Hung Yen not only attracts visitors with unique craft villages, straight fields with flying storks, but also attracts visitors with spaces for a pure and peaceful soul such as Ghenh Hung Yen temple. Let Vietnam Travel share with you the most useful information about this sacred temple.
About Ghenh Temple Hung Yen
Ghenh Temple is located in Ngoc Quynh village, Van Lam town, Hung Yen. The temple was built in 1115 and became the place to keep the historical imprint of Queen Mother Nguyen Phi Ỷ Lan . She is a woman of integrity, talent and integrity, a model that is respected by many people because she spends her life taking care of the country for the people.
Ghenh Temple Hung Yen
With great historical significance, on February 2, 1993, Hung Yen Ghenh Temple was decided by the Ministry of Culture and Information to be recognized as a national historical and cultural relic.
The temple has been recognized as a national cultural heritage
About the Empress Dowager Nguyen Phi Lan
Royal Thai Queen Nguyen Phi Ỷ Lan is commonly known as Le Thi Khiet. She is a beautiful intelligent village woman and the only woman in the country who has been twice regent on behalf of the king to rule the country. At the age of 25, King Ly Thanh Tong was busy fighting in the border, so she and the officials discussed and made bold decisions to overcome the raging famine. In addition, she also introduced a number of policies to promote production, severely punish corrupt and rebellious mandarins when the king left the palace to fight for the throne.
In 1072, when the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne Ly Thanh Tong at a young age, she and the royal lieutenant Ly Thuong Kiet helped the court maintain discipline to defeat the invasion plots of the Song army. It was Hoang Thai Queen Ỷ Lan who was instrumental in bringing folk dancing into the royal court. In particular, she encouraged the development of agriculture, built dykes against floods, developed handicrafts, made irrigation and banned the killing of cattle and plows. She is very concerned about the poor people, taking money from the court to redeem the good girls who had to sell themselves to pay their debts and find husbands for them.
Queen Mother Lan passed away on July 25, 1117, at the age of 73. After her death, she was brought to the capital and cremated. The ashes were brought to Ly’s hometown in Thien Duc Palace. To commemorate the merits of the benevolent Queen Queen, the people of Van Lam village held ceremonies on the exact date of her birth and death.
Queen Mother Nguyen Phi Lan
History of Ghenh Temple Hung Yen
In the late 19th century, under the guidance of the Can Vuong movement, the whole nation entered a harsh period against the French domination. Hung Yen at that time was the land of boiling energy and ignited the Bai Say uprising led by Nguyen Thien Thuat. In order to quell the uprising movements of the Vietnamese people, the French colonialists hunted down most of the villages and hamlets, so Ghenh Hung Yen temple was destroyed in many parts. However, the temple is still a place where locals come to worship and operate the Can Vuong movement of patriots and communist soldiers.
According to recorded history and through the stories of the seniors of Ngoc Quynh village, Ghenh temple was once a place to gather troops of Bai Say insurgents. In addition, this place was also the point of self-defense teams of many communes, which organized to seize power over the people, held meetings in 1945. Unfortunately, in the period of 1947 – 1954, Ghenh Hung Yen temple was destroyed by the French invaders. canceled almost entirely. At that time, people in the village promptly transferred the statue of Hoang Thai Hau and some antiquities to Duong Xa Temple.
Ghenh Temple experienced many ups and downs in the nation’s history
Although the temple has been destroyed, in the minds of the people of Van Lam village, Hoang Thai Queen Nguyen Phi Ỷ Lan is still a respectable mother. Therefore, in 1989, local people and some tourists from far away rebuilt the Ghenh temple on the old land and brought the statue of Our Lady at Duong Xa pagoda to settle down so that the people could return to burn incense to commemorate the talented Queen. integrity of the nation. In 1999, the temple was rebuilt on a large scale as it is today.
The temple is built more and more in size and appearance
Ghenh Hung Yen Temple currently keeps relics such as: statues of Hoang Thai Hau, Thach Sang, glass of heaven, ancient vases, steles recording the years of temple restoration. In addition, relics of the Ly Dynasty such as: the statue of a lovebird, the foot of a pillar stone, the Sui gate, the Shinto vestiges, etc. discovered by the Survey Team of the Institute of Archeology, confirmed that Ghenh Temple was builtfrom the Ly dynasty.
Lovebird statue
From the background, wisdom and merits of Queen Mother Nguyen Phi Ỷ Lan to the people, her country is the pride of the nation in all times. It is the wish of the people of Van Lam district and tourists from all over the world that Ghenh Hung Yen temple will be quickly preserved, planned and embellished to deserve the great contributions of Hoang Thai Queen Ỷ Lan.
Today the temple is still preserved and preservedArchitecture of Ghenh Temple Hung Yen
Ghenh Hung Yen Temple was built according to the main foreign public architecture, divided into 3 main parts including: the main sacrifice, the worshiping hall and the harem. When coming here, just standing from afar, visitors can see the three-way gate built in the ancient architecture. Going into the temple courtyard, you will encounter a large stone slab for people to place offerings.
Ghenh Temple was built in the style of domestic and foreign workers
The shrines of Ghenh temple were built on nine marble steps up and down. On both sides of the road, there are two kneeling stones with arms crossed, representing the surrender of King Champa. The sacrifice is a place of sacrifices and performances when festivals take place. In the temple are hung pictures of horizontal phi, couplets. On both sides of the sacrifice, two more houses were built to welcome visitors to offer incense.
Stone Phoenix kneels in the temple with his arms crossed
In the harem of Ghenh Hung Yen temple , there is a large letter: “Mother of the world” and two lines of couplets talking about the merits of Queen Mother Ỷ Lan. Her statue is placed in a golden palanquin, next to which there are 6 female servants and many ceramic and wooden spiritual worship items.
The area to note the remains of the temple
Temple of Empress Dowager Ỷ Lan is described as an idyllic, rustic scene in the eyes of locals and tourists. At the back of the temple, there is a well of water that is very clear all year round and is called dragon’s eye by locals. Around the well, there are two largest ancient banyan trees in the region. To the right of the temple is a large pond. In the middle of the two lakes is the Holy Mother Church, the Mother Palace, the council and the council of mandarins.
Architecture inside the shrine
Celestial tower
Ghenh Temple Festival Hung Yen
Ghenh Temple Festival in Hung Yen usually takes place in 3 days of the 3rd lunar month every year. During the festival, there are many exciting activities such as: offering incense in memory of Hoang Thai Queen Nguyen Phi Ỷ Lan, cultural exchanges, mandarin singing, badminton, chess, volleyball and many games. other folk.
Festival at Ghenh Temple is held every year
People are eager to go to the festival
If you have the opportunity, come and participate in this unique festival
Experiencing many ups and downs of the nation’s history, Ghenh Hung Yen temple has been destroyed and restored many times. However, the historical value that this place brings is still intact as in the beginning.
Source: Collected internet.