. |
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| On the altar in the upper hall, there is also a sword and ancient lions. According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thanh - the temple manager, this sword is a treasure of the temple, always kept very carefully. Legend has it that this is an inseparable object of Mr. Nguyen Trung Ngan, the hilt of the sword is carved very delicately. |
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| For nearly 7 centuries, Linh Kiem Temple has been granted many royal decrees by Vietnamese feudal dynasties. In 2012, the temple was recognized as a provincial historical and cultural relic. Linh Kiem Temple is an attractive destination for tourists when they come to explore Luong land. |
