Workshop on Thai Nien Temple Relic

On the afternoon of June 2, at Thai Nien village, Thai Nien commune (Bao Thang district), the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lao Cai province organized a scientific workshop to establish a dossier on the Thai Nien Mother Temple relic.

Conference scene.

Attending the workshop were leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Standing Committee of Bao Thang District People's Committee; representatives of specialized departments of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; surveying consultancy unit; representatives of Thai Nien commune and people of Thai Nien village.

Thai Nien Temple is located in Thai Nien village, Thai Nien commune (Bao Thang district).

Thai Nien Mother Temple is located in Thai Nien village, Thai Nien commune. The main worshiped figure of the temple is the First Mother of Heaven, whose incarnation is Mother Lieu Hanh. The First Mother of Heaven is the main deity in the temples of the Three and Four Palaces of the Vietnamese people. People often call her Duc Quoc Mau or Quoc Mau Vuong Ba. The main festival of the temple is on the third lunar month.

Dr. Duong Tuan Nghia, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the province spoke at the workshop.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Binh, Vice Chairman of Bao Thang District People's Committee spoke at the workshop.

Thai Nien Temple was built very early, before the French colonial period in Lao Cai and the construction of the 1m gauge Dien Viet railway as it is today. Therefore, the construction time was most likely before 1886 when the French occupied Bao Thang. Through many historical periods, up to now, the temple has had 5 head priests taking care of the temple. The temple was also moved due to the French mining, the ore winch moving across the river and at one point burned down. In 1980, the temple was built with self-made bricks until today.

Agencies and units discuss relics.

At the workshop, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism chaired the discussion and asked for comments from agencies and units on the following dossier contents: History of the relic; relic map (zoning map, general plan drawing, map showing directions to the relic).

Consult with the elderly, authorities and local people.

At the workshop, people, especially the elderly who have lived in Thai Nien village for many years, expressed their opinions and presented many important evidences to affirm the great values ​​of Thai Nien Mother Temple.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/hoi-thao-ve-di-tich-den-mau-thai-nien-post402750.html