For many days now, people and tourists from all over have flocked to Cap Tien Temple (Van Don District, Quang Ninh) to worship and go to the "fairy well" here to draw water to drink, wash their faces, and bring home for good luck.
Couple Temple (Van Don District, Quang Ninh)
According to Thanh Nien reporters on February 3 (the 6th day of Lunar New Year), from early morning, hundreds of cars were carrying people from everywhere to Cap Tien Temple.
What is quite interesting is that after burning incense and worshiping, everyone brings home a plastic bottle filled with water, taken from a fresh water well originating from the mountain, called the "fairy well".
Crowds of people flocked to the "fairy well" to get water to drink.
At this "fairy well" about 10 square meters wide, anyone can take as much water as they want without having to pay. Many people, from old to young, compete to drink and wash their faces, many people scoop water into plastic bottles to take home to use.
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Van (48 years old, a tourist from Hai Phong) shared: "This year, I also went to Cap Tien temple to pray for peace. After that, the whole family went to drink water from the well in the temple. The cool, clear well water brings refreshment, hopefully bringing luck to the family."
Many people buy plastic bottles to scoop water home to use.
Notably, to serve the needs of the people, at the "fairy well", the Management Board of Cap Tien Temple sells 1 - 5 liter plastic bottles at prices ranging from 10,000 - 20,000 VND/bottle.
A representative of the Van Don District People's Committee said that the water in the well is checked periodically. People have been drinking and taking water home to pray for good luck for many years. So far, there have been no cases of poisoning due to water use. However, the local government recommends that people bring water home to use and boil it; at the same time, it denies information that drinking water here can cure diseases.
Many people believe that drinking water from the "fairy well" will bring good luck.
Cap Tien Temple, also known as Co Be Cua Suot Temple, is located in the Cua Ong Temple relic complex, which was recognized as a historical relic in 1989. This temple has a prime location, with its back leaning against the mountain and facing the sea, creating a quiet, poetic, and sacred space.
According to legend, Cap Tien Temple worships a young lady who was the daughter of Tran Quoc Tang (a general and the third son of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan), so it is called Co Be Cua Suot Temple. Later, during the Nguyen Dynasty, a mandarin was honored by the local people as a deity and worshiped at the temple, so the temple is also called Quan Chanh Temple.
When he was sent by the royal court to oversee this area, this mandarin took care of the people's lives, helped them settle down and have a prosperous and happy life. He also contributed his labor, money and mobilized the people to renovate and repair the temple. To remember his virtue, after his death, the people worshiped him at the temple.
Old people and children all want to get water from the "fairy well"
Mr. Toan (60 years old, living in Cam Pha City) after going to the ceremony with his wife also brought a 20 liter plastic bottle to bring water home to use.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien (residing in Cam Pha City) said that for many years now, every early spring she has come to get water from the "fairy well".
Mrs. Hien believes that this well water brings luck to her family.
Because it is a natural water source, anyone can take as much as they want.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/den-van-don-uong-nuoc-gieng-tien-cau-may-185250203182917401.htm
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