Finding precious stone objects weighing nearly 20kg

While digging land for planting areca on the ruins of Kim Lien pagoda in Hai Phong, a villager found a long-legged dragon in pale blue stone.

Detecting long-necked artifacts at Kim Lien Pagoda

On October 14, Mr. Nguyen Van Dang, Chairman of People's Committee of An Son commune (Thuy Nguyen, Hai Phong) said that Mr. Nguyen Van Truong in Trai Son village when digging holes to plant areca in resettlement land found antiques. long form. When the commune sends officials to the house to make a written record, hold it in custody and wait for the inspection of the date, the antiquities are taken away. The incident is reported to the authorities.

The dragon fruits were discovered by the people while digging soil for planting areca.(Photo: People provided).

Earlier on October 8, when digging a soil to a depth of 40cm to plant areca on the newly resettled land, Mr. Truong bumped into a strange object. Nghi was an antiquity, he dug up and asked a young man to come and wash. The soil was washed away to reveal a turtle-headed dragon turtle, sitting on a pile of gold coins. The back of the turtle carries a baby turtle, all made of very beautiful stones, weighing about 20kg.

Heard the news, many people dragged Mr. Truong's house to admire and take photos of the long-term dragon. On the afternoon of October 8, the couple's daughter and husband in Hanoi brought their cars to take the stone dragon away.

Long-standing standing on a pile of money, gold, mouths filled with pearls of pearls.

According to local authorities, the land where artifacts are found near the ruins of Kim Lien pagoda . The temple has existed since ancient times, until the resistance against the French was destroyed. The land was then handed over to the military management and in the past few years Hai Phong City took over and leveled the ground to create a resettlement area for An Son commune.

After viewing the photos of a photographer, a gem business expert in Hai Phong said that the long-legged gemstone was made from golden gemstone, a rare gemstone. In Vietnam, only the Van Chan mountain area, Yen Bai province, has this type, but lies deep underground. To find and bring a stone slate or stone of gold is not simple.

The ancient relics of Kim Lien pagoda located at the foot of Trai Son mountain range have only one stone tablet and one tower has not been destroyed.(Photo: Giang Chinh).

The historian Ngo Dang Loi (over 80 years old) after watching the long-form stone figure also said that if it was dug up from the ruins of Kim Lien Pagoda, it was not only a antiquity but a national treasure. Authorities need to investigate and revoke this treasure.

Mr. Loi explained, being a sacred mascot, was carved with a dragon head turtle, sitting on a pile of gold coins, symbolizing prosperity, luck, and courage. During the feudal period, all objects were dragon-shaped, with gemstones, jewels, and gold, only the king or prince liked it to be kept and used.

Referring to Kim Lien Pagoda, Mr. Loi said, this temple is from the Mac period, located at the foot of Trai Son mountain, built on the surface with 3 blocks. Currently this relic still has large stone steles and small towers.