Part1 – Visit the temple of Phu Dong Thien Vuong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese beliefs

Visit the temple of Phu Dong Thien Vuong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese beliefs
As a Vietnamese, everyone knows Giong, the boy after three years has grown up to become a hero swinging an iron rod, uprooting each bamboo clump to fight the enemy. But not many of us know that the temple was built in the very land the boy was born in (Phu Dong commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi) and the sacred cultural and historical values associated with the people. this national hero.
This article would like to invite you to visit Phu Dong Temple, also known as Giong Temple to worship Saint Giong – Phu Dong Thien Vuong, about 21 km from the center of Hanoi. This is a spiritual tourist destination associated with the legend of Saint Giong handed down through generations of Vietnamese people.

Outside main gate of Giong Temple, photo by LAG Media

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Every year in the first lunar month, Giong Temple remains a sacred destination that many tourists from all over the world choose to worship and participate in traditional rituals. Saint Phu Dong Thien Vuong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese beliefs.
We will visit Giong Temple to review legends and historical yellow pages at this temple that was recognized as a special national monument in 2013.
Phu Dong is a land of spiritual and human genius, which is associated with many legends about the early period of nation building and defending the country, typically the hero of Giong village.

Saint Giong is also honored as Phu Dong Thien Vuong, Chong Thien Than Vuong, one of the four immortal saints (Four immortals) in Vietnamese folk beliefs.

Tam Quan Gate of Giong Temple, photo by LAG Media

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Historical and architectural relics of Phu Dong temple include 8 component relics, distributed in 3 villages of Phu Dong commune, with a total area of 60,343.7m2.

Thuong Temple (Phu Dong Thien Vuong Temple) – where we are visiting this is the main temple. The temple turns to the south, overlooking the dyke of the Duong river. Previously, this place was just a temple, but when King Ly Thai To moved the capital to Thang Long, he built it into a spacious temple. Experiencing many restorations, the current temple is mainly the pieces of the works of the Ly, Le Trung Hung, and Nguyen dynasties and even parts with contemporary colors.

We continue to visit the temple of Phu Dong Thien Vuong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese beliefs.
The temple includes the following items: Thuy Dinh, Five Gate Gate (five gates), Phuong Dinh, Front Street, Middle Street, Hau Palace, Left House, Giam House, Three compartments house, Guest house, and shop house.
Tam Quan Temple: Built in the late 19th century. Right in front of the temple door, we can easily see the image of two rather large stone dragons, carved in 1705. The stone dragons are stylized with strong and liberal touches.
Entering behind the three gates will see two stone lions, one of the ancient treasures of the temple. It is known that a pair of stone lions carved from the reign of King Le Du Tong (1705).
In front of the temple gate is a large yard overlooking the lake and Thuy Dinh, where activities such as water puppetry and cultural performances take place every festival.

Thuy Dinh House of Giong Temple, photo by LAG Media

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Thuy Dinh is located in the middle of the communal house pond, has a square plan, with two floors, 8 roofs, roofed with tiled nose. The sets because of the overlapping structure of the gong rack and the roof are divided according to the upper tam and lower tam styles. The roof system is supported on 4 rows of column legs.
Next, we will enter the Five Gate Gate (five doors) with 3 main doors and 2 side doors, with a massive appearance like a city gate, built of bricks, the door frames are all arched. door type upper and lower, lower version. Above the gate is a 2-storey building with 8 roofs.
Stepping inside is the eight-roof house, each visitor will feel the quiet, majestic and very pure atmosphere here. In particular, visitors will see an impressive set of gongs and drums that are played every time the Giong temple festival is opened.
The pair of drum gongs has a diameter of up to 1.2m. During the festival season, the sound of drums and gongs will make the atmosphere more heroic in the re-enactment of the heroic battle of Saint Giong.
Along with the Giong Festival, Phu Dong Temple is really an attractive destination for tourists from near and far because this is where the beautiful legend of Vietnamese people was born in the process of building and defending the country.

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