Discovering more relics of the temple in Tran Dynasty in the XIII-XIV century in Tuyen Quang

Mr. Ly Manh Thang - Deputy Director of Tuyen Quang Provincial Museum said that the survey team of Tuyen Quang Museum has discovered a relic of Tran pagoda dating from the XIII-XIV century , with many precious artifacts in Go Chua. , Village 17, Phu Lam Commune, Yen Son District (Tuyen Quang).

This is the 5th temple dating back to the Tran Dynasty discovered in Tuyen Quang, making an important contribution to understanding the history and cultural values ​​of Dai Viet civilization during the Tran dynasty in the northern mountains. Vietnam.

In the artifacts found, there is also a terracotta dragon head artifact, relatively intact with eye motifs, mouth and beard typical of the Tran dynasty, this is a rare artifact first found in Tuyen Quang. . Another highlight is the stupa tiles decorated with lemon flowers, stylized chrysanthemum flowers at the corners and a large number of Hoa Lau ceramics were also discovered.

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Occupying the largest number of relics found are 35x3x5,2cm square bricks, specialized for paving. Most of these bricks are smooth, non-patterned, often red or purple red, high firing, quite hard. Some have patterned motifs of chrysanthemum, or stylized chrysanthemum with soft curving wings at the corners. All of these relics are characterized by architectural materials of the Tran dynasty.

Mr. Ly Manh Thang added that the area discovered relic on a hill with an area of ​​about 3 hectares has been cultivated by tea residents, so objects such as bricks, tiles and stone feet are no longer in place. At first, most of it was broken.

However, based on the scale and scope of distribution of rock embankment layers as well as the large number of artifacts, this is a quite large temple. Based on decorative sculptural features on architectural materials found, it is possible to predict that this temple was built in the Tran Dynasty (XIII-XIV century).

In the coming time, Tuyen Quang provincial museum will put the above relics into the list of provincial relics, continue to study, and invite the Archaeological Institute to participate, conduct excavation and exploration on that basis to conduct excavation. .

Previously, in Tuyen Quang, 4 pagodas dating back to the Tran dynasty were discovered, including Phuc Lam pagoda in Thuong Lam commune, Lam Binh district; Nhu Han pagoda, Yen Son district; Cao Da Pagoda, Son Nam Commune and Lang Dao Pagoda, Tu Thinh Commune (Son Duong District).