(Baonghean.vn) - Ram Temple (Hung Nhan Commune, Hung Nguyen District) is known as an ancient temple with beautiful architecture. In 2008, the temple was recognized as a national architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Ram Temple was started to be built in 1831, completed in 1832; most recently repaired in 1922. The temple is a place to worship historical figures who have contributed to the country and people such as Le Loi, Nguyen Quang Hop..., or gods such as Cao Son Cao Cac... During the period of resistance against the French, many scholars and outstanding young people before going abroad to do revolutionary activities such as Pham Hong Thai, Le Hong Phong secretly worked at the temple. During the years 1930-1931 and the August Revolution (1945), Ram Temple was a place to gather forces to listen to speeches about the revolution, fight to seize power. During the years of resistance against the US, Ram Temple was a place to hide weapons for transit from the North to the South...
After nearly 300 years of existence, the temple is a famous cultural and spiritual address in the region. However, over time, the temple has gradually deteriorated and many items have begun to be damaged and dilapidated...
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| Ram Temple is built in the shape of the letter "tam" including the upper hall, middle hall and lower hall. |
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| The special feature of the Temple is that the shrines all have beautiful architecture with many elaborate and sophisticated sculptures. |
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| In addition to the images of dragons, phoenixes, lions... there are carvings based on stories from Chinese books such as the return of a mandarin or scenes of rural activities such as herding buffaloes, bailing water... |
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| However, over time, the temple has seriously degraded. In 2010, the Provincial People's Committee approved the project to restore and embellish Ram Temple with a total investment of 10 billion VND. However, since then, it has not been able to be implemented. |
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| The annual repair cost is only a few tens of millions of dong, just enough for patchwork repairs. |
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| Worryingly, the temple is located in a flood zone. During the rainy and stormy seasons, the temple is sometimes flooded more than 1 meter deep. Many damaged items have to be supported with ladders. |
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| Part of the temple was burned down and is now under temporary cover. |
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| The magic well, once known as the "eyes of the dragon", is now just a stagnant pond due to lack of restoration and repair. |
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| Restoring the temple is the wish of the local people so that Ram temple will always be a valuable national architectural and artistic relic. |
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