DONG NAI – Tran Bien Temple, built in 1715, is the first temple built in Dang Trong, now located in Buu Long ward, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai.
In 1715, after 17 years of merging the headland of the South into the Vietnamese territory, Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu built Tran Bien Temple of Literature, contributing to the continuation of the cultural source, the solemn tradition of the Vietnamese nation. on the land of the South.
The Temple of Literature had two major reconstruction times in 1794 under the reign of Lord Nguyen Phuc Anh, and in 1852 under the reign of King Tu Duc the 5th. In 1861, the French colonialists invaded Bien Hoa and demolished this work.
In 1998, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the establishment and development of the land of Bien Hoa – Dong Nai, the Temple of Literature was restored to its old position and completed 4 years later, to honor the famous cultural celebrities. expression in the form of traditional folk beliefs. The location of the Temple of Literature is currently in Buu Long ward, city. Bien Hoa, Dong Nai province, is about 3 km from the city center, and close to Buu Long Cultural and Tourism Center.
The main shrine of the Temple of Literature is 2 hectares wide. From the entrance are the stele house, Khue Van Cac, Tinh Quang lake, Tam Quan gate, Confucius stele and the main shrine. Surrounding there are traditional houses, archives, archives containing many valuable artifacts associated with the history of formation and development of the land of Bien Hoa – Dong Nai.https://088f17a337fcd1d3f561fd8eb1608431.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
Tran Bien Temple of Literature was restored from ancient documents, the descriptions in Dai Nam’s Thong Chi, Gia Dinh to Thong Chi. The architecture of the campus is designed according to the Nguyen period architecture and references the architecture of ancient temples across the country, including Quoc Tu Giam in Hanoi. Seen from above, the project stands out with its emerald green ceramic tile color.
In the main worship area, the central pavilion worships President Ho Chi Minh – a hero of the Vietnamese national liberation, a world cultural celebrity. The left pavilion is dedicated to the typical Vietnamese cultural celebrities including: Chu Van An, Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Le Quy Don, Nguyen Du. The right pavilion worships cultural celebrities associated with the land of Bien Hoa – Dong Nai and the Southern region of the past: Vo Truong Toan, Dang Duc Thuat, Trinh Hoai Duc, Le Quang Dinh, Ngo Nhon Tinh, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Bui Huu Means.
In the worship room, there are also artifacts with cohesion, following the national flow such as: Epitaph of Doctor Khoa Exam 1442 (restoration), Thang Long Drum Assembly, Church of 18 kilograms of land and 18 kilograms of water taken from Hung Temple…
With an open, green space and bold traditional values of the nation’s fondness, each year, Tran Bien Temple of Literature welcomes about 300,000 visitors. On Tet holiday, this place usually organizes the Teacher’s New Year for students, the spring flower festival, the spring newspaper festival of Dong Nai province, and many activities to source, remember ancestors, contribute to preserving and promoting the identity. nationalization of the new era.
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