Van Temple - Tho Ky Shrine

Tho Ky Shrine (Van Temple) worships Sage Chu Van An and his mother.

The village genealogy of Quang Liet records “After the master passed away, his disciples from the neighboring communes of Quang Liet, Cung Hoang, Co Dien, Van Dien, Dong Phu, and Tu Khoat found two auspicious plots of land; one site sits in the Giap direction and faces the Canh direction at Tho Ky, Van Hamlet, Quang Liet Village…” to build a shrine. That is Tho Ky Shrine, which remains today.

Tho Ky Shrine consists of two buildings constructed perpendicular to each other. One building worships Sage Chu Van An and is called Chu Cong Shrine. One building worships Chu Van An’s mother, Mrs. Le Thi Chiem. In the Later Le period, it also venerated Mother Lieu Hanh from afar, so it was called Vuong Mau Shrine.

Chu Cong Shrine, which worships Chu Van An, has three bays facing southwest; inside, a stele mounted in the rear sanctuary from the 4th year of Thanh Thai, Nham Thin year (1892), clearly states “Van Xa old site, the village worships” meaning “Van Hamlet worships the old shrine” here./.