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Hung Thinh Wards, Hung Nguyen District, Nghe An province, VietNam

Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An Temple is considered a famous cultural, religious and spiritual destination in Nghe An. The temple is more than 400 years old and worships Mr. Hoang Muoi, in addition, it also worships the Phuc Gods.

đền Ông Hoàng Mười Nghệ An Temple of Ong Hoang Muoi Hung Nguyen Nghe An (Photo: VnExpress)

Temple of Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An  is one of the famous spiritual tourist destinations of the central strip of land. The sacredness of the temple is the attraction of tourists from all over the world to visit, offer incense and pray sincerely. If you have the opportunity to  travel to Nghe An , you should visit Quan Hoang Muoi temple once.  

1. Where is Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An Temple located?

Where is Ong Hoang Muoi Temple? Ong Hoang Muoi Temple in Nghe An or Ha Tinh? How far is Ong Hoang Muoi Temple from Vinh city? These are questions that many people are interested in. Ong Hoang Muoi Temple is located in  Xuan Am village, Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province,  about 7km from Vinh city center. 

đền Ông Hoàng Mười Nghệ An About 7km from Vinh city to Ong Hoang Muoi temple

2. Who does Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An Temple worship?

Ong Hoang Muoi Temple, in addition to worshiping Quan Hoang Muoi, also worships the Phuc Gods such as: Holy Mother Lieu Hanh, Mother Tu Phu, Song Dong Ngoc Nu, Le Khoi, Duke Trinh Trung,…

đền Ông Hoàng Mười Nghệ An Ong Hoang Muoi Temple worships the official Hoang Muoi (Photo: VnExpress)

On what day is Mr. Hoang Muoi’s festival? The festival of Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An temple has 2 big festivals every year.

  • The festival opens  on the full moon day of the 3rd lunar month 
  • Hoang Muoi’s death anniversary festival  on 10/10 lunar calendar

On the main festivals, the temple of Mr. Muoi Nghe An is crowded with pilgrims. What does Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An Temple  pray for? People here say that “go to Quan Hoang Muoi temple to pray for a wish”, which is also the reason why this place attracts tourists from all over the world to visit for peace, luck and good fortune.

đền Ông Hoàng Mười Nghệ An Tourists from all over the world visit the bridge for peace and luck (Photo: VnExpress)

3. Legend of Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An Temple

Who is Mr. Hoang Muoi Nghe An? According to an old legend, Ong Hoang Muoi was a god who came down to the folk place to help people. The people of Nghe An have handed down many stories related to the history of Ong Hoang Muoi Nghe An temple as well as his contributions to some real historical figures.

Many people spread to each other that Ong Hoang Muoi was a great mandarin in Thien Dinh, a fairy in Dao Nguyen. Realizing that there are still many hardships in the human world, he came to earth to help the people and help the world. 

According to Vietnamese folklore researchers, Mr. Hoang Muoi is the “divine” of a real figure in the community’s life in the past, a hero with meritorious services to the people. Regarding this statement, there are quite a few different versions of His life.

đền Ông Hoàng Mười Nghệ An There are many versions related to the legend of Ong Hoang Muoi temple in Nghe An (Photo: VnExpress)

History books of Nghe Tinh region say that he was Le Khoi – a talented general who followed Le Loi to fight against the Ming army, then became a great mandarin under the Le Gia dynasty. However, there are a number of other versions that have been circulated. Ong Hoang Muoi was a good general during the reign of King Le Thai To. It was Nguyen Xi – a general who had great merit in defeating the Ming invaders, assigned to guard the Nghe Tinh region and take care of the people’s lives here. 

According to folklore, General Nguyen Xi was on a river cruise when he was submerged when he reached the foot of Hong Linh mountain. While the people mourned for his mourning, he suddenly saw his body floating on his face, his face still rosy, his body as light as pink feathers. Clouds of five colors appeared in the sky, forming the shape of a red horse with thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals who took him back to heaven. The people worshiped him as Mr. Hoang Muoi and built a memorial temple.

đền Ông Hoàng Mười Nghệ An People built Hoang Muoi Nghe An temple to commemorate the merits of a talented general (Photo: Collectibles)

4. Explore the architecture of Quan Hoang Muoi Temple

According to historical records, the temple was built in the post-Le dynasty. Experiencing historical ups and downs, the temple was destroyed. In 1995, the temple was restored by the government of Nghe An province and became a famous cultural and religious destination. This is also a  famous Nghe An Ha Tinh tourist site  , attracting many tourists to visit.

The structure of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple in Nghe An includes: three mandarins, Trung Thien radio, Tac Mon, Uncle’s and Co’s floors. The interior still retains the system of dharma statues, 21 ordinations, and Chinese divine relics of high artistic and historical value.

đền Ông Hoàng Mười Nghệ An Quan Hoang Muoi Temple has ancient architecture (Photo: VnExpress)

Quan Hoang Muoi temple area consists of three palaces: Upper Palace, Middle Palace and Lower Palace. The post-reconstruction work bears the architectural features of spiritual works of the Nguyen Dynasty. The temple building materials are all made of wood, painted with vermilion and carved with elaborate dragon, unicorn, turtle and phoenix motifs.

Observed from the outside, Quan Hoang Muoi Nghe An temple stands out with the image of a tiled roof carved in the shape of a dragon. Tam Quan is located in a row, visitors can explore by going deep inside. 

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