Location
- Tran Hung Dao Temple is seated on an ancient silt bank in Yen Giang Commune, Yen Hung District, Quang Ninh Province, next to the Bach Dang River.
Characteristics
- It is situated on the site where Tran Hung Dao won the great victory of Bach Dang in 1288, the witnesses of which were the wooden stakes submerged in the water.
Description
- The temple is built according to the Chinese character "dinh" (J). Its Front Ceremonial Hall has three compartments, and its Back Ceremonies Hall comprises two compartments, and a Back Sanctuary. The remaining artefacts in the temple are a few parallel sentence boards praising the hero, eight finely engraved gongs and four royal decrees from Nguyen Emperors delivered to the wardens of the temple.
- The ritual festivities of Tran Hung Dao Temple take place yearly on the eighth day of the third lunar month.
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