1. Temple of Literature - Xich Dang
Hung Yen Temple of Literature is a provincial Temple of Literature, also known as Van Mieu - Xich Dang, built in the 20th year of Minh Mang (1839) on a high land, about 4,000 m2 wide, in Xich Dang village, Lam Son ward, Hung Yen town. Van Mieu - Xich Dang currently preserves 9 stone steles, of which 8 were erected in the 3rd year of Dong Khanh (1888) and 1 was erected in the 18th year of Bao Dai (1943) recording the names of Hung Yen scholars. From the Tran Dynasty to 1919 - the last examination of Confucianism, 138 scholars passed the imperial examinations and were recorded. The highest degree was Trang Nguyen Tong Tran, from An Cau village, Phu Cu district (Tran Dynasty); Trang Nguyen Nguyen Ky, from Binh Dan commune, Khoai Chau district (Mac Dynasty). The highest position was Le Nhu Ho, a district duke of the Mac Dynasty.
Previously, on January 10 and August 14, at the Temple of Literature - Xich Dang, a Confucius ceremony was held, and many officials of the dynasty attended.
Through many changes and ups and downs of history, Van Mieu - Xich Dang still retains its original architecture quite intact, including: three gates, bell tower, gong tower, two rows of left and right wings. Van Mieu Hung Yen has become a symbol of culture and civilization of Hung Yen province.
2. Huong Lang Pagoda (Lang Pagoda)
Located in Huong Lang village, Minh Hai commune, Van Lam district. The pagoda is large in scale, consisting of many buildings, with an architectural layout in the style of "inner public, outer private". In 1955, the pagoda began to be restored.
Currently, Huong Lang Pagoda still preserves many relics of the Ly Dynasty. Among them, the most valuable is the lion statue (Thunder God statue) made of a large stone slab (2.8 m x 1.5 m x 0.9 m) with extremely sophisticated and beautiful carvings. In addition, the pagoda also has ten pairs of stone handrails, carved with phoenixes, weasels and chrysanthemums; 4 perpendicular stone pillars supporting the stone beams of the structure, many stone blocks at the base of the pillars are carved with lotus petals and chrysanthemums very meticulously and sophisticatedly. These are priceless works of the Ly Dynasty that are still preserved.
Pho Hien still preserves many valuable historical and cultural relics, including special national relics.
3. Thai Lac Pagoda (Phap Van Pagoda)
The pagoda is located in Thai Lac village, Lac Hong commune, Van Lam district. The pagoda was built during the Tran Dynasty (1225 - 1400) and was renovated in 1609, 1612, 1630 - 1636, 1691 - 1703. Currently, the pagoda has an architecture in the style of "inner public, outer private", including 5 front rooms, 3 upper rooms, 2 corridors with 9 rooms on each side, and a 7-room ancestral house. Thai Lac Pagoda still retains the wooden truss system with Tran Dynasty architecture in the middle room of the upper room. This type is very rare in our country, besides Thai Lac Pagoda, it can only be found in Dau Pagoda and Boi Khe Pagoda. On the beams, columns, and brackets of the truss system, there are many large carvings. When intact, the pagoda preserved about 20 reliefs with different themes, but up to now, Thai Lac Pagoda still has 16. For example, there are carvings of fairies with human heads and bird bodies, statues of men holding up lotus towers, fairies riding phoenixes, playing flutes, playing zithers, etc.
In 1964, Thai Lac Pagoda was ranked as a particularly important architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information.
4. Dau An Temple (An Xa Temple)
The temple is located in An Xa village, An Vien commune, Tien Lu district, worshiping Ngu Lao Tien Ong and Thien Tien, Dia Tien who helped people reclaim land, exterminate fierce tigers, and protect crops. Dau An temple also preserves unique terracotta relics such as the Tran Dynasty terracotta incense burner and the terracotta tower dating from the 17th century. These are terracotta relics with many sophisticated patterns and high cultural value.
The traditional festival of Dau An temple takes place from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month with many attractive and interesting games.
5. Mother Temple
The temple is located in Quang Trung ward, Hung Yen town, and is one of the most beautiful scenic spots in Pho Hien. The temple worships the Royal Concubine Duong (of the Song Dynasty), who was praised by the people as Duong Thien Hau, Mau Nghi Tien Ha.
According to legend, in the 13th century, when the Yuan army invaded China, refusing to submit to the Yuan army's persecution, on the way down the boat to the south, the Song king and some of his close associates committed suicide. The body of Yang Guifei drifted to the Pho Hien estuary and was buried by the people. After many restorations, the temple architecture is quite complete, including: Tam Quan, Thien Huong, Tien Te, Trung Tu, Hau Cung. The temple preserves many precious relics such as the palanquin, Long Dinh, Long Bed, Long Ky dating from the 18th - 19th centuries and 15 royal decrees from the Le Dynasty to the Nguyen Dynasty along with many horizontal lacquered boards, parallel sentences, and large characters praising the loyal and upright example of the Noble Consort.
The traditional festival of Mau Temple is held from the 10th to the 13th of the third lunar month. During the ceremony, there is a procession and many folk games.
6. Ung Temple
The temple is located in Phu Ung village, Phu Ung commune, An Thi district. The temple worships General Pham Ngu Lao, a famous general of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan who had great contributions in the resistance war against the Yuan-Mongol army, the Southern invaders and Ai Lao.
The temple was destroyed by the French colonialists in 1948. In 1990, the temple was restored with 5 front halls and 3 back halls. In the relic complex of the Dong temple, there is the tomb of Pham Tien Cong (Pham Ngu Lao's father), the temple of Nhu Mau (Pham Ngu Lao's adoptive mother), the temple of Princess Tinh Hue (Pham Ngu Lao's daughter),... The main festival of the Dong temple is held from the 11th to the 15th of the first lunar month, commemorating the day Pham Ngu Lao left for war.
