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Historical & Cultural Vestiges
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Location: Tran Hung Dao Temple is seated on an ancient silt bank in Yen Giang Commune, Yen Hung District, Quang Ninh Province, next to the Bach Dang River.
Characteristics: It is situated on the site where Tran Hung Dao won the great victory of Bach Dang in 1288, the witnesses of which were the wooden stakes submerged in the water.
The temple is built according to the Chinese character "dinh" (J). Its Front Ceremonial Hall has three compartments, and its Back Ceremonies Hall comprises two compartments, and a Back Sanctuary. The remaining artefacts in the temple are a few parallel sentence boards praising the hero, eight finely engraved gongs and four royal decrees from Nguyen Emperors delivered to the wardens of the temple.
The ritual festivities of Tran Hung Dao Temple take place yearly on the eighth day of the third lunar month.
Location: Situated at a three-way crossroads between Hai Duong, Quang Ninh and Haiphong, Yen Duc Site can be found outside the small village of Don Son, Yen Duc Commune, Dong Trieu District, Quang Ninh Provinces.
Characteristics: The site has been a source of inspiration for poets of successive dynasties who have engraved their works on Cat Mountain.
There are five symbolic mountains in the rolling chain: Canh Mountain (symbolizing the art of ploughing fields); Dong Thoc Mountain (symbolizing prosperity); Thung Mountain (symbolizing rice mortar); Con Chuot (Mouse) Mountain (symbolizing the destruction of a paddy); and Con Meo (Cat) Mountain (symbolizing a cat lying in wait for a mouse).
On Thung Mountain, there is also a temple dedicated to the eight founding fathers of the hamlet and Canh Huong Pagoda devoted to Buddha. During the resistance against the French colonialists, the Canh Mountain held a cave where the Vietnamese army stored food, armaments and people. It also served as a shelter during air attacks.
Yen Duc festivities take place annually on the 16th day of the first lunar month.
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