overview
The temple is in Chan Lac village, ie Choa village, in Dung Liet commune, Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh province.
History
The temple was built in the Le Trung Hung period (18th century), worshiping 3 water gods: Thuy Tri Long Quan, Hoang Ha Long Thiet Lady and Princess Tam Giang. Since its founding, the temple has undergone several restorations in the Nguyen Dynasty. The present temple is located on a high ground in the middle of the village, next to it are communal houses, pagodas and shrines, forming a complex of ancient relics of the village.
Architecture
In front of the temple, there is a courtyard, a large semicircular lake, surrounded by ancient trees. The main temple area includes the Upper Palace, the Middle Palace, and the Lower Palace. Each building has 3 compartments and 2 wings with curved tiled roof, located on a central axis in the style of the letter 三Tam. On both sides are Ta Vu and Huu Vu ranges, with 3 compartments and 2 wings with curved tile roofs.
Relics
In the temple, many rare and precious antiques are preserved such as: Statue of “Long Vuong” with a dragon’s face and body, 19 ordinations (earliest in 1740, latest in 1924), 2 stone steles (engraved in 1704 and 1704). 1714), diaphragm, couplets, incense, collapsing stone, wooden cranes, gongs, bowl buu… are not only evidences of the temple in history, but also unique works of the two Le dynasties. -Nguyen.
Festival
In the year of drought, Choa villagers hold a ceremony to pray for the island at the temple. The ritual of sacrifice to God was conducted for three consecutive days, without rain for the next three days. If it still doesn’t rain, the villagers organize “Bathing palanquin”: procession of God’s palanquin from Choa temple by boat across Cau River to Vuong temple near the riverbank (Chau Minh commune, Hiep Hoa, Bac Giang) to sacrifice to God here. . When the boat crosses the river, people also use a copper dipper to scoop up the water and pour it on the palanquin called bathing palanquin. After worshiping at Vuong temple, but it still didn’t rain, the villagers held a “swimming procession”: Kieu Than was carried to Dinh wharf (in Lac Trung village) for a swimming contest. To the place where the palanquin is placed on the bank, facing the river. In the river, 3 boats of 60 boys from Choa village competed in swimming. On the shore, villagers beat drums repeatedly to urge the boats to swim. Under water, boats swim around in a circle at Ben Dinh river.
Source: Collected internet.