The cluster of relics imprinted with King Ham Nghi

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HA TINH – Thanh Son Room, Cong Dong temple, and Tran Lam temple in Phu Gia commune, Huong Khe district, where King Ham Nghi once stationed, bestowed many treasures.

Three works were ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information, now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national-level cultural and historical relic cluster in 2001.

In the photo is the temple of King Ham Nghi located in the campus of Son Phong citadel, Phu Gia commune. In the citadel, there are two stone elephants in front of the temple door, surrounded by a system of courtyards, walls, trees, lights…

King Ham Nghi was Nguyen Phuc Minh, alias Ung Lich (1872-1943), was the 8th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. In 1884, Ham Nghi was taken to the throne by his fathers and ministers Nguyen Van Tuong and Ton That Thuyet at the age of 13.

After the counterattack in Hue city failed in 1885, Ton That Thuyet took him out, then went to Ha Tinh to station troops in Phu Gia commune, Huong Khe district. In 1888 he was arrested, sent to Algeria, and died here in 1943 of stomach cancer.

On the photo is a statue of King Ham Nghi placed in the temple in Son Phong citadel.

Son Phong citadel was built by King Ham Nghi in 1885, as a headquarters for military training. The structural wall is rectangular, with an area of ​​more than 4,000 m2, 200 m wide, 210 m long.

Today, the citadel system is kept almost intact, covered by trees. Many local people have asked the government to plant rice and crops on the campus.

The former citadel was built with a height of 2.2 m, the base of 9 m, the face of 7 m.

Outside, the moat surrounds the citadel, 7.7 m deep, 5.5 m wide. Currently, the trench system has been converted into an irrigation canal.

The moat was formerly an important waterway, connecting the areas in the city. When the danger occurred, this was the way for King Ham Nghi and the insurgent army to retreat to the Tiem River and then into the forest to hide.

The citadel was built in the South, four sides in the Southeast – Northwest direction, in the middle of the four sides built four gates facing each other, three gates 8 m wide, especially the main gate 8.5 m wide.

Experiencing many variations of time, up to now, the East gate still has an exit. Authorities paved the way and planted trees on both sides to create a landscape.

The temple of King Ham Nghi was built mainly of wood, the roofs were designed and decorated with many stylized motifs and patterns. While stationed in Son Phong citadel, King Ham Nghi discovered Can Vuong to call on Van Than, a soldier to help the king and help the country fight against the French.

About 1 km away from the citadel is Cong Dong Temple, worshiping famous people who had merit in protecting the border of the Le Dynasty. Currently, the temple keeps 37 ordinations of the Le – Nguyen dynasties. When he was stationed, King Ham Nghi visited this place many times.

Tran Lam Temple, also known as the Temple of the Hundred Years, is about 500 meters away from the citadel, worshiping the Holy Mother Tran Lam, in front of the temple there is a large lake.

Legend has it that during the establishment of a base in Phu Gia commune, one day when the French attacked, King Ham Nghi fled to Tran Lam temple (Phu Hoa village) to hide. At night, a god warned in a dream that the king should not stay in this place for too long, because the danger was approaching.

After being “tricked” by the gods, King Ham Nghi and the mandarins held a thanksgiving ceremony at the Temple of the Hundred Years, thanked the people in the village, and then retreated to the mountains of Quang Binh to build and strengthen the army to fight the enemy.

Before leaving, King Ham Nghi bestowed the title “Upper supreme spirit” to the gods worshiping at Tram Lam Temple and Cong Dong Temple.

People in the commune were given 2 solid gold elephants by the king (one weighing 2.7 taels, the other weighing 1.7 taels), 40 ordinations, 8 sets of court hats, flags, 2 iron-bladed swords with golden lacquered handles, bronze geese, a robe, 20 fans…

From the day the king bestowed a precious treasure until now, the people of Phu Gia commune together preserve and consider it a sacred object, bringing luck to the villagers.

Every two years, the villagers elect a person of good reputation, good character, harmonious family, and give the title of Old Daoist. This person is allowed to bring the treasures home to store, preserve and not lose. At the end of the “term”, the artifacts will be transferred to the new person.

Every year, on the 7th day of the Lunar New Year, the elderly in the commune gather to inspect the treasures. If it coincides with the end of the two-year “term” of the late leader, the villagers will elect new people, then beat gongs and drums to carry treasures through Tran Lam temple and Son Phong citadel to commemorate the merit and spirit. patriotism of King Ham Nghi.

Every year, the cluster of relics of Thanh Son Phong, Cong Dong temple, and Tran Lam temple welcomes thousands of tourists inside and outside the province to burn incense, visit and study historical, architectural, and religious values.

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