1 Introduction to Gia Long Temple – Ha Giang
Gia Long is the name of a king named Hoang Van Thung, who openly built the village, protected the village, and taught the La Chi descendants the profession. In Hoang Su Phi land, specifically Lung Cau village, Ban Phung commune, Ha Giang province, there is a round mountain like an upside down bowl, not too high, luxuriant trees, exuding a wild and cold look that is said to be the temple. his grave. In the middle of the hill, in the middle of a flat land, there is a temple the size of a house, which is the temple of King Gia Long of the La Chi people.
Spectacular wild landscape of Hoang Su Phi where Gia Long temple – Ha Giang is located
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The sacred temple of the La Chi people in Ha Giang worships Hoang Van Thung, also known as King Gia Long, who openly reclaimed the village, protecting the villagers from wild animals and enemies from the very beginning. The documents show that the information about this hero is from oral stories, no one can verify their accuracy, but Hoang Van Thung still has a strong influence on the world. spiritual life of the people in the highlands here. There are some sources that he was a native prisoner living from the Later Le period, others say that he was a deputy of Lord Bau Vu Van Mat, lived around the 15th century and his grave is not in Ha Giang. but on the campus of Lord Bau Temple in Lao Cai. In particular, the La Chi people in Ha Giang asserted that his residence was on Gia Long mountain and built a temple here.
Although they do not know who Hoang Van Thung is, the La Chi people still worship him and organize many festivals throughout the year to commemorate him.
Because of playing an extremely important role in spiritual and cultural life, the La Chi people protect the temple extremely strictly, opening the temple door only one day each year on the 2nd day of the lunar new year, so the information inside Very few ancient temples. Inside the temple hang many horns and buffalo heads according to the concept of wealth of the owner, the rest is generally quite simple. The temple has a total of 3 altars, in the middle belongs to Mr. Hoang Van Thau, the other 2 sides belong to his wife and closest secretary. The temple is well cared for by all four families of the Lung, Vang, Ly, and Tam clans of the La Chi people because for them this is the ancestor of the whole family.
Buffalo horn, one of the ornaments showing the wealth of the ancients
2 Temple of Gia Long – Ha Giang with mysterious stories
Legend has it that when Mr. Hoang Van Thung died, hundreds of mushroom-shaped earthen tombs, about 1.5m high and as wide as a house, suddenly sprang up in just one night. In particular, there are some larger-sized earthen tombs, about 70m in circumference, more than 6m high, which, according to people in the village, cannot be built by humans. Unfortunately, besides many tombs that are still intact and keep their original size, there are some that have been eroded and eroded by weather over time. The mystery is that from the graves, the soil was broken, there were some that were solid, but there were also graves with cinder marks as if they were faked by someone.
The places where the La Chi live, not only in Ha Giang province, have such earthen tombs. There are no statistics on how many earthen tombs there are, how long they exist or who created them. The villagers of the La Chi people believe that all those tombs are the tombs of Hoang Van Thung, so no one dares to trespass on the king’s residence no matter what location it is. They also told each other that the largest tomb, ie Gia Long mountain, where Gia Long temple is located is the real tomb of Hoang Van Thung. In addition, his presence is located on the famous 3 mountains Khau Phia, Khau Cun, Khau Chang in Hoang Su Phi, considered as his incarnation when he left the world.
Mysterious fake tombs in Gia Long mountain
Some of the tombs are larger than usual, also believed to be the residence of King Hoang Van Thau
3 Ideal time to go to Gia Long Temple – Ha Giang
Ha Giang every season has its own beauty:
– Spring (January to March): Coming to Ha Giang at this time, you will be able to participate in many unique cultural festivals of ethnic minorities. These are all typical festivals of the mountainous people in the Northwest. In addition to colorful festivals and lively sounds, coming to Hoang Su Phi in spring you can also admire the beautiful peach, pear and tea plantations with your own eyes.
– Summer (April to June): This is the time when the terraced fields in Ha Giang are in the pouring water season. So, do not forget to check-in with the moment when the sun shines on the extremely glittering terraced fields.
– September every year: Ha Giang is the most beautiful time, around this time you will be able to see the ripe golden terraced fields creating a very poetic scene.
– From January to December: A special time for those who love to experience the cold of Ha Giang.
Temple of Gia Long – Ha Giang is typical for the spiritual culture in the spiritual life of an ethnic minority in the northern mountainous region. Come and visit this temple, even from the outside, to better understand the La Chi people in Ha Giang. In addition, when coming to Ha Giang, do not forget to visit Hoang Su Phi and admire the heritage of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields.
Source: Collected internet.