Ancient temple with nearly 800-year-old trees in Hai Duong

Quan the di tich Den Cao An Phu, ten tu la “An Phu Son Tu toa lac tren dinh nui An Phu voi chieu dai 17km, cao 246m nam o xa An Sinh, huyen Kinh Mon, tinh Hai Duong la diem den tam linh va van hoa day hap dan.

Cao An Phu Temple, whose real name is "An Phu Son Tu", is located on the top of An Phu mountain with a length of 17km and a height of 246m in An Sinh commune, Kinh Mon district, Hai Duong province. It is an attractive spiritual and cultural destination.

Ngoi den duoc xay dung vao thoi Tran (the ky 13), tho An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu - than phu cua Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. Den duoc xay dung theo kieu kien truc tien nhat hau dinh, gom co tien te, trung tu va hau cung.

The temple was built during the Tran Dynasty (13th century), worshiping An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu - father of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. The temple was built in the architectural style of Tien Nhat Hau Dinh, including the front hall, the middle hall and the back hall.

Tren dinh An Phu con co chua Tuong Van (hay con goi la chua Cao) tho Phat va Tran Nhan Tong - Nguoi sang lap ra thien phai Truc Lam Yen Tu. Day la mot ngoi chua lon nam giua hai khe nui quay ra gieng Mat Rong.

On the top of An Phu, there is also Tuong Van Pagoda (also known as Cao Pagoda) worshiping Buddha and Tran Nhan Tong - the founder of Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect. This is a large pagoda located between two mountain ravines facing the Dragon Eye well.

Tai chua van con luu giu nhieu co thu gan 800 tuoi nhu mot nhan chung lich su chung kien nhung bien thien tren dinh nui nay.

The pagoda still preserves many ancient trees nearly 800 years old as historical witnesses to the changes on An Phu mountain top.

Ngoai ra, den Cao An Phu con dat buc tuong dai Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan cao 12,7m trong tu the hien ngang, duoc ghep boi 65 phien da the hien Tran Hung Dao o do tuoi 65, do tuoi Ngai cung quan dan Dai Viet 3 lan chien thang quan Nguyen - Mong.

In addition, Cao An Phu temple also houses a 12.7m high statue of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan in a majestic posture, made up of 65 stone slabs depicting Tran Hung Dao at the age of 65, the age when he and the Dai Viet army and people defeated the Yuan-Mongol army three times.

Ben canh buc tuong Tran Hung Dao la buc phu dieu bang dat nung dai 45m, cao 2,5m do cac nghe nhan Long Xuyen – Binh Giang – Hai Duong thuc hien. Day la buc phu dieu bang dat nung lon nhat nuoc ta, tai hien lich su 3 cuoc khang chien chong Nguyen Mong cua quan dan nha Tran.

Next to the Tran Hung Dao statue is a terracotta relief measuring 45m long and 2.5m high. The relief depicts the history of the three resistance wars against the Yuan-Mongol invaders of the Tran Dynasty.

Den Cao An Phu duoc xep hang di tich cap Quoc gia nam 1992. Den nam 2016, cung voi quan the di tich Kinh Chu - Nham Duong, khu di tich den Cao An Phu da duoc Thu tuong Chinh phu xep hang di tich quoc gia dac biet.

Cao An Phu Temple was ranked as a national monument in 1992. In 2016, along with the Kinh Chu - Nham Duong relic complex, Cao An Phu Temple relic site was ranked as a special national monument by the Prime Minister.

Ong Nguyen Van Hoc - Truong Ban Quan ly di tich den Cao An Phu - cho biet, hang nam, den Cao An Phu to chuc Le hoi khai xuan vao ngay 8 thang gieng va Le hoi den Cao An Phu vao ngay mung 1 thang 4 am lich (ngay mat cua An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu) thu hut hang van luot khach thap phuong tham gia.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hoc - Head of the Cao An Phu Temple Relic Management Board - said that every year, Cao An Phu Temple organizes the Spring Festival on January 8 and the Cao An Phu Temple Festival on April 1 of the lunar calendar (the death anniversary of An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu) attracting tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country.