Dai Trung Temple- National Monument
(BNP) - Dai Trung Temple, Got Hamlet, Viet Hung Commune, Que Vo District was built in 1660.
The gate of Dai Trung temple.
The temple has an architecture of Chinese “Dinh” letter.
According to the sources, Dai Trung Temple worships 6 Dukes (Quan Cong) of the Nguyen Duc family with meritorious services under the Le - Trinh dynasties: Duke Hung, Duke Cam, Duke An, Duke of Que, Duke of Nham, and Duke of Giao.
Stone stele lists the Dukes of the Nguyen Duc family worshiped at Dai Trung Temple.
Nguyen Duc is a big family in Que Vo district, the main lineage (great elder) of this family is in Que O village, Chi Lang commune. The Nguyen Duc family is the family with the most martial arts officials in the homeland and the country with 3 conferred kings, 5 masters, and 18 dukes.
The altar at the Front Ceremonial Hall.
The tablets and statues to worship the Dukes of the Nguyen Duc family were olaced at the Emperor’s Harem.
Dai Trung Temple includes architectural works: gate, temple, tomb tower. In particular, the 5-compartment Front Ceremonial Hall.
The horizontal lacquered board (engraved with Chinese characters) of the Nguyen Dynasty.
The Front Ceremonial Hall placed 3 stone altars in the 3 middle naves. The 1- compartment Emperor’s harem has a rather special architecture and has been kept intact since the Le Dynasty until now.
Stone animals dating back to the Le Dynasty include: horses, dogs, and stone elephants on the premises.
Stone incense of the Le Dynasty.
In front of the temple door, on both sides of the yard, there are rows of stone animals dating back to the Le Dynasty, including horses, dogs, and stone elephants.
The tomb tower was newly built by the family.
Typical artifacts include: 06 animal statues of the Le Dynasty; 01 stone incense in the Le Dynasty (outside the yard); 01 stone incense in the Le Dynasty; ancient stone system of the Le Dynasty; 03 thrones of the Nguyen Dynasty; 02 20th century worshiping statues; 01 ancient phoenix in the Nguyen Dynasty; 04 horizontal lacquered board, 06 couplets in the 21st century.
Antiquities and architectural works of the Le Dynasty here have great historical and artistic value.
Ordinations by kings.
Dai Trung Temple was ranked as a national historical and architectural relic in Decision No. 138/QD dated January 31, 1992.
