Truc Lam Cong Dinh Temple

Truc Lam Temple is located on the bank of the Thien Duc River, and the scenery around the temple is bustling and beautiful. In the past, the temple was called “Truc Lam Dai”. According to deity records, royal edicts, and some other documents, the old Cong Dinh Village had a very large and tall red silk-cotton tree. Once, the king was being pursued by the enemy to the riverbank and was at a loss for a way across when suddenly the sky darkened, a strong wind rose, and the red silk-cotton tree fell across the river. Thanks to that, the king crossed the river and escaped. Later, after defeating the enemy, the king bestowed upon the Red Silk-Cotton Tree the title of Dai Vuong (Great King) and had the people of the commune here build a shrine to worship it. Truc Lam Temple was ranked as an architectural and artistic relic by a decision issued by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in 1992.