Nghe Temple

Location: An Bien Ward, Le Chan District, Hai Phong City, a city of Hai Phong Opera House 600m.
Characteristics: cultural tourism is typical psychic Haiphong, featuring carvings in wood, stone.
Nghe Temple Church of female General Le Chan - talented generals in revolt Hai Ba Trung Century 1 (40-43) - who came to the confluence region Tam Bac - Cam River hamlet integrity established, later renamed An Bien page, the predecessor of the city. Haiphong today. According to legend, when the female General Le Chan threw himself into the river is still floating in the river turned to stone. From the North East River (Quang Ninh) - She's old hometown - Stone terminal (now the ferry pier) is flickering on the water cradling spin. An Bien People's village said she became saints, sacred stones immediately helped the church, to the area to hear the popular today, the sky suddenly falling ice storm winds. Villagers went there to pick up the rock fall area temple She and festival held annually in memory of the birth (lunar 8/2) and on chemical (lunar 25/12) of Ba.

Initially, the temple is only a small temple space, thatched roof. From 1919 to 1926, the temple was built more spacious, adding some architectural items. Undergoing renovations, restore, now, Nghe Temple is a relic-style architecture of the 20th century during the Nguyen Dynasty, including: gate, harem buildings, sanctum, incense burning, the Universe , the beer - where stone elephants, stone horses, stone collapse, gravestone; quarterfinals behind overtime government buildings.

Temple harem of 3 times 2 is designed as a roof, inside the Church of the Statue of General Le Chan sitting on his throne, placed in a large examination lacquer, gilded with majestic appearance, speed post, beautiful; She church itself but the two sides. Court time sanctum 5 is supported by 16 columns ironwood cornerstones Statistics on 16 meticulously chiseled, meticulous; middle relief goods big Chinese characters "An ancient temple Minutes". Between the harem and the sanctum is a 2-storey incense burning roof top executioner center.

Visit to art, in addition to visiting the unique architectural ensemble of the temple, tourists can admire the many sculptures valuable stones, typically falling rocks and stones inaugurated. Independence made from a monolithic slabs 5cm thick, 1m, 1.6m wide. The front opening 2 children embossed dragons and clouds around; back carved clouds and waves. When typing, the sound of the stone ring inaugurated, pure, spiritual guide us to the realm of magic, sacred. Sap massive stones, created by consecutive blocks, carved birds, animals, flowers, leaves meticulously technical show extremely intricate carvings of ancient artisans. Also, in the temple preserved stele carved large size at Nguyen, record biographies of female General Le Chan.

How to come to hear about more than 100m to the northwest is the female General Le Chan monument was cast in bronze, 7.5 m high and weighs 19 tons, is located in the city center gardens. The statue was started construction in October 11/1999 and inaugurated on 31.12.2000.

In 1975, Nghe Temple has been classified by the State Cultural Relics national history.