Quan Nuoc

QUAN NUOC

Quan Nuoc is located in Tien Le village, Son Dong commune, Hanoi.

Quan Nuoc is a historical-cultural relic dedicated to Thuan Ton Thuong Si, who had merit in sealing the breached dike to save Tien Le village during the Le dynasty. The people built the shrine to remember him and were granted royal edicts for worship. The relic was founded around 1500, currently bears Nguyen dynasty architecture (19th century), and has been restored many times, most recently in 2009.

The relic is located at the foot of the Tien Le village dike, on an area of more than 3000m², in front of fields and Quan Nuoc lake about 1.8ha wide. The “Dinh”-shaped architectural complex includes the gate, left and right vu, dai bai, trung cung, and hau cung, bearing Nguyen dynasty style with wooden structure, tiled roof, and carvings of dragons, clouds, and tiger motifs. Inside are preserved many worship objects such as long ngai, tablets, incense altars, horizontal plaques, parallel sentences, and Nguyen dynasty artifacts, demonstrating historical, artistic, and religious values.

The festival takes place annually from the 10th to 13th day of the third lunar month with rituals, palanquin processions, bathing of the deity, offerings, and folk games such as wrestling, cockfighting, and Chinese chess. Notable is the palanquin procession among villages, along with the “elder brother – younger brother” friendship custom, expressing cultural tradition and local solidarity.

Quan Nuoc was ranked as a historical, architectural, and artistic relic by the Hanoi People's Committee in 2012.