Sketch corner: Lang Ong Ba Chieu

Built around 1848, the mausoleum's exact name is Thuong Cong Temple, with an area of ​​about 1.85 hectares (in Ward 1, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City). The locals call it Ong Ba Chieu mausoleum, meaning Ong's mausoleum (avoid calling Le Van Duyet's name directly because it violates the taboo) in Ba Chieu area.

Painting by artist Doan Quoc

The project includes a stele house (where the stone stele is placed to honor Ta Quan), the tomb of Ta Quan and his wife (also called the turtle tomb because it looks like a lying turtle, with a screen and surrounding walls) and a shrine (including the front hall, the middle hall and the main hall).

The main hall has a bronze statue of Ta Quan, 2.65 m high and weighing 3 tons, made by sculptor Pham Van Hang.

Once chosen as the symbol of the old Saigon - Gia Dinh region, the Tam Quan gate was built in 1949, with the embossed Chinese characters Thuong Cong Mieu.

Sketch by architect Tran Vo Lam Dien

Le Van Duyet was a talented general (during the reign of King Gia Long and King Minh Mang) who made many great achievements. He represented the liberal spirit of the Southern people because he had a liberal mindset, accepting the diversity of immigrants from the Central, Northern, Chinese, Cham regions, including priests, merchants, etc.

Every year, the mausoleum holds a memorial service for Ta Quan on the 29th or 30th of July, and the 1st and 2nd of August of the lunar calendar. Ta Quan is considered a god by the people, so the worship of him at the mausoleum also includes the ritual of worshiping and offering to the god (like the ceremony of Ba Chua Xu).

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