Lady King Temple - National historical relic

26/12/2022 09:24

(BNP) – Lady King temple (Viem Xa area, Hoa Long ward, Bac Ninh city) is the only place in 49 original Quan ho villages of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang to worship the Quan Ho Ancestor. The temple was recognized as a National Historic Relic in 1994.




Lady King Temple has an architecture of Chinese “Dinh” letter.

Based on local documents, King Ba Temple, which was built in the Le Dynasty, has been embellished many times. Currently, the relic has been restored and embellished with a superficial scale, spacious and perfect, neatly arranged.

The Temple has an architecture of Chinese “Dinh” letter, including 2 buildings: Dai Bai and Hau Cung. In particular, the Dai Bai building consists of 3 compartments and 2 lean-tons. Hau Cung consists of 2 compartments , which was newly restored in 2018, is a work to celebrate the 10th anniversary of honoring the Quan Ho folk song in Bac Ninh recognized by UNESCO an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.



A pair of ‘Sấu” stone from the 18th century.

Lady King Temple is the only place in the 49 original Quan Ho villages of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang to worship the Quan Ho ancestor. After many centuries, the people of Viem Xa still worshiped her in their communal house as a god. Diem communal house still retains 5 thrones for worshiping 5 tutelary god and the ordination of their.




On the top of the roof, there is a pair of adoring dragons.

In 2014, the Diem village festival was recognized by the state as a national intangible cultural heritage.


The altars.

By P.H