Trung Temple, Ninh Hiep

The legend of the deity is handed down as follows: Dai Vuong's surname was Chau, and his taboo name was Uyen. In the time of King Hung, he held the position of Do Thong, commanding the troops throughout the realm. Also at that time, the Yin enemy invaded the land of Chau Son in Vu Ninh Province, and the capital was thrown into turmoil. King Hung sent envoys to Bac Giang land to find talented people to fight the enemy and save the country. The envoys traveled everywhere in the province and came to Phu Dong Village. Thien Vuong was then three years old, lying on a bamboo bed; having never spoken or smiled before, he suddenly told the envoy: you must quickly return and report to the king to prepare for me an iron horse, an iron staff, and a set of iron armor, all strong enough to defeat the enemy. The envoy hurried back and reported to the king; after hearing this, King Hung ordered blacksmiths to forge the iron horse, iron staff, iron helmet, and iron armor at once and bring them to Phu Dong Village. Thien Vuong stretched himself and stood up; his body was more than one truong tall. He gave a loud shout and leaped onto the iron horse, and the iron horse neighed loudly. King Hung ordered Chau Do Thong to bring troops and horses to follow Thien Vuong and defeat the enemy. The enemy general was killed, and the enemy army suffered a great defeat at Chau Son; then they turned back to Mieu Nha, captured and killed all the surviving enemy soldiers. The enemy troops all cried out and bowed their heads to surrender to Do Thong. Chau Do Thong followed Thien Vuong to fight the enemy and had merit, so King Hung ordered Mieu Nha hamlet to establish a shrine for later worship, and he was conferred the title Tam Giang Dai Vuong.

Trung Temple is a traditional religious relic closely associated with the life of the local residents. The relic bears the distinctive style of ancient Vietnamese architecture. The temple still preserves a collection of artifacts such as royal decrees, palanquins, incense tables, dragon thrones and spirit tablets, horizontal plaques, couplets, jars, sword stands, pho statues, nghe statues, incense bowls, etc., in the artistic style of the 18th–19th centuries. These are precious artifacts and a source of original material evidence that contributes to understanding the history of the temple.

Trung Temple was ranked by a Decision issued by the Hanoi City People's Committee in 2013.