Dinh Hoa preserves and promotes the values of relics

A corner of Thua Hoa Palace.

Coming to Dinh Hoa land, visitors cannot miss Thua Hoa palace - this is the center of the historical relic complex of Thua Hoa palace and Phuc Quang temple located in the villages: Thung Thuong and Thung. The relic has a beautiful location, the southwest is Cau Chay river, the south is Noi mountain, the north is Si mountain and the east is Nhi mountain (Quan Yen mountain). The birth of the relic is associated with Queen Mother Ngo Thi Ngoc Dao - who is praised in history books as "Mother of the world". She was born in the year of Canh Ty (1420), daughter of Du Vuong Ngo Tu, a woman with a special position in the history of the Le dynasty (she was the wife of King Le Thai Tong, mother of King Le Thanh Tong and grandmother of King Le Hien Tong). According to the Ngo family genealogy in Dinh Hoa commune, in February of the 4th year of Hong Duc (1473), King Le Thanh Tong returned to Tay Kinh (Lam Kinh) to pay respect to his ancestors who had returned to his maternal hometown, ordered the renovation of Thuan Mau Duong, renamed it Phuc Quang Tu Duong and built a palace to honor his mother (Queen Mother Ngo Thi Ngoc Dao) named Thua Hoa Palace. In the year Binh Thin (1496), the Queen Mother passed away from a serious illness and was worshiped at Thua Hoa Palace.

The Thua Hoa Palace includes the first, second, and third palaces. Every year on the 26th day of the third lunar month, the locals hold the Phu Nhi Festival. One of the most attractive and unique parts of the festival is the procession of the spirit of Queen Mother Quang Thuc Ngo Thi Ngoc Dao from outside to the Thua Hoa Palace on the 25th day of the third lunar month.

With its historical and cultural values, in 2016, Thua Hoa Temple and Phuc Quang Temple were recognized as national historical relics. In 2018, with the attention of the State, Ngo descendants and people inside and outside the commune, Thua Hoa Temple was renovated and embellished to meet the spiritual needs of the people and tourists from all over. Every year, Thua Hoa Temple and Phuc Quang Temple welcome nearly 20,000 tourists to visit and worship.

From July 1, 2025, the new Dinh Hoa commune was established on the basis of merging the communes: Dinh Binh, Dinh Cong, Thieu Long, Dinh Thanh, Dinh Hoa. After the merger, the cultural space was expanded, cultural values were converged, making Dinh Hoa a locality with many historical and cultural relics. Currently, the commune has 8 ranked historical and cultural relics, including 2 national historical relics, 6 provincial relics; 3 relics have not been ranked.

To preserve and promote the values of the relics, Dinh Hoa commune reviewed and inventoried all relics, assessed the current status, and prepared documents to request funding for restoration and construction of degraded relics. Directed the commune's youth union to develop content to introduce the relics, signposts, and relic information boards; and enhanced education on cultural traditions for students and youth union members. Coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to inspect and prepare documents to request competent authorities to recognize and rank 3 relics: Cam Palace; To Lai communal house; and Trinh Thiet Truong temple.

Mr. Do Cong Hung, Vice Chairman of Dinh Hoa Commune People's Committee, said: Currently, the commune has 2 recognized provincial-level tourist attractions, including Thua Hoa Palace and Phuc Quang and Phu Cam Temples, and 8 ranked relics. This is an important condition for the commune to develop spiritual tourism. To achieve this goal, Dinh Hoa commune strengthens the management of relics; mobilizes all resources to restore and embellish relics. Propaganda and education for people to raise awareness and responsibility for protecting relics. Pay attention to training and fostering a team of cadres and civil servants with deep understanding and enthusiasm for the fields of culture and tourism. Focus on investing in building traffic infrastructure; developing types of services to meet the needs of tourists; Connecting relic sites in the commune with relic sites in neighboring localities, such as: Han Son scenic relic cluster (Tong Son commune), Dong Co cave (Quy Loc commune), Yen Trung tourist village (Yen Truong commune)... to attract tourists from all over to visit and worship the relic sites.

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