Customs - Festivals

Commemorating the 773rd death anniversary of King An Sinh Tran Lieu at Cao An Phu Temple (Kinh Mon)

LE HUONG • May 8, 2024 13:15

On the morning of May 8 (April 1 of the lunar calendar), at Cao An Phu temple relic, Kinh Mon town People's Committee held a ceremony to commemorate the 773rd death anniversary of An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu (1251-2024).

Delegates, people and tourists attend the 773rd anniversary of the death of An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu

Attending the event were a number of comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee, leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches, leaders of Kinh Mon town and a large number of people and tourists from all over.

Comrade Vu Tien Phung, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, beat the drum to open the festival.

Comrade Nguyen Vy, Secretary of Kinh Mon Town Party Committee, rang the gong to open the festival.

Funeral oration mentioning the great contributions of An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu to the nation

The procession attracted a large number of people and tourists to attend.

The memorial ceremony took place with many rituals: speeches, proclamation of the life and career of An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu, drum beating, gong playing, funeral oration, procession, and incense offering in memory of An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu.

People and tourists offer incense at the temple of An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu

An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu was born in 1211, the eldest son of the retired emperor Tran Thua. He was married to Princess Thuan Thien by King Ly Hue Tong and was given the title of Pho Ma Do Uy. In 1237, the court gave him the land of An Phu commune (now Kinh Mon), An Duong, An Sinh, An Hung, An Bang, now Dong Trieu, Uong Bi (Quang Ninh) as fiefs and granted him the title of An Sinh Vuong. He helped the king defend the Northeast region, build and develop the Hai Dong sea area into a rich place, strong in economy and national defense.

An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu was the biological father and had the merit of raising Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan to become a talented person, defeating the Yuan Mongol invaders.

An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu was the father of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. He devoted himself to raising his son, finding good teachers to train his son to become a loyal and filial person, talented in both literature and martial arts, leading the army and people of Dai Viet to defeat the Yuan-Mongol invaders in the second and third resistance wars. In April 1251, An Sinh Vuong passed away at An Phu palace. King Tran Thai Tong posthumously granted him the title of Kham Minh Dai Vuong and ordered the people to build a temple on An Phu mountain.

Tourists visit and worship at Tuong Van Pagoda in the Cao An Phu Temple grounds.

The death anniversary of King An Sinh Tran Lieu has become a traditional local festival, held from March 26 to April 1 of the lunar calendar every year. The Cao An Phu Temple Festival has been included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee displayed more than 10 typical specialty products and local OCOP products.

Previously, to prepare for the memorial ceremony, Kinh Mon Town People's Committee invested more than 600 million VND, paving 1,300 m² of asphalt concrete in the three-entrance yard at the relic.

LE HUONG