Thai Binh is known as a land of masterpieces under the Tran dynasty, it is this that more than 700 years ago, a complex of tombs of Tran kings was formed with the name Tran Thai Binh temple.
For many countries, especially Asian countries, spiritual culture has always had great significance, inexplicable things are considered spiritual phenomena. It is this that has turned many countries into world-famous spiritual destinations. In Vietnam, there are many different temples and shrines, all of which worship a saint, god or people with meritorious services to the nation and the country. When visiting Thai Binh cultural sites, you will hear about an extremely famous spiritual tourist destination that is Tran Thai Binh temple. So what is so special about this temple that makes so many tourists want to visit?
Tomb of King Tran Thanh TongHistory of the Temple
To create an independent and free Vietnam like today, we have spent more than 4000 years building and defending the country, many feudal dynasties formed and collapsed, witnessed many invasions of the Northern powers, Western imperialists. Among the feudal dynasties in our country, the era of the Tran kings is considered the most prosperous period of development.
Tran Thai Binh Temple located in Tam Thuong village, Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province. More than 700 years ago, this was the place where the kings of the Tran Dynasty were born and built their careers. Under the kings, Dai Viet has repeatedly smashed invasions, especially the feat of defeating the aggressive Yuan – Mong army. This place is many times the place where great ancestral announcements and important ceremonies take place. The Tran Dynasty built many systems of temples and pagodas for the purpose of worshiping those who had meritorious services to the court. Among the famous temples such as Tran Nam Dinh temple, Tran Thai Binh temple is the place to bury the bodies of many people. Many great kings of the Tran Dynasty such as First Ancestor Tran Kinh, Thai Ancestor Tran Hop, Former Patriarch Tran Ly, Thai Thuong Hoang Tran Thua, this is also the eternal resting place of the first kings of the Tran Dynasty: Tran Thai Tong. , Tran Thanh Tong, Tran Nhan Tongβ¦. Tran Thai Binh temple is a place of spiritual masterpieces, where the elements of nature and people blend into one. Over 700 years of existence, despite being destroyed by war and bombs, the temples still exist today, people throughout the country always flock here every year to burn incense to worship the heroes of the nation.
Unique architecture of Tran Thai Binh Temple
Tran Thai Binh Temple is also known by another name, which is the tomb of the Tran kings. The temple has an area of ββ5,175m2, divided into many elaborate works and feats such as the harem court, the worshiping hall, the left court, the right vu, the Nghi Mon, the gilding station, the three tombs of the Tran kings and many other works. Unique architecture related. When you visit this place, you will be overwhelmed by almost all the architecture here being kept in its original state, each brick here dating back hundreds of years. You can see that even though they did it hundreds of years ago, the kings were very good and creative when they built a complex of temples and mausoleums that are as magnificent as they are today.
Temple of the Tran family in VietnamIn the palace is the place to worship the ancestors of the Tran Dynasty such as Thuy To, Thai To, Nguyen To, Thai Thuong Hoang …. Besides, in front of the temple area of ββββthe Tran kings, there are 3 large renovated and dead tombs, which is the final resting place of 3 kings of the Tran dynasty, namely Tran Thai Tong, Tran Thanh Tong and Tran Nhan Tong. , 3 people one is like 3 mountains located right in the field of Tam Duong village.
Besides, many ancient works have shown very clearly the unique cultural features of Dai Viet country under the ceiling of the dynasty, each motif, sculpture on the walls or tomb has its own distinctive features but the same. consistent with the purpose of inheriting and promoting the tradition of national architecture – village communal house architecture. In order to build a population like today, Tran Thai Binh Temple is not only an ordinary spiritual tourist destination, but it is also a witness of history and a long-standing cultural value that we need. protect and preserve forever.
When should you visit Tran Thai Binh Temple?
In order to inherit and remember the merits of the Tran kings, every year at Tran Thai Binh temple, there will be a solemn festival lasting from the 13th to the 18th day of the first lunar month. The main and most important part of the festival is the opening ceremony, along with that is the festival, recreating many typical folk games under the Tran dynasty such as palanquin procession, fish contest, martial arts, kite flying. β¦. and to promote and preserve long-standing cultural values, in 2014 the Tran Thai Binh temple festival was recognized by the state as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Opening ceremony of Tran templeTran Thai Binh Temple today is not merely a tourist destination, it is also a historical value of the Vietnamese people, demonstrating and promoting the nation’s longstanding tradition of drinking water to remember its source.
Source: Collected internet.