Located in Chi Linh district, Hai Duong province, Con Son – Kiep Bac is not only an ancient architectural complex with beautiful natural landscapes but also two famous historical sites associated with his life and career. National hero Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan and World cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai.
Con Son – Kiep Bac relic complex is a particularly important national relic of our country, having a superficial scale with charming landscape that attracts tourists to visit every year. The relic area includes historical relics associated with the illustrious feat of defeating the illustrious Mongol invaders of the Tran Dynasty in the 13th century and the 10-year resistance war of the Lam Son insurgent army against the army. Ming in the fifteenth century.
Panoramic view of Con Son relic site (Photo: Collectibles)
Con Son scenic relic area
Con Son relic site is located between the Phoenix and Ky Lan mountain ranges with mountains, pagodas, towers, pine forests, streams and famous relics associated with the lives of many famous people in history.
Con Son Pagoda
Con Son Pagoda (known as Hun pagoda) located at the foot of Con Son mountain has the word Thien Tu Phuc Tu which means the temple is blessed by heaven. The pagoda was built in the early 14th century as one of the three centers of Truc Lam Zen sect next to Yen Tu Pagoda and Quynh Lam Pagoda (Quang Ninh). Experiencing changes in history, today’s Con Son Pagoda is reduced to the architecture of the Le Dynasty, including works such as Tam Quan, Tien Duong, Thieu Huong and Thuong Dien.
Con Son Pagoda (Photo: Collectibles)
Corridor statue of 18 Arhats (Photo: Collectibles)
Thanh Hu stele in Con Son pagoda with an autograph of King Tran Due Tong is recognized as a “National Treasure” (Photo: Collectibles)
Visiting Con Son Pagoda , in addition to the unique architectural works, visitors will also have the opportunity to learn about Ngoc well. Ngoc Well is located at the foot of Ky Lan mountain, on the way to Ban Co Tien, behind is Dang Minh stupa – where the venerable Huyen Quang is located. Located at a higher position than the roof of Con Son pagoda, Ngoc well is always full of water in every season. The ancients believed that Ngoc well was the bloodline of Con Son mountain and was the eye of Ky Lan. This is not only a precious water source of the monument but also a tourist attraction with many spiritual values. From Ngoc well, you follow the stone steps to climb to the top of Con Son, where there is Ban Co Tien – where Nguyen Trai and his ancestors stopped to play chess. From the top of Con Son, a majestic mountain area shrinks into the sight of the traveler.
Jade Well of Con Son Pagoda (Photo: Collectibles)
In 1330, the Third Holy Ancestor Huyen Quang expanded the pagoda and established the Nine Products Lien Hoa. In 2017, this work was successfully embellished, creating an architectural highlight in the pure and sacred landscape of Con Son place. The Nine Products Lien Hoa Court consists of 9 floors of Food and a Food House. The House is built entirely of ironwood, heartwood, Thanh Hoa green stone, restored comedy nose tiles and thousands of Bat Trang bricks. With a structure of 3 floors, 12 roofs, the whole building is like an elegant lotus with 3 layers of blossoming petals. The 9-storey octagonal nine-storey Lien Hoa tower is 10.3 m high with intricate carvings and sculptures. All create a unique creative art work of Buddhism only in Vietnam.
Court of Nine products of Lien Hoa (Photo: Collected)
Temple of Nguyen Trai
The highlight in the Con Son scenic area is the temple of national hero, world cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai whose name is “Uc Trai Linh Tu”. The temple is located at the foot of Ngu Nhac mountain, Ky Lan, leaning against To Son, forming the posture “left dragon, right white tiger”. The temple includes works such as Main Temple, Ta Vu, Huu Vu, Nghi Mon internal, Nghi Mon foreign, Thac Ngoc Bridge, Temple of Justice, etc., bearing the architectural style of the post-Le era. Around the temple is the Con Son stream that flows day and night like the sound of a harp reverberating between the green mountains and forests, which has entered poetry and history books.
“The stream of Con Son is murmuring
, I hear it like a harp in my ear…”
In particular, in the harem of the Main Temple, there is a bronze statue of Nguyen Trai, 1.4m high, 600kg, and a statue of his father and mother. Nguyen Trai Temple is the place to keep the soul, personality, and great virtues of this world cultural celebrity.
Tam Quan Temple of National Hero, World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Trai (Photo: Collected)
Con Son Temple (Photo: Collectibles)
Tham Ngoc Bridge (Photo: Collectibles)
Kiep Bac Temple
Kiep Bac Temple , about 5km from Con Son relic site, is the place to worship Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. The name Kiep Bac is because the temple is located on a valley between the two villages of Van Yen (Kiep village) and Duoc Son (Silver village). Kiep Bac Temple has an extremely favorable location overlooking the Thuong River, behind is the majestic Dragon Mountain, on the left is Bac Dau Mountain, on the right is Nam Tao Mountain, where the air gathers to build an inheritance. The temple includes Tam Quan works, Ngoc well, temples worshiping Hung Dao Vuong, Pham Ngu Lao, Princess Thien Thanh – wife of Hung Dao Vuong and two daughters of Nhi Vi Vuong. Currently, the temple has kept 7 bronze statues of great cultural and spiritual value.
The Tam Quan Gate of Kiep Bac Temple is like a superficial book of “two dragons adoring the moon” (Photo: Collected)
Kiep Bac Temple (Photo: Collectibles)
Con Son – Kiep Bac Festival
Every year, the Con Son – Kiep Bac Festival is held 2 main times in spring and autumn with many folk religious activities imbued with unique traditional culture, attracting many tourists from all over the world to visit. attend, sightsee.
Con Son – Kiep Bac Spring Festival
The Spring Festival takes place from January 16 to 23 every year to commemorate the death of the Third Holy Patriarch Huyen Quang. On the days of the festival, many rituals and folk performances are held such as the Mong Son sacrifice ceremony, the sacrifice to heaven and earth, the water procession, the boat race on Luc Dau Giang, the earth cannon, the human flag, cockfighting,โฆ
The joyful spring festival scene at the Con Son – Kiep Bac relic site (Photo: Collectibles)
Con Son – Kiep Bac Autumn Festival
Con Son – Kiep Bac Autumn Festival is held from August 15 to 20 every year to commemorate the death of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan and National Hero, World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen. Trai. The festival takes place with rituals: the procession to the saints, the military parade on the Luc Dau River, the peace ceremony, the ceremony of giving the seal of the Holy Tran, the lantern festival and many folk games that attract participants. of locals as well as tourists.
Con Son – Kiep Bac Autumn Festival (Photo: Collectibles)
The historical and cultural values โโof the land of the masterpieces of Con Son – Kiep Bac will last forever together with the mountains and rivers of Vietnam.
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