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Location: Thai Vy Temple is located to the
west of Van Lam Hamlet, Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh Province.
Characteristics: The temple worships four generations of Kings Tran, Tran
Thai Tong, Tran Thanh Tong, Tran Nhan Tong, and Tran Anh Tong.
According to the history, Thai Vy Temple was built during Tran Dynasty (the
13th– 14thcentury) follow the internal attack with outside support (noi cong,
ngoai quoc) architecture.
In front of the temple is Ngoc Well by green stone with clear and full water all
the year round. Behind the temple is Cam Son Mountains with rank trees. Entering
into the temple, at triumphal arch (nghi mon) there are two green stone
monolithic horses. Passing the nghi mon, 2-storey iron wood bell-tower with
eight-roof of mui hai tile is on the right. Corners of the bell-tower roof are
very bend like the tail of phoenix. The bell inside was cast in 1689. Interior
temple with spacious worship rooms are decorated very meticulous. Many stone
pillars in round or square are carved on with parallel sentences and many shapes
such as dragons, phoenixes, unicorn, turtle and the image of cam, ky, thi, hoa
(music, chess, poetry, painting - regarded as the four amusements or
accomplishments of a feudal intellectual)...In the sanctum, statue of King Tran
Thanh Tong (the first-born child of King Tran Thai Tong) is between statues of
his parents (King Tran Thai Tong and Queen Thuan Thien). Besides, the votive
tablet of King Tran Nhan Tong (the first-born child of King Tran Thanh Tong) and
the votive tablet of King Tran Anh Tong (the first-born child of King Tran Nhan
Tong) is worship here. Every year, Thai Vy Temple Festival takes place on the
14th day of the 3rdlunar month. This is occasion for people commemorating the
merit of Kings Tran. There are activities such as palanquin procession,
sacrifice ceremony, human chess playing, wrestling contest, dragon dancing and
boat rowing...
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