Nguyen Danh The Temple

The temple of the notable Nguyen Danh The is located in the middle of the village on a beautiful plot of land facing southeast. According to the genealogy of the Nguyen Danh family in Vien Noi, translated by the Institute of Han-Nom Studies, Nguyen Danh The was born in the Ren Shen year (1572) in Tien Village, Vien Noi Commune, Chuong Duc District (now Tien Village, Vien Noi Commune, Ung Hoa District, Ha Tay Province). At the age of 24, he passed the Đồng Tiến sĩ xuất thân examination in the Ất Mùi examination, the 18th year of the Quang Hung era (1595), under King Le The Tong. At the beginning of the Thuan Duc era (1600), he served as an official up to the position of Han Lam Kiem Thao and then stayed home to observe mourning. At that time, Thanh To returned to Tay Do, and Dong Do was left neglected. The rebel faction of the Mac family gathered again, welcomed Mac Mau Hop's mother, Bui Thi, back to the capital, promoted the merits of old and new officials, and bestowed awards on them. He alone kept himself away and did not accept. After the rebels were pacified, the court praised him, promoted him to the position of Ho Khoa Do Cap su trung boi phung phu duong, and then elevated him to Thai Boc Tu Khanh. In the spring of the Bính Ngọ year, facing the Ất direction, with lush trees around. Thus Nguyen Danh The's time as an official, spanning positions in the court, was 50 years. During that time, he served as Minister of Rites concurrently Chief Censor of the Censorate, Lecturer in the Imperial Study, Grand Tutor, and General of Duong Quan Cong. Throughout his career as an official, he did nothing unjust. His family was honest and upright, he was devoted to his work at his post, and he worked for poor and suffering people. Everyone knew his loyal heart by reputation and name.

Nguyen Danh The Temple is a place of worship and remembrance for Nguyen Danh The and the Nguyen family ancestors, so it is classified as a historical relic of the notable-person temple type.

Currently, Nguyen Danh The Temple still preserves a number of artifacts as follows: the record of the posthumous title of Mr. Nguyen Danh The, imperial edicts, offering trays, horizontal plaques, couplets, etc.

Nguyen Danh The Temple was ranked as a historical-cultural relic by the People's Committee of the former Ha Tay Province in 2003./.