Doai Khe Temple

Doai Khe Temple is located on a very beautiful plot of land in the middle of the village; its grounds have been fairly well planned, with many ancient trees and a pond in front to create a landscape; it is a beautiful religious work that preserves many features of ancient architecture and culture. At Doai Khe Temple today, traces of Taoist worship are quite faint; basically this is a place of worship for the deity Tich Lich Hoa Quang in the capacity of a village guardian deity - the tutelary god; the temple's overall architecture does not differ greatly from commonly encountered communal houses.
The temple faces east, slightly toward the south, the traditional architectural orientation of the Vietnamese people, cool in summer and warm in winter. The main complex includes a square Phuong Dinh pavilion in front, together with Tien Te front hall and Hau Cung rear sanctuary in a Dinh-shaped layout behind. In addition, there are Nghi Mon ceremonial gate, a screen wall, a brick courtyard, a pond, left and right corridors, and gardens around the relic.
Based on a survey of Han-Nom inscriptions at the relic, it can be fairly confidently inferred that Doai Khe Temple was originally built at the end of the Le Trung Hung period, but due to the passage of time and harsh natural conditions, the original structure was damaged and subsequently restored and repaired many times; major restorations were carried out at the end of the Nguyen period, most likely during the Thanh Thai (1889–1907) and Bao Dai (1925–1945) reigns. This is also basically the appearance of the relic as we see it today. Although it has undergone many repairs, Doai Khe Temple still preserves quite a few elements of ancient architecture.