Xà Cầu Temple
Introduction
Xà Cầu Temple worships three tutelary deities, the three sisters of Lady Chiêu Nương. They were generals of the Trưng Sisters and were credited with fighting invaders and saving the country. Over time and through historical upheavals, Xà Cầu Temple is now an architectural work of the Nguyễn dynasty but still preserves some decorative patterns from the Lê dynasty. The temple was built by the ancients in the Đinh-shaped layout, including the Đại Bái (main worship hall) and Hậu Cung (rear sanctuary). Xà Cầu Temple still has many Lê dynasty relics, including Thổ Hà ceramic incense burners with eel-skin glaze and raised dragon motifs, 18th- and 19th-century art. The relic site also preserves a genealogical record, 16 royal edicts conferring titles on the deities, 3 sets of dragon thrones and spirit tablets, 2 pairs of lacquered and gilded parallel couplets, 1 wooden ritual stand, and 2 horizontal lacquered boards...
The Xà Cầu Village festival is held on the 7th day of the first lunar month every year. During the year, there are also two commemorative ceremonies—the deity's birthday and death anniversary—as well as annual holidays and festivals.
The temple was ranked as a historical-cultural relic by the People's Committee of the former Hà Tây Province in 2001.


