Temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang in the beautiful ancient capital of Hoa Lu

King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple is an ancient temple more than 100 years old, located in a cluster of relics in the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh, Vietnam. This is the only place in Vietnam to worship King Dinh Tien Hoang, his parents, his sons and commemorate the Dinh dynasty's court generals.

This place is one of the country's architectural wonders that shows gratitude to the hero Dinh Bo Linh and was recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site in the Trang An world heritage complex in 2014. If you have the opportunity to experience a trip to Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, please visit King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple!

King Dinh Temple was built in the 17th century and is located in a cluster of historical relics of the ancient capital of Hoa Lu and is ranked in the Top 100 famous 100-year-old works in Vietnam. Legend has it that in ancient times, King Dinh and his son Dinh Lien were murdered by Do Thich in the year 979. According to court rituals, the royal court conferred a title, a beautiful name, and established a temple to worship in their hometown. 

Therefore, King Dinh temple was established long ago. Up to now, the rest of the temple has the architectural style of the Nguyen Dynasty. In his hometown, there are still many places and legends associated with the king's childhood as well as Nguyen Bac, Dinh Dien, famous generals from the same hometown as Dai Huu with King Dinh Tien Hoang.  

The temple was built in the foreign internal style (a type of temple with two long corridors connecting the front hall in the front with the back hall in the back), forming a rectangular frame surrounding the incense burning house. The upper palace and the architectural works in the middle. The temple is built in the shape of the character Cong (工) on the inside, with a surrounding frame like the letter Vi (口) on the outside like the character Quoc (國).  

King Dinh Temple was built in a symmetrical style on the Shinto axis. Starts from the semicircular lake and ends at the Main Hall. Coming from outside, you will come across an outer gate called Ngo Mon Quan. There you will see four Chinese characters "Northern Gate Chua Thuoc" written on the base of the gate. Go through the gate, turn around and you will see four other Chinese characters: "Tien Trieu Phuong Cac". In front of the temple is a semicircular lake built in the style of ancient royal architecture and filled with beautiful water lilies.  

There are three main buildings to worship King Dinh Tien Hoang: Bai Duong, Thieu Huong and Chinh Cung. In front of the middle space of the altar right on the dragon yard is a dragon bed made from monolithic green sand combined with extremely delicate carving art with unique and valuable patterns. 

This is considered a valuable gift left by famous people of the Dinh Dynasty and shows their talent and artistic talent. Entering from Bai Duong, you will see Thieu Huong Court, next you will see the Main Palace, with a total of 5 rooms, the middle room is to worship the statue of King Dinh Tien Hoang. The statue is lacquered and gilded, wearing a Binh Thien hat, sitting on a rock with a very majestic appearance. Next to it is a statue worshiping the king's children. 

There is a stone incense burner placed on a monolithic stone pedestal at the beginning of the dragon yard. Behind the incense burner is a stone sieve with an embossed surface and surrounding walls with a length of 1.8m and a width of 1.4m. On both sides of the dragon bed are flanked by two stone animals carved on two monolithic green rocks. The surface of the dragon bed is sculpted with a unique image in Vietnamese history, which is a dragon carrying a woman's hand. Behind The dragon bed is the temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang, including Bai Duong, Thieu Huong and Chinh Cung. The room on the right worships statues of crown prince Hang Lang and Dinh Toan, the two second sons of King Dinh.

Stepping up from the dragon yard is the main temple area. Behind the main temple area is the place to worship King Dinh's father and parents, a building with 5 rooms. Unique artistic wood carving details in the Bai Duong court. King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple also has stone statues that are considered the standard for shaping Vietnamese mascots. 

The intertwined canopy of giant trees and ornamental plants further enhances the beauty and sanctity of the sacred temple. King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple is located in the complex. Trang An World Heritage Site was recognized by UNESCO in 2014. Hoa Lu Ninh Binh ancient capital relic site or King Dinh Tien Hoang temple are both spiritual tourist destinations. 

King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple is a work with historical value as well as architectural value. This place has great significance that our ancestors' generation has worked hard to preserve and preserve until now. Quickly pocket the Ninh Binh tourist map and visit King Dinh temple.

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