7. Ne Chau Pagoda
The pagoda is located in Ne Chau village, Hong Na commune, Tien Lu district. The pagoda was built at the end of the 10th century. After many renovations, the pagoda still retains the architectural form of the 17th century. The outstanding value of Ne Chau pagoda's sculptures is the Tam The set and Tuyet Son statue dating from the 18th century. The statues are symmetrical, with vivid lines, demonstrating a rather skillful level of shaping.
8. Hien Pagoda (Thien Ung Pagoda)
Hien Pagoda is located on Pho Hien Street, Hong Chau Ward, Hung Yen Town. Legend has it that the pagoda was built during the reign of King Tran Thai Tong (1232 - 1250), by To Hien Thanh, a high-ranking mandarin of the Ly Dynasty. The pagoda was restored in 1625 and 1709. Hien Pagoda has a "inner public, outer private" layout including the front hall, the incense hall, the upper hall and three corridors. In the middle of the upper hall is the statue of Quan Am Nam Hai, in front are the statues of the four Bodhisattvas. These statues all date from the 19th century. In general, this is a relic that is not very special in terms of architecture compared to other relics of the same type at that time. But the value of this pagoda is the two stone steles in front of the pagoda yard.
A stele "Thien Ung Tu - Tan Tu Trung Tu Thach Bi Ky" dated Vinh To 7th year (1625) recorded the approval of the pagoda's renovation and a stele recorded "Pho Hien Nam is famous as the capital of the small Trang An of the four directions". Through that, we can imagine that Pho Hien is a gathering place for people from all over the world to exchange and trade.
In front of Hien Pagoda, there is also an ancestral longan tree, called Tien longan tree. This is a rock sugar longan tree, silk code, big fruit, thick flesh, with the most delicious and unique flavor. The main tree trunk is old, only one branch remains, which has been raised and cared for to develop into a descendant tree, a symbol of the specialty longan variety of Pho Hien - Hung Yen.
9. Bell Pagoda (Kim Chung Tu)
The pagoda is located in Nhan Duc village, Hien Nam ward, Hung Yen town. The Chuong pagoda was built during the Le dynasty. According to legend, the beautiful scenery here is one of the ancient landmarks of Pho Hien. In 1707, the pagoda was restored to a complete scale and typical architecture of Vietnamese pagodas during the Later Le dynasty. The beauty of the architectural complex of the Chuong pagoda lies in its balanced and rhythmic layout. From the outside is the three-door gate, a 2-storey, 8-roofed overlapping architecture. Through the stone bridge is the yard to the front house, the incense burner, the upper hall, at the end is the bell tower, the gong tower, and the ancestor house. In the pagoda, there is a rich system of Buddha statues such as: the Tam The set, Amitabha three-ton, the Cuu Long statue,... notably the 8 diamond statues, 18 arhats, and 4 bodhisattva statues. These are truly valuable works of art. In addition, the pagoda also has many relics such as: horizontal lacquered boards, parallel sentences, worship objects, stone steles,...
10. Pho Pagoda
Pho Pagoda has the self-name Bac Hoa Nhan Dan Pagoda. The pagoda was built by Chinese and local people in the 18th century. The pagoda was last restored in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The overall architecture of the pagoda is in the style of overlapping terraces and roofs. The architecture of the three-door gate is in the style of overlapping roofs with 8 roofs. The entire main pagoda consists of 6 rooms connected vertically, creating a fairly large space. Adjacent to the main pagoda are 4 ancestral houses, built in the style of a truss bridge, connecting to the front yard. In 1992, the pagoda was recognized as a national monument. Since Hung Yen province was re-established, Pho Pagoda has been chosen as the headquarters of the Executive Committee of the Buddhist Sangha of Hung Yen province.
11. Da Trach Temple
The temple is located in Yen Vinh village, Da Trach commune, Khoai Chau district, worshiping Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung - Hong Van princess. According to legend, Da Trach temple was built on the high foundation of the ancient citadel, right after Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung ascended to heaven. Da Trach temple still preserves many antiques such as royal decrees, parallel sentences, and large characters. Especially the hat and stick - the magic spell Chu Dong Tu used to save people and the world. In the relic complex, there is also Da Trach lagoon, a vestige of the former Da Trach lagoon, where Da Trach King Trieu Quang Phuc stationed troops to fight against the invading Liang army. Every year, Hoa Da Trach temple has 4 main festivals: January 4 (lunar calendar) is the birthday of Tien Dung princess, February 10 is the birthday of Hong Van princess, August 12 is the birthday of Chu Dong Tu, November 17 is the death anniversary of the saint. The main festival takes place from February 10 to 12 of the lunar calendar.
12. Da Hoa Temple
The temple is located in Da Hoa village, Binh Minh commune, Khoai Chau district, worshiping Chu Dong Tu, Tien Dung, and Hong Van princess. The temple overlooks the Red River and Tu Nhien beach, where the love story of Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung was born. The temple complex includes 18 large and small structures: stele house, bell tower, gong tower, Ngo Mon gate, front house, incense tower, second palace, third palace, back palace and dormitories. The temple roofs are shaped like stylized dragon boats. Looking from above, the roofs of the temples combine to look like the boat of Tien Dung at the age of 18 traveling on the river. Da Hoa temple still preserves many valuable relics: bronze statues of Saint Chu Dong Tu and two ladies, as tall as real people. Three wooden thrones worshiping Chu Dong Tu and two ladies, with dragon-carved heads dating from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, are considered the oldest thrones still found in our country.
Source: According to the book "Hung Yen power and strength"
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