Va Temple - Son Tay - The sacred place is worshiping Duc Quoc Mother and Tan Vien Son Thanh Trinity

Va Temple - Son Tay The sacred place is worshiping Duc Quoc Mother and Tan Vien Son Thanh Trinity

Temple of the mountain god Tan Vien Son Thanh, located on the hill And in the territory of Van Gia village, Trung Hung commune, Son Tay town, Hanoi. This is a sacred temple that has been classified as a National Historical and Cultural Relic by the State since 1964.

Va Temple - A sacred religious site, as well as a famous scenic spot for both domestic and international tourists.

Va Temple, the temple of the mountain god Tan Vien Son Thanh, is the temple to worship the god in the Four Immortals in Vietnamese legends, which is De Nhat Phuc Than Tan Vien, the ancestor of the Hundred Gods, also known as Nam Thiên Thần Tổ (or the leading god in the Four Immortals of folk beliefs). Va Temple is also known as Dong Cung in the system of four palaces of Doai. Va Temple - Son Tay , a sacred place to worship Duc Quoc Mother and the Tan Vien Son Thanh Trinity.

According to the stele erected in the 36th year of Tu Duc (1883) at the temple, the Va Temple has existed. At that time, the temple was a small shrine but very inspiring. 

According to feng shui theory, the hill on which this Va Temple is located has the shape of a turtle swimming towards the rising sun. The temple's campus is about 2,000m² wide, surrounded by laterite walls over 2m high. Temple And has a relatively symmetrical layout along the axis.

Va Temple is surrounded by hundreds of ancient iron trees. In the temple, there are many precious relics still preserved… 85 ancient ironwood trees and four other ancient trees are recognized as heritage trees of Vietnam. And Temple was built in the North - South direction. The Va Temple is designed with "domestic and foreign affairs".

As you can see here: the temple door has wide three gates, the roof is covered with ancient tiles, on the top is embossed with the image of two dragons and the moon. Va Temple - Son Tay - A sacred place to worship Duc Quoc Mother and the Tan Vien Son Thanh Trinity.

Nghi Mon - the main gate of the temple, to the steeple and drum; At the end of the yard, parallel to Nghi Mon is the house of money (or money of worship). In the harem, there is a shrine more than 3m high, painted with gilded lacquer, elaborately carved with 17th century art style. In the innermost place is a tablet of Duc Quoc Mau (Mrs. deviated from Black Lady). Next are 3 tablets of the Holy Trinity (including Thanh Tan Vien and his two brothers, Cao Son and Quy Minh).

In front of the altar, there is a plan to display the throne of the three people, and above it hangs the great letter "Upper Supreme Spirit" dating from Tu Duc Quy Mui (1883).

In addition, Va Temple is still keeping five copies of the mythical "Tan Vien Son Thanh"; 18 ordinations of kings, of which 17 are originals with imprints; Forty-seven pairs of couplets are carved, written on the wall of columns, on wood and 18 horizontal paintings written on wood or stone.

With such cultural values and long history, Va Temple has been and is one of the centers of religious activities to worship Tan Vien Son Thanh.

Every year, the main festival is the spring festival held on the full moon of January with the central ceremony being the procession of the throne of the "Three Saints of God" from the Temple and across the Red River to the left bank to Doi Temple in Di Binh village. , Vinh Ninh commune, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province, to sacrifice and reenact the story of Saint Tan Vien bathing, then return to Va Temple. Every three years, a big festival is held once in the years of the Rat, the Rabbit, the Horse, and the Rooster.

Va Temple Festival in Son Tay town (Hanoi) - one of the most crowded traditional cultural festivals in Doai. Tourists come to And Temple, not only because of the sacredness but also because of the beauty in the landscape, the architecture and the ancientness of the temple. Va Temple - Son Tay A sacred place to worship Duc Quoc Mother and the Tan Vien Son Thanh Trinity.

You have more clearly felt the beauty of the landscape, architecture and the unique artistic values of Vietnamese cultural history at Va Temple.

Like the sentence "Nam Thien Thang To" outside the shrine wrote - Troi Nam has only one temple like this! You already have useful information about Va Temple, one of the famous landmarks in Son Tay city, Hanoi.

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