After walking along the trail between the green rice fields and the mountains, visitors arrive at the gate of Thai Vi Temple. Right outside the temple gate is a shady banyan tree and a small stream under the banyan tree where visitors can stop to rest and chat. The temple is located in Van Lam village, Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu district, and is a famous sacred temple worshiping the Tran Dynasty kings. The temple is located in a beautiful green space, with the Ngo Giang river on the right and Coi Linh mountain on the left. In front of the temple is a golden well containing crystal-clear white jade. The green mountains and blue water scene reminds visitors of the folk antithetical couplet: “Thảo tú sơn liên vô song Thánh Địa (this holy land is unique)/Hoa hoàng thủy thấy đê nhất thiên châu (the winding moutains and rivers, fragrant flowers and strange grasses, also unique)

Brief information about Thai Vi Temple

Thai Vi Temple is located in Ninh Binh, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh with a spacious and airy natural space, a historical and cultural relic site as well as an extremely prominent tourist destination in Ninh Binh. This place is located in the famous Tam Coc – Bich Dong eco-tourism area, attracting millions of visitors every year. This place mainly worships the first kings of the Tran Dynasty such as Tran Thai Tong, Tran Thanh Tong, Tran Nhan Tong, Tran Anh Tong , generals Tran Hung Dao, Tran Quang Khai and Queen Thuan Thien. All of them are the ones who contributed to the establishment of Vu Lam palace, an important base in the resistance war against the Yuan – Mongol army. Every Tet holiday Spring comes or the Thai Vi Temple festival is held, people from all over gather here to attend the festival with many solemn ritual activities, and fun and entertainment activities.

One of the interesting things for tourists is to admire the architectural works of art imbued with the cultural identity of this place. The main temple consists of middle room of the worshiping hall, above which hangs a red-lacquered and gilded horizontal lacquered board with four large chinese characters “Long Duc Chinh Trung”. Next are three middle rooms with two rows of round stone pillars carved with embossed drafons and clouds…

At Thai Vi Temple, there is also a small hermitage where King Tran Thai Tong established and practiced there in the last day of the third lunar month, the thai Vi Festival takes palce to commemorate the merits of the Tran Kings, attracting a large number of people and tourists.

Coming here, visitors from all over will be told stories about the history of the temple, about the glorious Tran Dynasty, about the three the Tran Dynasty’s victory over the Yuan-Mongol army…

After sincerely lighting incense and praying for good things, visitors can enter the main hall to watch the Hau Dong ceremony, a form of folk ferformance mainly of the Mother Goddess worship. It is clear to see the unique traditional cultural elements expressed in the Hau Dong ceremony, with costumesAfter sincerely lighting incense and praying for good things, visitors can enter the main hall to watch the Hau Dong ceremony, a form of folk ferformance mainly of the Mother Goddess worship. It is clear to see the unique traditional cultural elements expressed in the Hau Dong ceremony, with costumes, songs, dances, and folk performances imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity that have been created and passed down to this day. It seems that the Hau Dong ceremony makes the spiritual space at the temple gate even more sacred and mysterious…

Before saying goodbye to Thai Vi temple, visitors can spend some time sightseeing, admiring the alusters of jackfruit bearing fruit in the grounds, lying on a swinging hammock or simply stepping out of the temple gate to admire the scenery of the mountains and green fields to feel their hearts calm down for a moment…