Ancient pagoda over 500 years old, 100-room scale in Nam Dinh

    Lương Hà |

    Nam Dinh - Luong Pagoda (Hai Anh commune, Hai Hau district) is an ancient pagoda, quite large in scale, consisting of 100 rooms.

    Chua Luong
    Luong Pagoda (also known as Tram Gian Pagoda), whose real name is Phuc Lam Pagoda, was built earliest in ancient Quan Anh (now Hai Hau district), around the end of the 15th century (1485 - 1500).
    Ngoi chua hien tai co quy mo kha lon, gom 100 gian, mang phong cach kien truc dan toc cua nhieu thoi dai, nhung dam net van la phong cach cua hai the ky XVII -XVIII.
    The current pagoda is quite large in scale, consisting of 100 rooms, bearing the national architectural style of many eras, but still strongly in the style of the 17th and 18th centuries.
    Khuon vien chua Luong co the chia lam hai khu vuc gan bo chat che voi nhau. Khu vuc thu nhat la nhung cong trinh quan trong tap trung trong khu vuc chinh, tat ca co 49 gian bao gom: Tien duong, tam bao, gac chuong, hau duong va hai day hanh lang Dong Tay duoc lien ket lai theo loi giao mai, bat van, tao nen tong the kien truc hai hoa.
    The Luong Pagoda campus is divided into two areas, closely connected to each other. The first area is the important constructions, with a total of 49 rooms including: the front hall, the main hall, the bell tower, the back hall and two East-West corridors connected by the roof crossing, rhyming, creating a harmonious architectural whole.
    Hien nay, tai day hang lang Dong, Tay chinh la noi luu giu mot khoi luong van bia co gia tri to lon. Tong so bia trong chua len den gan 40 bia chia lam 2 khoi: “Bia vuong tac tuong, bia tron ghi cong“.
    Currently, the East-West corridor of the pagoda is where many valuable steles are kept. The total number of steles in the pagoda is up to nearly 40, divided into 2 blocks: "square steles with carved statues, round steles with merits".
    Nghe thuat dieu khac cung rat dac sac.
    The art of sculpture has unique features, carving dragon images in many poses.
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    Many tourists visiting Luong Pagoda were impressed by the ancient well. Mr. Viet Hung (Nam Dinh City) said: "I have known about Luong Pagoda for a long time, now that I have the opportunity to come to Hai Anh (Hai Hau District), I went to the pagoda to visit and saw with my own eyes the jade well that everyone has been telling each other about. The pagoda has a large scale, unique architecture, very worth for tourists to explore and experience when coming to Hai Hau".
    Nuoc gieng trong vat, tinh khiet van thuong dung de do xoi sua le cung Phat.
    The well wall is made of stone mortars arranged in a circle, stacked on top of each other. From above, the well water looks crystal clear.
    Trong khuon vien con co cap cay muom co thu, duoc cong nhan la cay di san tu nam 2019.
    In the temple grounds there is also a pair of ancient ebony trees, recognized as heritage trees since 2019.
    Nam 1990, chua Luong da duoc cong nhan la di tich lich su - van hoa cap quoc gia. Ngay nay, chua Luong chinh la mot diem den tham quan dac sac huyen ven bien Hai Hau (tinh Nam Dinh).
    In 1990, Luong Pagoda was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic. Today, Luong Pagoda is a special tourist destination for visitors to the coastal district of Hai Hau (Nam Dinh province).
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