Located in Bac Kan province, it is one of the legendary and legendary temples that have entered the subconscious of the people of the Northern mountainous region. A peaceful, quiet place but with many interesting historical stories about the generals of the past. This place is a destination that attracts a lot of tourists, the nature is that on holidays and New Year, many people come here to pray for wealth, fortune and peace.
For a long time, spiritual values have been entered into myths and beliefs deeply ingrained in the lifestyle of the people. It is one of the beautiful traditional cultural values, worth keeping and preserving through generations of Vietnamese people. Among the four young waters, that value is kept forever with time.
POSITION
Tham Temple is located in the land of Cho Moi – Cay Thi, now in Cho Moi town, Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province. This place is one of the spiritual places of millions of Vietnamese tourists, the nature of which is Tet to Spring. And is a destination with many interesting anecdotes.
CHARACTERISTICS
Tham Temple is a temple dedicated to a general named Tham, who made a great contribution to the struggle against the Black Flag in the second half of the 19th century. The temple has many sacred values, and it has been passed down through many generations of the people of Bac Kan.
STORY ABOUT THE MY FAMILY
The story goes that Tham’s father and son worked as a fisherman to make a living. One year there was a natural disaster. The flood swept away the poor old man’s boat and net. When the water began to recede, that was when he began to cast his net. He threw many batches, but there were no fish, in the end he got a very heavy batch but it was a rock. The next time he threw it like that, the rock was also in the net. Strange thing, so he was going to cross another river.
The rock said, “Old man, bring me back.” Feeling strange, he immediately brought the miracle stone home, where he threw it on the ground, the stone collided with another rock, breaking into shiny ingots. He thought that God loved the villagers who had natural disasters, so he took the gold and divided it among the villagers. Since then, people have built a temple of two Son Than stones at Tham temple to commemorate the father and son.
THE STORY ABOUT THE MYSTERY
Ms. Tham is a beautiful, gentle and kind girl, so she is loved by many people, and everyone wants to be with her. Unfortunately, the Muong lord used my power to capture her as his wife. Since then, her life has been miserable, and that Muong lord is an enemy minion who torments the villagers.
She found a way to escape and succeeded. She gathered the villagers to fight the enemy, and became a female leader of the Black Flag battle. Hearing that news, the Muong lord led his army to destroy, so a fierce battle occurred at the confluence of the Trang Co river. Miss Tham was hit by a poisonous arrow, so she bravely sacrificed herself in that battle. Her troops determined to be brave, fighting to avenge her. And later, to commemorate the brave heroine, the people built Tham temple.
Tham temple is quite a complex, it includes the main temple, the temple of Ms Tham and the temple of Son Than. In the main temple, there is a characteristic architecture with parallel paintings that have existed for a long time. Tham temple, under the altar has a special pattern, a pair of phoenix birds with architectural style of the Hau Le period, 18th century.
Tham Temple is a spiritual area with many religious values for Vietnamese people. This place is full of ancient methods, but gentle with an unusual method. Coming here, visitors will see the quiet, flat taste of a mountainous region. Come to Tham temple to immerse yourself in spiritual values, listen to interesting stories and learn more about a beautiful Vietnamese traditional culture.
Source: Collected internet.