VISIT KIENG AN CUNG PAGODA - STAY AT HUYNH DUC HOTEL

Friday, 05/06/2020, 16:21 GMT+7

Referring to Dong Thap, it is the capital of Sen Hong land with lotus fields, with stork fields fluttering or coming back to juicy orchards, to be contacted with honest and honest farmers.

In addition to the above-mentioned characteristics of Dong Thap, visitors can also visit and visit the spiritual culture.

Kien An Cung is a worshiping site built by a group of Chinese people in the early days of reclaiming this land. Currently, Kien An Cung is located in Ward 2, in the heart of Sa Dec town, Dong Thap province.

The pagoda was built in 1924 and completed 3 years later, in 1927. With the rudimentary construction technology of that time, it was hard to believe that the Chinese could build a large and large temple like Kien An. Palace

Thanks to that unique architecture, Kien An Cung has become a spiritual tourist destination always in Dong Thap tours of many famous travel agencies.

According to historical records, right from the first days of operation, Kien An Cung is a place of worship of Mr. Quach and Chinese sacred gods. Not only a place of worship, Kien An Cung is also a gathering place for Chinese people to reclaim Dong Thap land. After nearly a century of existence, Kien An Cung still holds a significant position in the spiritual culture of the Chinese community in Dong Thap.

How to go to Kien An Cung?

Starting from Ho Chi Minh City, tourists follow the direction of National Road 1A, passing Long An and Tien Giang. After crossing Bac My Thuan bridge, tourists turn to Highway 80 to Sa Dec - Dong Thap. Upon arrival in Ward 2, Sa Dec town, visitors turn to Hung Vuong Boulevard, go about 3km to Kien An Cung entrance.

Architecture Kien An Cung is very recognizable because it is completely different from the Vietnamese and Cham temples in Dong Thap. The pagoda was built in the shape of "Cong", with tiled roofs under the word "Ngu Hanh". Especially, right in front of Kien An Cung entrance are 2 unicorn stone statues made of finely sculpted.

Visiting Kien An Cung, visitors will admire a masterpiece of art "unique" of the Chinese in Dong Thap. Kien An Cung's architecture looks from the outside to look very simple with a red gate and a "Cong" shaped house with 3 spaces, on a tiled roof. However, when approached and looked closely, visitors will discover the temple roof tile is very impressive design.

The tile has a highly curved wave shape, the roof has a dragon sculpt. And yet, the first 6 waves are 6 miniature palace buildings, sophisticated, elaborate ...

After opening the red gate and entering inside, appearing before the eyes of the visitors is a very large hall, smells of incense. Before this altar, there were 2 unicorn statues sculpted exquisitely from blue stone.

To the left and to the right of the unicorn are two temples of two Chinese gods of good and evil. Overcoming 2 unicorn statues, visitors will have to go through a fairly large open ground to access the temple.

Inside Kien An Cung temple are altars of Quan Cong, Ngoc Hoang and Ong Quach. Kien An Palace Palace possesses very beautiful architecture.

In addition to the central altar that is smoky day and night, there are large columns carved with intricate uppercase letters, unicorn carved doors and sculptures carved dragon, phoenix, birds, flowers, Very beautiful leaves. The most prominent is the diaphragm "Kien An Cung" right in the middle of the Palace.

As one of the most famous tourist destinations in Dong Thap, every day, tourists come to Kien An Cung to visit, worship and learn about the temple. However, the time travelers should visit Kien An Cung is on February 22 and August 22 in the Lunar Calendar.

On these 2 days, the Chinese community in Dong Thap gathered in Kien An Cung to celebrate the festival. Besides those 2 holidays, every 3 years, Kien An Cung organizes to set up boys and perform prayers for prayers and prayers for peace.