Sacred temples in Tuyen Quang city

Tuyen Quang is located in the center of the Northern mountainous region between the Northeast and the Northwest. Not only is it the cradle of the glorious revolution, Tuyen Quang also attracts many people by its charming scenery with many interesting, unique and beautiful landscapes such as Tuyen Quang Hydroelectric Lake, Hong Thai (Na Hang), Tan Trao.... Besides, this is also the place where the cultural nuances of ethnic minorities in the Northern mountainous region originate, converge and intermingle with many extremely valuable tangible and intangible cultural heritages of the ethnic communities living on this land; cultural values - spiritual values are still preserved and developed to this day.

Going upstream of the historic Lo River or following National Highway 2 to the North, 165 km from Hanoi, visitors will come to a land rich in cultural identity - Tuyen Quang City. Talking about Tuyen Quang is talking about the land of Mother Goddesses, with a dense, sacred, and unique system of Mother Goddess temples located right in the city, which is very special and nowhere else. Please join Vietnam Vietnam VHA, a cheap online air ticket office, to learn about the system of Mother Goddess temples in Tuyen Quang City.

The belief in Mother Goddess worship in Tuyen Quang has existed since very early, formed around the beginning of the 17th century and developed strongly in the 18th century. This place is also considered to be the birthplace of the third mother goddess (Mau Thoai). For a long time, Tuyen Quang has been a famous city for spiritual tourism. Every year at the end of the year and in the spring - the festival season, visitors from near and far flock to Tuyen city to pray for a prosperous life, health, happiness, all the best things and at the end of the year, visitors flock to thank the saint after a year of getting their wishes come true...

In the city, there are currently 18 temples and pagodas that are considered to be famous for their sacredness, including 12 temples worshiping the Mother Goddess, along with spiritual and cultural activities associated with the institutions in the Mother Goddess worship. Hau Dong is the main ritual with theatrical art, the people who are in trance transform into saints, showing their faces and typical movements in the sacred cultural space. Here are the unique and sacred temples in Tuyen Quang city for your reference on your journey to the Mother Goddess land!

Quang Kieu Temple 

Quang Kieu Temple (also known as Trinh Temple) is the temple that guards the southern gateway before entering Tuyen Quang town. It is a sacred temple. If you come to worship Mother Tuyen Quang, you must first worship Trinh Temple and then continue to worship the next temples in Tuyen Quang city and neighboring areas.

Ha Temple (Tam Co Temple)

Ha Temple (also known as Tam Co Temple) in Group 3, Tan Quang Ward, Tuyen Quang City was built in 1738. Ha Temple is a type of ancient religious and artistic architecture. It is a temple that is evaluated by Vha.vn Website as having the most beautiful scenery and architecture among the temples in Tuyen Quang City. The temple faces the historic Lo River. The temple was built by the people to worship the Mother Goddess. According to legend, it worships Princess Ngoc Hoa. Ha Temple has been ranked by the State as a national architectural and artistic relic. Ha Temple is not only a place of worship for the people in the region but also has an attraction for visitors from near and far. Ha Temple Festival is held from February 11 to February 16 of the lunar calendar every year with many unique cultural activities, the most typical of which is the procession of Mother Goddess from Y La Temple to Ha Temple and the procession of Mother Goddess from Thuong Temple to Ha Temple, performed by local people with a very solemn and respectful spiritual ritual.

Pha Lo Temple

Pha Lo Temple in Nong Tien Ward, Tuyen Quang City was built by the people in the late 19th century. Pha Lo Temple is located on a high land built according to the feng shui theory "Tien minh duong, huu hau cham" (the temple door faces southwest where the Lo River bends (where water and happiness gather), behind is Doc mountain as the back of the head, creating the position of "Son bao, thuy bao" (mountain and water surround). Pha Lo Temple is a type of historical and cultural relic. Like many other temples in Vietnam, the temple was built to meet the religious needs of working people.

Lam Son Temple (Lam Son Linh Tu)

Lam Son Linh Tu was built to worship Chau De Nhi Thuong Ngan. Chau De Nhi Thuong Ngan is considered the incarnation of Mau De Nhi; a divine figure in Vietnamese mother religion. Lam Son Linh Tu belongs to group 2, Nong Tien ward, Tuyen Quang city, Tuyen Quang province. The temple is located at the foot of Dum mountain, next to the historic Lo river in an area of over 400m2, surrounded by many ancient trees creating a charming landscape. Main holidays: January 2: Water procession, opening writing ceremony; January 15, 16: Thuong Nguyen ceremony; February 15, 16: Mau party ceremony; April 15, 16: Summer festival; July 15, 16: Summer festival; August 15, 16: Duc Dai Vuong party ceremony.

Upper Temple (Mau Dum Temple)

Thuong Temple is located in Trang Da Commune, Tuyen Quang City, worshiping the Mother Goddess, built in 1801. The temple worshiping Princess Ngoc Lan is on the left side of Lo River in Tinh Huc Commune, which is today's Thuong Temple.

The temple worships the Mother of Heaven and Mother of Water, along with the Jade Emperor, Dragon King, and Quan Hoang. Therefore, the two princesses worshiped at the Upper Temple, the Lower Temple, and the Y La Temple were transformed into Mother Goddesses. The temple's festivals always attract a large number of visitors from within and outside the province. The temple's landscape is truly magical and charming. In front of the temple is the gentle flowing Lo River, behind are the overlapping mountain ranges creating a sacred and mysterious atmosphere. Coming to the Upper Temple, spiritual visitors can both worship and admire the poetic beauty of the rivers, mountains, and forests here.

