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In a ceremony held in Hanoi on February 22, Mr. Vu Duc Dam – the Deputy Prime Minister handed over the representatives of Hanoi certificates recognizing five historic places in the city as special national relics.
These five historic places are Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple complex, Tay Dang communal house, and the temples of Phu Dong, Hat Mon and Trung Sisters.
Speaking highly of the relics’ importance to the city, Deputy Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc pledged that Hanoi will better preserve and restore them in the future.
The city also expects to receive further assistance from ministries, as well the Hanoians and overseas Vietnamese to ensure that such precious cultural jewels last forever, she added.
Ngoc Son Temple on Hoan Kiem Lake, situated in the heart of Hanoi, is one of the tourist attractions of the city. Legend has it that the King Le Loi (1385-1442) was boating on the lake when a Golden Turtle God appeared and asked for the return of a magic sword, named Heaven’s Will, that the Dragon King had presented to him earlier to aid his revolt against the Chinese Ming Dynasty. The King later renamed the lake as Hoan Kiem (returned sword) to commemorate the event.
Phu Dong Temple in Gia Lam district was first built by King Hung Vuong VI, then rebuilt in the 11th century by King Ly Thai To after he moved the capital city from Hoa Lu – Ninh Binh to Thang Long (present-day Hanoi). It is dedicated to a Vietnamese national saint, Thanh Giong, who defeated Chinese invaders before returning to heaven after the country was liberated.
The Hat Mon and Trung Sisters temples worship the two Trung ladies, who rebelled against Chinese rule in 40 AD and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
The Tay Dang communal house was built in the late 16th century in Ba Vi district and is famous for its architecture. It features five main rooms, four roofs and 48 columns. The top of each column is decorated with sculptures of dragons, unicorns, turtles and phoenixes made of dark brown terra-cotta.
They increased the number of recognized special national relic sites in Hanoi to nine.
