Long Son Temple is located in Ngoc Xuyen ward, Do Son district, blessed by nature and creates a unique sacred relic in Hai Phong. The temple is likened to a lotus flower emitting its scent by a cool stream, warm in the festive season, cool in the summer sun. Quietly shaded by sweet bamboo trees and birds singing.
Long Son Temple (also known as Co Chin Temple, Dragon Stream) is a long-standing religious work, associated with the spiritual life of the people of Ngoc Xuyen ward (formerly known as Ngoc Tuyen ward) in particular and the locals. Do Son people in general. The temple worships Ms. Chin, the Holy Mother of Thuong thousand and other sacred and sacred gods, helping people to have a prosperous and happy life.
Long Son Temple is located at the foot of Dragon Mountain – one of the nine mountains in the Cuu Long mountain range – the nine dragons of the Do Son peninsula. According to historical records and stories that are still circulated among the local people, in the area of Long Son Temple, patriotic monk Pham Ngoc raised the flag of uprising, calling on the people in the region to rebel against the yoke, and agree cultural culture of the Ming invaders in the early 15th century; welcomed by many Buddhists and people in the region. Therefore, in the temple, there are still a couple of couplets of patriotic monk Pham Ngoc calling on the people to respond to the uprising, the content of which remains as follows:
The ancient sacred Long Son king
The Emperor is free from all nations
Translation
Mother in the sacred dragon mountain for thousands of years
The king came here to help all people
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At Co Chin temple, the Dragon stream also has a stream that is a stream of cool water flowing from the mountain bed for thousands of years that has never stopped flowing, which people used to call Dragon stream. Visitors who love the natural landscape here come back to Co Chin temple and ask for water at Co temple to pray for good health. Next to the temple, there is an ancient banyan tree with luxuriant branches that has existed for hundreds of years, making Long Son temple extremely sacred.
The incense holder at the temple is Mr. Hoang Gia Bon said; The ancient land of Do Son was shaped like a flock of dragons flying from the ocean by nature…to this day, those beauties and sacredness are known to domestic and foreign tourists. The good news is that from far away, visitors eager to worship at the temple have the desire to have peace in life.
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Long Son Temple is located between the arc of Mau Son mountain, the East and West reach out like two strong dragon jaws, likened to the arms of a gentle mother who cares for her children. During the anti-French period, Long Son temple was also a revolutionary cradle to hide cadres… Therefore, Ngoc Xuyen ward today is the only ward in the district that was honored with a heroic award during the anti-French period.
Mr. Lock Hieu once wrote a poem:
Nine children followed their mother’s lineage
, and the youngest son was unkind
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How many times have you picked up your children in the West?
Or the ancients also have 2 verses about the temple as follows:
Dragon spring water is both clear and cool
. Do Son street is very sandy and easy to walk
The person who has merit in restoring the temple to be spacious and beautiful as it is today is the incense holder Hoang Gia Bon. Since ancient times, the temple was very small, built by people many times, after a number of renovations, until now, the temple has become a place of faith that attracts people and tourists from all over the world to visit and worship the most. Do Son, especially on the days of the week, the full moon of the month. Especially on the occasion of the New Year, people and tourists from all over the world come to Co Chin temple to burn incense. The entrance to the temple was blocked, but it still did not stop the flow of people rushing to the temple.
In addition to helping Do Son retain valuable cultural heritages, the people of Do Son greatly admire the incense craftsman at Co Chin temple because of the things he does to help people. Dozens of houses of gratitude were campaigned by him to help the poor. He told his family of nine generations of making incense sticks, the old men were all very gentle and always devoted to helping the poor people. Now knowing that the spiritual approach is very difficult, but he thinks that the work related to the expansion of the temple is gradually entering the next phase of each work item will always be supported by the people to come here. larger and more beautiful space. Because this is the spiritual architecture preserved for generations to come. Remind children and grandchildren of the good traditions of the Vietnamese people.
Mr. Bon added that there are many sacred stories about the temple that cannot be explained. A lot of things are foretold before going back to the temple. So inspiring that everyone in the temple was amazed when the omens came true.
Currently, this sacred temple has become an indispensable place for tourists to admire in their lives. Along with the complex of Dinh Ngoc relics, Tuong Long Tower, and the ancient Rang Thi have created a sacred relic complex on this Do Son land.
Source: Collected internet.