Visit Phoenix Trung Do

This is also a red address to remind the young generation and all classes of people about the heroic historical figures and the proud and glorious history pages of the country’s history.

Phoenix Center Relics

Emperor Quang Trung Temple is an architectural work with many historical, spiritual and cultural values ​​associated with the worship of the heroic king Quang Trung – Nguyen Hue. Therefore, when tourists come to Vinh city (Nghe An province), everyone seems to want to visit this famous temple.

The temple is located in a romantic pine forest with an altitude of 97m above sea level. From the top of the temple, you can see the whole city. Vinh, Red mountain, Lam river, Cua Lo beach, Ngu island, Eye island, Tien Dien village, hometown of great poet Nguyen Du…

King Quang Trung was the pillar of the Tay Son insurgent army, who had great merits in the cause of national reunification and national liberation. According to some researchers, the ancestors of the three Tay Son brothers were originally from Thai Lao village (Hung Thai commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province). In the years 1655 – 1660, this family was originally from the Ho family, followed the Nguyen Lord into Tay Son hamlet of Phu Ly district, Quy Nhon government, now Binh Dinh province to reclaim the newly expanded land. Here, the Ho family name changed to Nguyen, a few generations later gave birth to three brothers, Nguyen Nhac, Nguyen Hue and Nguyen Lu.

Panoramic view of the Central Capital Phoenix from above.

In 1771, Nguyen Nhac together with two brothers, Nguyen Hue and Nguyen Lu, raised the flag of rebellion in Tay Son hamlet. In a short time, the Tay Son insurgents had mastered Cochinchina. After that, Nguyen Hue twice advanced to the North, in turn overthrowing King Le and Lord Trinh. In 1788, Nguyen Hue ascended the throne as Emperor, took the title of Quang Trung, founded the Nguyen Tay Son dynasty, then quickly pulled troops to the North to repel foreign invaders. On the way to advance, the king stopped in Nghe An to bury his army.

After defeating the Thanh army, Quang Trung clearly saw the strategic position of Nghe An land and the hearts of Nghe people, so he assigned Tran Thu Than and La Son’s son Nguyen Thiep to organize the construction of Trung Do Phoenix Citadel.

The book “Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi” writes: “King Quang Trung thought that Nghe An was in the middle of the country, the roads from the South to the North and from the North were all equal, and his ancestral hometown was there, so he ordered the requisition of a lot of land. Many boatmen carry wood, stone, bricks and tiles to build palaces and castles. Build the citadel around and send soldiers to dig local laterite to build the inner city. Built a three-story dragon building at Thai Hoa Palace, two rows of corridors for rooms to use until the summer court ceremony. This citadel is called Trung Do Phoenix or Trung Kinh Phoenix Citadel.

Stepping up 81 steps, the temple architecture appears majestic and ancient, typical for temple architecture in Vietnam.

More than a year later, after the great victory of the Spring of the Rooster 1789, in a leaflet sent to La Son’s son, Nguyen Thiep, Nguyen Hue Quang Trung once again affirmed that he had built the Trung Do Phoenix to build the capital in Nghe An. Although it was only built in a short and urgent time, the citadel already has inner citadel, outer citadel and Thai Hoa palace – where Emperor Quang Trung established his reign. Unfortunately, when the Phoenix Citadel had just been built, the plan to move the capital was still unfinished when the Emperor suddenly died.

Today, on the old dragon floor, the stele of Phuong Hoang Trung Do was established to mark the place where the citadel was located in the past. Phuong Hoang Trung Do is a heroic evidence showing the cultural vision of Nguyen Hue Quang Trung in the process of struggling to unify the country, building a peaceful, prosperous and happy life for the Vietnamese people.