As a precious spiritual architectural work, Dong Bang Temple in Thai Binh has long been an attractive destination for tourists to visit, pilgrimage and worship. The temple is associated with his father Bat Hai Dong Dinh, one of the people with great public security who built the country in the early days.
Traveling to the Northern provinces, especially the provinces of the Red River Delta like Thai Binh , visitors will have the opportunity to discover a huge cultural and spiritual treasure with unique and outstanding architectural works such as: Dong Bang Temple. The massive temple is more than 4000 years old with majestic architecture located on the ancient Mai Diem river, which is an attractive stop for tourists near and far.
Dong Bang Temple is a famous spiritual tourist destination in Thai Binh. Photo: @hongtru_17
The story of Dong Dang temple where King Bat Hai is worshiped
Dong Bang Temple is located in Dong Bang village, An Le commune, Quynh Phu district, Thai Binh province, formerly known as peach blossom in Son Nam town, later called Dao Dong site. This temple is associated with sacred legends and stories about King Bat Hai’s father. Legend has it that during the reign of the 18th Hung Vuong, when the country was invaded by a foreign country, although it had recruited powerful soldiers to fight, the enemy was too strong, the court had to set up a flock of Trieu Linh Son Tu Ky to ask for help to quell the situation. war.
The temple is 4000 years old. Photo:@mat_uot
In the land of Hoa Dao site at the mouth of Vinh river, An Le commune, now there is a son of Lac Long Quan and his concubine reincarnated and living in a family here who returned to support the king to fight the enemy. He, along with his two brothers and 10 generals, the great merchant, the Third, the Fourth, and the Emperor Dieu, or Mr. Hoang Muoi, and the internal generals, defeated the enemy on eight seaports, bringing peace to the country. . After that victory, he was named Vinh Cong Dai Vuong. Instead of staying at the imperial court, he asked to go back to his hometown to take care of his parents and cultivate and recruit people to establish hamlets in coastal areas, helping the king to keep his land in peace.
Temple of Vinh Cong Dai Vuong. Photo: @quynhlavie212
When Vinh Cong Dai Vuong fell to heaven on the 25th day of the 8th lunar month, the people were grateful to him for honoring him as the “father King – Bat Hai Dai Vuong”, King Hung Thuong had his palace repaired into a shrine to worship. tribute.
People say, Vinh Cong Dai Vuong Bat Hai Dong Dinh is very sacred, in the 13th century, when the Nguyen – Mong invaders invaded, Hung Dao Dao Vuong and his generals went to the temple door to pray for the sound, after three times After a great victory, the bare-house army made even more efforts to embellish the temple door. Later, when the country’s borders were expanded, the people built an elegant and majestic temple for him, listed in the four ancient scenes.
Architectural works imbued with the spirit of the North
Dong Bang Temple is likened to a museum of wood carving art because this work has a massive appearance with layers and layers of arcs. Accordingly, the temple has 13 courts, 66 consecutive compartments designed to be closed and intricately carved and sculpted with hundreds of couplets painted gilded with gold, books of letters, the temple’s subject about the precious spirit, the four quarters, and the heavens. Mythical, magical and vivid nature.
Exquisite carvings. Photo: @giahuytruong
The temple gate area is designed in the style of a very grandiose tambourine, when passing through the gate, visitors will come to the main courtyard of the inner temple, this is the place where important ceremonial and sacrifice activities are held.
The large three-door gate was built in the style of a Vong Tam floor. Photo: @lu.hueanh
The temple architecture is a form of posthumous money with 5 main worshiping palaces like the fourth palace with sophisticated carvings, full of design but decorated with letters, the third palace is more elegant and secular, the design is simple inward. heart. Next comes the second palace with a fresh and elegant appearance. The first palace worships King Bat Hai. Finally, the Forbidden Palace of the Temple of the Plain, this is the holiest place in the temple, the reason why it is called the forbidden palace is according to the old custom, this is not a place where anyone can enter.
Statue of Vinh Cong Dai Vuong Bat Hai Dong Dinh. Photo: Forum of Vietnamese singing and literature.
The palaces of the Temple of the Delta converge all five elements, so it is very sacred, in the middle of the forbidden palace is an ancient well, it is said that this is the place where Vinh Cong hid on his birthday. Can eliminate bad luck and bring good luck.
Dong Dang Temple Festival is famous near and far
August 20 (AL) every year is the day of the festival to return to the Dong Bang temple, this is the time when the temple becomes crowded with tourists from far away flocking to attend the festival. During the festival, people will organize two main activities: the ceremony and the festival. With the ceremony, there will be a procession of Mau Sinh temples, the First, Second, Tam, Quan Dieu That, and Quan De Bat temples to the temple of King Bat Hai. After that, there will be incense offering ceremony, opening gong, opening festival drum dance, card procession… The festival will be very lively with folk games, activities such as tug of war, swimming comb, chess, wrestling, etc. cockfighting…
The Thai Binh Plain Temple Festival takes place on the 20th day of the 8th lunar month. Photo: Thai Binh Television.
The festival has many special activities. Photo: @hoancarlos1990
Hau dong, a unique religious activity that often takes place on special occasions. Photo: @oanhpaii_makeup
Dong Bang Temple is still a spiritual destination attracting tourists near and far, this place holds a central position in the An Le relic complex and has been recognized as a national historical and cultural relic since 1986. The people of the Temple of the Delta is an extremely sacred place for them to come back and show off their weights, and a precious gem in the middle of the rice countryside.
Source: Collected internet.