Thai Nguyen is located right on National Highway 3 passing through Phu Luong district, Thai Nguyen province. The temple has been tinged with time, covered with green moss and located at the foot of a rocky mountain range, this is a familiar spiritual choice destination for people in the province. For travelers from far away, the temple is known for its ancient beauty and the scenery surrounding the structures.
INTRODUCTION TO THAI NGUYEN DUO Temple
The ancient temple worships the national hero Duong Tu Minh, located 25 km from Thai Nguyen city, right next to Highway 3. Duom temple worships Duong Tu Minh, a talented general of the Ly dynasty, who had made great efforts in recapturing a large area of land from the Song invaders and firmly defending the northern border of Dai Viet.
He still exists openly, transparently, urgently cultivates land, develops commerce, maintains the unity of the nation, was conferred by the Ly Dynasty: “Ui Vien Don Cao Son Quang Do Chi God” and was married by the Ly dynasty to two concubines. God. In later dynasties, he was ordained as “Cao Son Quy Minh superior god”.
Duong Tu Minh was worshiped as a god by the people. The temple was built at the place where it is said that he fell when he was old. The majestic terrain with three mountain ranges in the middle of the field resembles the wings of a swallow. The temple was built in the concave part of the mountain in front as if it was protected by the mountain forever. In front of the temple door is a vast green field, the Cau River meanders through. In the distance are immense palm and tea hills, hiding rich villages of the Tay people.
Although the temple has been repaired many times, it still retains the ancient architectural style in the style of three levels, including: Upper Temple, Middle Temple and Lower Temple. From the temple gate, you can see the majestic and ancient beauty. The temple is located hidden in the green of trees and moss. From the steps leading to the temple, to the curved roofs, the old walls are covered with color. The temple scene makes visitors want to stop and linger for a while, before stepping back into the noisy world that goes up and down outside the temple door.
Every year from the 6th to the 8th of January, Phu Luong district solemnly organizes the Duom temple festival to commemorate the famous general Duong Tu Minh and pray for good crops and all things to flourish. The festival is imbued with traditional cultural identity of the nation, attracting many people in the province and tourists from all over the world to participate.
FESTIVAL OF THAI NGUYEN SHOCKING Temple
Duom Temple Festival is one of the major festivals of Thai Nguyen province at the beginning of spring. Every year, on the 6th of January, locals and tourists from all over the world come here to light incense sticks to commemorate the great merits of the national hero and pray for a good year of rain. The wind is peaceful, the crops are bountiful, the people’s life is getting more and more prosperous.
Over the years, in parallel with the participation of both the political system and the local people in preserving and restoring the traditional rituals of the festival.
The Duom temple festival consists of a ceremony and a festival. Part of the ceremony, there are traditional rites such as: procession of land, procession of water, ceremony of setting up the tree, ceremony of wood scepter, ceremony of exiting mandarins, procession of offerings to the temple, and sacrifice.
Attending the festival, people and passengers from all over the world expressed their gratitude and gratitude for the merits of a famous general and an indigo patriarch who had many merits for the nation, as well as to preserve and preserve the precious traditional values of the nation.
Source: Collected internet.