Chu Van An Literature Temple

Chu Van An Literature Temple is at the western end of Huynh Cung Village, on a large plot of land close to the bank of the To Lich River. Chu Van An was also named Chu Van Trinh, so the relic is also called Van Trinh Cong Temple.

According to historical sources and local legend, during his lifetime Chu Van An went to Huynh Cung village to open a school, so the villagers worshipped him jointly at the village communal house and pagoda. In addition, at the place where Chu Van An opened the school, the villagers built a shrine called Van Chi.

Chu Van An Literature Temple was formed in the Tran Dynasty and has been repaired many times; besides worshipping Chu Van An, it also worships the holders of high doctoral degrees in the former district. Through many historical upheavals and vicissitudes, during the resistance war against the French, the Van Chi area was almost completely destroyed. Currently the relic only preserves part of the brick Nghi Mon gate pillars built on the old foundation, which has now been given a base, and a re-engraved stele of Van Trinh Cong from a stele inscription established in the 13th year of Vinh Thinh (1717). Due to history and war, the stele has been lost, and only a damaged turtle bearing a stele remains nearby.

Chu Van An Literature Temple was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a Historical-Architectural and Artistic Relic National-level in 1993 together with Huynh Cung Communal House.