Forbidden Temple 

Located in Trang Da commune, Tuyen Quang city, on high ground, open space on the bank of Lo river, leaning against Cam mountain - is a famous tourist attraction. Cam has a spacious architecture in the style of internal public and external foreign with the main temple located in the center, on the left and right are the Chau Ba palace and the Son Trang palace. Every year, the temple has festivals: January 10 is the Thuong Nguyen festival, to ward off bad luck; May 2 is the day the Lady of the temple opens a party; April 10 is the summer festival, praying for coolness; February 16 and July are the return to the palace festival, with a procession of the Mother Goddess statue.

Ghenh Quyt Temple

The Mother Thoai Temple was built in the 19th century. Ghenh Quyt Temple is located in Trang Da Commune, Tuyen Quang City. The water god is considered a negative god; the people honor her as Mother Thoai. The legend of Mother Thoai is widely circulated among the people, especially in the mountainous and midland provinces of the North; Mother Thoai is the most sacred god who was conferred the title of supreme deity by feudal dynasties; today, Ghenh Quyt Temple still preserves the 9th royal decree of King Khai Dinh (July 25, 1923), giving Mother Thoai the title: "Quang Nhuan, Cuong Luat, Hanh Thong, Trinh Van, Te Tinh, Duc Bao Trung Hung, the second jade girl of water crystal" and conferring on Mother Thoai the title of supreme deity.

Y La Temple

It is a beautiful and sacred temple. Mau Y La Temple is located in Y La Ward, Tuyen Quang City. The temple was built in 1743. According to legend, the Lower Temple worships Princess Phuong Dung. At the same time, the temple also worships the Three Holy Mothers: Mother of Heaven, Mother of the Thousand and Mother of Water. Mau Y La Temple preserves many treasures: Thirty-two statues; four royal decrees. Along with the Upper Temple, the Lower Temple, from the 11th to the 16th of the second lunar month every year, Mau Y La Temple solemnly organizes a festival with many unique cultural activities, including the procession of the Mother from the Y La Temple to the Lower Temple and the procession of the Mother returning to the palace.

Dong Xuan Temple 

Dong Xuan Temple has the Chinese name Dong Xuan Linh Tu; the temple was built in the late 19th century under the reign of King Thanh Thai. Dong Xuan Temple is located on a high land with an area of 968m2 next to the legendary Lo Giang River, under the ancient mountain, the temple gate faces southeast overlooking the Lo River. Dong Xuan Temple is an architectural work of an ancient belief, a cultural institution bearing the imprint of the artistic style of the Late Nguyen Dynasty; the material and spiritual values contained in the temple will help art scholars and many other research fields have more databases to study the culture, land and people here.

Canh Sanh Temple (Canh Xanh Temple)

Canh Sanh Temple (Green Tree Temple) is located in Minh Xuan Ward, Tuyen Quang City. The temple was built to worship Hung Dao Dai Vuong - Tran Quoc Tuan, a national hero who made great contributions in the resistance war against the Yuan-Mongol army. In addition, the temple also worships the Holy Mother of the Upper Realm. She is the lord who governs the mountainous region. The biggest festival of the temple is the Shangyuan festival on the 11th and 12th of the first lunar month, attracting many visitors from all over. The temple's scenery is amazing and solemn, with ancient trees thousands of years old, majestic and beautiful. The main festivals at the temple: January 2 is the Mother of the Upper Realm party; January 10 is the Shangyuan festival; April 10 is the summer festival; July 15 is the Vu Lan festival; August 20 is the death anniversary of Saint Tran...

Coal Mine Temple

Belonging to Minh Xuan ward, Tuyen Quang city. The temple worships the girl of the green forest, in addition, the temple also worships Hung Dao Dai Vuong (Tran Quoc Tuan). The temple was built halfway up the mountain. Before the temple was built, this was a coal mine that the French colonialists forced our people to exploit, but due to an accident, the tunnel collapsed. Dozens of people were buried under this mine. People believed that the exploitation had encroached on the territory of the king of the green forest, so they built this temple here. The temple's festivals include the spring welcoming ceremony (from the first to the third of January), the Thuong Nguyen ceremony (the 6th of January), the Tat Nien ceremony (the 9th of December), and a number of other holidays. Mo Than is also one of the temples that attracts a large number of spiritual tourists from all over the world.

Cam Son Temple

Cam Son Temple, also known as Co Chau Muoi Moc Giang Temple (Co Be Moc Giang Temple is the common name of the local people since ancient times) is located in Hung Kieu 4 village, An Tuong commune, Tuyen Quang city; the temple also has the Han Nom name Cam Linh Tu (meaning sacred Cam Temple). The temple was built to worship Co Chau Muoi, who helped Le Loi fight the Ming invaders in the Lam Son uprising.

The main festivals at the temple: Thuong Nguyen Festival 2 on January 20-21; Summer Festival on April 1; Quan Tuan Festival on May 25; Summer Festival on June 25; Chua Ba Festival on August 12; Duc Vua Cha Festival on August 22; Mau Cuu Festival on September 9; Ong Hoang Muoi Festival on October 10; Tat Nien Festival on December 15. All of the above sacred temples are located right in the heart of the city, creating uniqueness. Tuyen Quang people and those who worship the Mother Goddess religion call Tuyen Quang city the sacred Mother Goddess land, where the quintessence of Mother Goddess worship converges.

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