– Address: Tien Cat ward, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province.
– Phone: 0976156879 – Ms. Nguyen Thi Tac, Culture Officer of Tien Cat Ward.
– General introduction: Tien Temple and Cat Tuong Pagoda are located on the banks of the Red River in Anh Dung neighborhood, Tien Cat ward, Viet Tri city.
Fairy Temple worships Mother Goddess Long Hong Dang Ngan – Queen of Xich Quy country, wife of King Kinh Duong Vuong, mother of Lac Long Quan. She stood with her husband in the early days of nation building, in educating the people, and was awarded the title of “Vi Cung Chinh Khon” by King Kinh Duong Vuong as a reward for the Tien Cat palace. When people died, this place was transformed into Tien Cat mausoleum, which was cared for by the people for thousands of years.
Every year, at Tien Temple, a festival usually takes place from the 9th to the 10th of the 10th lunar month, the ritual part includes 5 weeks (1 week of incense, 1 week of wine, 1 week of offerings, 1 week of items, 1 week of reading wishes. and consecration); meeting part with games of human chess, tug of war, cock fighting, Xoan singing…
Besides the Tien Temple relic, there is also Cat Tuong pagoda built in 1999, majorly restored in 2016 – 2017. The pagoda has a total area of 7,000m2 including three treasure houses, ancestral houses, monks’ houses, vegetarian houses, and houses. guest…
Source: Collected internet.