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| The First Temple was built during the Le Dynasty to worshipThe Great King of the Sea, Hoang Ta Thon- a famous general who had great merit in repelling the Yuan invaders during the Tran Dynasty in the 13th century. He was once awarded the title of Sat Hai Chang Lai Dai Tuong Quan, and was given the title "Minh Tu" as a general commanding the navy to guard 12 seaports, protecting the coastal area. The temple has many structures: Tam Quan gate; lower, middle, upper halls; stele house, temple well, kitchen... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The three-entrance gate of De Nhat Temple is considered a unique architectural work consisting of 1 main gate, 2 left and right gates, more than 30m long, about 15m high. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The main gate has 3 floors. The first floor is built in the style of a city gate, with a round arched door. Above the forehead is a fierce tiger. On both sides are reliefs of a phoenix spreading its wings, and two majestic generals. In front of the wings is a pillar, made in the style of a square pillar with a tapered bottom, with a star fruit-shaped cylindrical shape on top. The second floor is smaller, with a square window, decorated with a gate motif. On the third floor is a sun. The roof tiles of the three-entrance gate are all decorated with curved dragon-shaped eaves. Photo: Huy Thu
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| Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hong (73 years old), a member of the relic management board, said: Due to its long existence, the two left and right gates of the Tam Quan had collapsed, leaving only the main gate. Over the years, during the restoration and embellishment of the relic, the two left and right gates were rebuilt, and the main gate had its broken details repaired. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| At the First Temple, many ancient artifacts are still preserved. The most notable of which is the system of statues, including Buddha statues, saints, etc. In the photo: The two statues worshiped in the upper hall are believed to be Dong Phuong Thai Giam and Tay Phuong Thai Giam, large in size, made of wood in a sitting position looking out. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| According to the relic management board, during the war years, many temples and pagodas in the area were damaged and dismantled to make way for civil works, so statues, Buddha statues, sacrificial objects... were brought to De Nhat Temple by local people. Therefore, at present, the temple has manyancient statueIn addition to worshiping King Sat Hai Hoang Ta Thon, the temple also worships Confucius, King Hung Dao, Tam Toa Thanh Mau, Song Dong Ngoc Nu, Thanh Hoang, Dia Tang Vuong, Buddha Quan Am... Photo: Huy Thu |
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On the right side of the temple (looking from the inside out) is the Van Hoi stele carved from green stone. This is a large, rectangular stele, over 2.2 m high, with stylized floral motifs on the border. In the middle of the stele are engraved many Chinese characters. Previously, because the stele did not have a roof, most of the Chinese characters were blurred. Photo: Huy Thu |
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In addition to wooden statues, the temple also preserves many stone artifacts, notably two turtles and a stone mortar that looks like a lime pot. The elderly here said that in the past, the two stone turtles carried stone steles or stone cranes. The evidence is that each turtle still has a deep hole on its shell. Photo: Huy Thu
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| In particular, the three-legged turtle was crafted from an old bamboo root. The bamboo turtle weighs about 25kg and is about 0.5m tall. According to Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hong, the bamboo turtle was crafted by local people and has been worshiped in the temple for a long time. The temple also has many ancient sacrificial objects such as a throne, a Buddha statue, a tray, an ancient table... Photo: Huy Thu |
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Not only is it a place for spiritual and cultural activities that reflects the local people's spirit of remembering the source of water, De Nhat Temple is also a witness to many important historical events that took place in the region. The temple has been recognized as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The unique beauty of the gate of De Nhat Temple. Video: Huy Thu |
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