Thuy Ung Shrine

Thuy Ung Shrine - Thuy Ung village is located on an ancient strip of land along the bank of the Day River - a place holding many traditional cultural values. During the Chinese domination period, people had already come to live in Thuy Ung early. The Red River and Day River were also conquered by humans through building dikes to prevent floods, turning this place from a wild land into a fertile, rich plain.

Based on documents currently kept at the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies, documents still preserved at Thuy Ung Shrine, and accounts by the village elders, Thuy Ung Shrine worships the deity: La Gia Dai Vuong - La Nam De; he was a deity born and living during the Trieu era of Nam Viet.

Thuy Ung Shrine has a layout in the shape of the Chinese character dinh, facing southeast. In addition, the relic complex also includes other architectural items such as: a well, Nghi Mon gate, Dai Bai, Hau Cung, a row of guest houses, a brick-paved yard, and a fruit-tree garden with a wall surrounding the relic land.

Dai Bai is built with 3 bays and 2 side rooms, with 4 curved roof corners covered with ri tiles. Seen from outside the Dai Bai building, the ridge and edge are built with dinh edges. Inside the Dai Bai building there are 4 roof-supporting truss sets. The truss sets of the central bay are made in the style: 'thuong gia chieng, ha ke chuyen qua giang'. The two side trusses are made in the style: 'thuong chong ruong, ha ke chuyen xa nach'.

The Hau Cung of Thuy Ung Shrine is built as a longitudinal house with 2 bays, with gable walls closed at the ends. The truss set adjacent to Dai Bai is made in the style: thuong chong ruong, ha van bung. The remaining truss set is made in the style: 'thuong gia chieng chong ruong, ha ke chuyen xa nach'.

Thuy Ung Shrine has the planned structure of an ancient architectural work, located on the village's high, beautiful land. The shrine is the cultural activity center of the Thuy Ung village community. Today it still preserves many valuable artifacts made of various materials.

Thuy Ung Shrine was ranked as a city-level historical-cultural relic under Decision No. 942/QĐ-UBND dated September 23, 2004.