Boi Khe Pagoda relic; Xam Temple; Relic cluster related to Mac Dynasty; Tu Luong Xam relic cluster historical relic; Po Nagar Tower architectural and artistic relic are Special National Relics.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has just signed and issued Decision No. 152/QD-TTg to rank 5 relics as Special National Monuments (17th batch, 2025).
Specifically, the relics ranked as Special National Monuments this time include: Boi Khe Pagoda architectural and artistic relic (Thanh Oai district, Hanoi city); Xam temple architectural and artistic relic (Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province); Historical relic of Mac Dynasty-related relic cluster in Duong Kinh (Kien Thuy district, Hai Phong city).
Next to it is the historical relic of Tu Luong Xam relic cluster - the headquarters of Ngo Quyen in 938 (Hai An district, Hai Phong city); the architectural and artistic relic of Po Nagar Tower (Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province).
The relic protection area is determined according to the minutes and maps of the relic protection areas in the dossier.
The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Chairmen of People's Committees at all levels where the above-mentioned ranked relics are located, within the scope of their duties and powers, to carry out state management of the relics in accordance with the provisions of the law on cultural heritage.
Architectural and artistic relic of Boi Khe pagoda, Hanoi
According to the Thanh Oai District Electronic Information Portal, Hanoi, Boi Khe Pagoda, whose Chinese name is "Dai Bi Tu," is one of the famous pagodas in the region with a spacious, airy space and landscape. It is an ancient pagoda built during the Tran Dynasty on the bank of the Do Dong River.
The pagoda is located in the "Phuong Chuy" position, meaning the pagoda is nestled on the head of a phoenix as if it is spreading its wings: in front are fields and open land with ancient trees and the Do Dong river. From Ngu Mon Quan to Tam Quan is a small bridge that crosses like a phoenix's beak. On both sides of Tam Bao are two ancient stone wells that look like eyes; the triangular land stretching to Hung Giao village (Tam Hung commune) looks like a curved tail.
Boi Khe Pagoda has the structure of "Buddha in front, saint in back," "inner public, outer private," facing West, including the following items: Duc Ong temple, tower garden, five gates, brick bridge, three gates, stele house - altar, Buddhist temple (front hall, incense burner, upper hall, left-right corridor); Saint temple (great worship hall, tube, back palace), Ancestor house - Mother house and guest house.
The pagoda still retains many traces from the day it was built. In particular, the pagoda still preserves the lotus stone pedestal of the Tran Dynasty, the Garuda bird carved in wood at the top of the upper hall, stone lampstands, statues and bricks from the Mac Dynasty, and statues from the Le Dynasty with very high artistic value.
Boi Khe Pagoda was recognized as a National Architectural and Artistic Relic in 1979. Every year, the pagoda holds a festival in early spring, from January 10 to 12. In addition, the pagoda also holds a rain-praying festival and a matchmaking ceremony between the two villages of Boi Khe and Tien Lu.
Architectural and artistic relic of Xam Temple, Nam Dinh
According to Nam Dinh Provincial Museum, Xam Temple, also known as Xam Communal House, Hat Communal House, is located in Lac Dao village, Hong Quang commune, Nam Truc district, about 10km from Nam Dinh city. The temple is a place to worship the General Tran Minh Cong (real name Tran Lam) - who made great contributions to helping Dinh Bo Linh defeat the 12 warlords and unify the country.
After more than 400 years of existence and development, the Gray Temple has changed from a small scale - consisting of only one main architectural building which is the place to worship Tran Minh Cong - to a relatively large temple with full items that undertake many different functions, including the functions of the temple and the communal house in village activities.
The Gray Temple has many unique architectural and artistic values, showing the transformation and combination of traditional architecture throughout history.
Historical relics: Relic cluster related to Mac dynasty in Hai Phong
The Mac Dynasty Kings Memorial Complex was built on the foundation of Tuong Quang Palace, the birthplace of the Mac Dynasty, covering 2.5 hectares in a total planned area of 10.5 hectares, including the following items: Outer gate, stone bridge, fish pond, inner gate, stele house, disarming house and main hall.
The focal point of the Memorial Area is the main hall (area 586.19m2) built in the Mac Dynasty cultural architecture with a "Cong" shaped layout, supported by 100 ironwood pillars, consisting of three parts: 7 front rooms, 5 back rooms...
The front hall is where the altars of the five kings of the Mac Dynasty are worshiped. The wooden statues are gilded, in the middle is the statue of the founder Mac Dang Dung and precious worship objects.
The memorial area is preserving the Dinh Nam Dao sword (2m55 long, 25.6kg heavy) associated with the career of Mac Thai To, accompanying him in battles, winning every battle.
To acknowledge the great contributions of King Thai To and the Mac Dynasty, in September 2009, the Mac Dynasty Kings Memorial Site began construction, as one of the key projects to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Many valuable artifacts were donated and contributed to complete the monument.
Historical relic of Tu Luong Xam relic complex in Hai Phong
Tu Luong Xam is located in the Northeast of Nam Hai commune, An Duong district, Kinh Mon prefecture, Hai Duong town (now Hai An district, Hai Phong city). The main architecture faces East.
The poem contains content related to the first Bach Dang victory in 938 of our army and people under the wise and intelligent leadership of Ngo Quyen, defeating the Southern Han invaders, opening an era of independence and autonomy for the nation after 10 centuries of being dominated by Northern feudalism.
The temple has an internal public and external public layout, built on high ground with many ancient trees, and is believed to be the headquarters and granary of Ngo Quyen against the Southern Han invaders in the past.
In front, on both sides, there are two small wells, with water all year round, called the dragon eye wells. Behind, on both sides of the harem, there are also two dragon wells, but they never have water.
The five-room front house was built during the Nguyen Dynasty. Connecting the third and second buildings is the Thien Huong building with simple architecture. From the second building, a step of about 40cm leads to the back palace, where the statue of Ngo Quyen is placed.
In the middle of the second floor are statues of two generals of Ngo Quyen, local people Dao Nhuan and Nguyen Tat To (in Gia Vien, Hai Phong).
The group of valuable artifacts bearing the artistic imprint of the Le Dynasty is an altar and a palanquin carved with a dragon motif with bristling feathers.
Ponagar Tower architectural and artistic relic, Khanh Hoa
Po Nagar Tower has another name, Yang Po Inư Nagar or Yang Po Ana Gar (Inư, Ana in Cham, Ede, Jarai languages according to the original ancient pronunciation means Mother). The tower was built from the 8th century to the end of the 13th century. This was the period when Hinduism was at its peak in the ancient Champa kingdom.
Po Nagar Tower has the appearance of a temple, bearing the architectural mark of the ancient Cham Kingdom. The entire complex consists of 3 floors, bearing the characteristics of temples from more than ten centuries ago.
The gate tower level is no longer there, only the remaining traces of pillars and stone steps leading to the middle level (called Mandapa). Mandapa in Cham means a meditation house, where pilgrims rest and prepare offerings to offer to the goddess./.
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