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HISTORICAL PLACES
The history of Vietnam begins around 2,700 years ago. Vietnam has strong historical connections to China and India
and has been ruled by both China and France. After turmoil and wars in the twentieth century, Vietnam embarked on
a program of reform that has opened relations with the United States. So in Vietnam, there are many famous
historical places: Kings Hung Temple, The Citadel Complex of Hue, Cu Chi Tunnel...
Kings Hung Temple Located on Nghia Linh Mountain, 175 meters by sea level, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province.
Kings Hung Temple is a complex of majestic architectures that consist of Ha Temple and Thien Quang Pagoda, Gieng
Temple, Trung and Thuong temples, and King Hung Tomb.
Ha Temple: 225 brick steps lie between Dai Mon Gate and Ha Temple, which was built in the 15th century.
According to the legend, in this place, Au Co gave birth to a pouch containing 100 eggs, which later hatched to
become 100 children. Her husband, Lac Long Quan, led 50 children down to the coastal region to populate the land
and propagate the race. Au Co brought 49 children up to the mountainous area. The eldest child, Hung Vuong, was
left to become King; he founded the capital in Phong Chau and named the country Van Lang.
In front of the Ha Temple, there is a 700-year-old tree. It is in this temple where late President Ho Chi Minh had a
talk with the soldiers on their way to Hanoi in 1954. He told them "The Hung Kings had the merit of founding the
country. You and I must stick together to safeguard it.Trung Temple: Over 168 brick steps must then be climbed to
get to Trung Temple. According to legends, the Kings Hung built the house as a place to rest and hold political
meetings. It is also where Prince Lang Lieu presented sticky rice cakes (Banh chung and banh day) to his father the
King on the occasion of Tet Holiday.
Thuong Temple: Over 102 brick steps from Trung Temple to get to Thuong Temple, where exclusively used for the
kings to have offerings to the Sun God, the Earth God, the Rice God, and Saint Dong, a legendary hero, defeated the
An invaders of the ancient Chinese Dynasty. This is also the place where King Hung, the 18th, abdicated in favor of
Thuc Phan, who erected a stone pillar and swore to take care of the temple and of the Hung family's inheritance.
King Hung Tomb: It was the tomb of the 6th King Hung. Legend has it that, after defeating the An invaders, the
6th King Hung took off his clothes and left it on the branch of the kim giao tree and died on the spot.
Gieng Temple (Well Temple): At the foot of the mountain is the Gieng Temple, where worshipped Ngoc Hoa and
Tien Dung, the 18th Hung King's daughters. It is said that the two princesses used to comb their hair and look at
themselves in the water of this well.
Nowadays, the nearby public reception house, Cong Quan, houses the Kings Hung Museum, built to present
numerous artifacts from the dawn of the nation when the Kings Hung founded and ruled the country.