Festival of Choa Temple

13/03/2023 08:49

Choa Temple is located in Chan Lac village (Choa village), Dung Liet commune, Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh province. Choa Temple was built in the Le Trung Hung period (18th century), worshiping three water gods.


Choa Temple (Internet source).

The temple has undergone several restorations in the Nguyen Dynasty, now located on a high ground in the middle of the village, next to the communal house, pagoda, and temple, creating a complex of ancient relics of the village.

Choa Temple Festival is held on the 6th day of January (lunar calendar) every year. On the festival day, the largest number of visitors from all over the world are the inhabitants of the ancient Choa total including 3 neighboring communes such as Yen Trung, Thuy Hoa, Tam Da and the villagers of Lo Khe, Duc Tu commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi to attend the festival.

Coming to the Choa Temple Festival, visitors will certainly have more opportunities to contemplate the thousands of years of history of an ancient land and let the resonance between the past and present create a belief in love for the homeland, looking to the future.

By P.H