Currently in Tay Ninh, there are Chinese religious establishments such as That Phu Assembly Hall, Nhi Phu Assembly Hall, Minh Nghia Assembly Hall of the Minh Huong people (Trang Bang town); Thanh An Palace (Go Dau district); Quan De Thanh Mieu, Quang Dong Assembly Hall, Ngu Thanh Mieu ( Tay Ninh city).
That Phu Assembly Hall in Trang Bang is the oldest Chinese temple to worship Quan Thanh De Quan here, built on a small scale from around the middle of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. It was not until 1828 that the assembly hall was rebuilt to its current size in Loc An quarter, Trang Bang ward, Trang Bang town. Besides Quan Cong, the assembly hall also worships Thien Hau Thanh Mau and Phuoc Duc Chanh Than.
Nhi Phu Assembly Hall was established in the first year of Quang Tu (1875) at a location about 100m west of its current location. In 1936, with the contribution of the Fujian community in Trang Bang, Go Dau, Long Hoa (Tay Ninh) and Cho Lon, Nhi Phu Assembly Hall was moved to its current location (Loc Thanh quarter, Trang Bang ward, Trang Bang town). The main object of worship at the assembly hall is Quang Trach Ton Vuong and many gods in the beliefs of the Chinese people such as Quan Thanh De Quan, Thien Hau Thanh Mau, and Phuoc Duc Chanh Than.
Minh Nghia Assembly Hall in Trang Bang was established around 1881. This is a place for religious activities and meetings of the Minh Huong people, worshiping Quan Thanh De Quan and also worshiping Kim Hoa Nuong Nuong, Ba Mu and Ngu Hanh Nuong Nuong. All three assembly halls were built close to each other in Trang Bang market (now Trang Bang old market), where the most Chinese people live and do business in the area.
Thanh An Palace was built in 1907, formerly located on the bank of the Vam Co Dong River, in Go Dau District. With the support of some Chinese expatriates in Go Dau, Thanh An Palace was moved to Ward 1, Go Dau Town for the convenience of people coming to worship. Thanh An Palace is the name given by the locals, implying that Chinese people living in Thanh Phuoc village will be safe. This place worships Thien Hau Thanh Mau, Kim Hoa Thanh Mau, Quan Thanh De Quan, Phuoc Duc Chanh Than and many other gods in the folk beliefs of the Chinese.
In Tay Ninh city, the Chinese group from Fujian province established a temple to worship Quan Thanh De Quan in 1860, located in Quarter 4, Ward 2. Next to Quan Cong, there is also a temple to worship Ba Chua Thai Sanh and Phuc Duc Chanh Than.
The Guangdong Assembly Hall (located in Quarter 3, Ward 2) was established by a group of Chinese people of Cantonese, Chaozhou, Hainan and Hakka origin around 1887. At first, the assembly hall was only temporarily built with thatched roofs, bamboo and leaves; in 1905, it was rebuilt with precious wood, tiled roofs and after many major renovations in 1955 and 1993, it has the spacious appearance it has today. The main objects of worship at the Guangdong Assembly Hall are Thien Hau Thanh Mau, Kim Hoa Nuong Nuong, Long Mau Nuong Nuong and other typical gods often found in Chinese assembly halls.
Quan Thanh De Temple and Quang Dong Assembly Hall (Thien Hau Temple) are two religious establishments of the Chinese that have been recognized as historical and cultural relics at the provincial level. In addition, in Quarter 3, Ward 2, there is also Ngu Thanh Temple - also established very early by the Chinese merchant community in Tay Ninh city, worshiping five deities (also known as the Five Saints) including Quan Cong, Quan Binh, Chau Xuong, Vuong Thien Quan, Truong Tien Dai De and also worshiping the God of Wealth.
In particular, each assembly hall has a solemn altar in the back hall to worship the ancestors who founded the assembly hall and made many contributions to the Chinese community, demonstrating the morality of "remembering the source of water when drinking water".
The Chinese people highly respect and believe in Quan Thanh De Quan and also consider him a god who protects business and trade, so they worship him in their homes. Along with Quan Cong, the two Gods of Earth, God of Wealth and other gods who protect life are also worshiped by the Chinese at home and at work. This clearly shows the cultural exchange between Vietnam and China.
In particular, the Chinese in Tay Ninh also have great faith in Linh Son Thanh Mau. In 1951, the Chinese and Minh Huong communities in That Phu Hoi Quan Trang Bang offered Linh Son Thanh Mau a horizontal lacquered board with the following content: "Forever Thanh Mau. Signed with the title: Happy birthday, the eighth month of the year of Tan Mao, the auspicious day of creation, the grace of the Seven Prefectures of Hoa An, this assembly respectfully worships her."
The Chinese community and the guilds also come to exchange and pay respects at Vietnamese religious establishments such as the Ngu Hanh Temple, the Ba Chua Xu Temple, etc. Particularly, the Chinese residents along with the Vietnamese in Trang Bang highly respect the sage Dang Van Truoc, they call him Mr. Ca or Mr. Chu Cho. On the days when he is worshiped at the temple or communal house, many people come to pay their respects.
Buddhism and the migrants came to Tay Ninh very early during the Southern migration. The Chinese community went to pagodas to worship Buddha, participated in Buddhist ceremonies and took refuge in pagodas. In private homes, Chinese people also had a solemn altar in the middle of the house, worshiping Buddha Shakyamuni, Buddha Amitabha or Bodhisattva Guanyin. Tay Ninh is also considered the "holy land" of the Cao Dai religion, so many Chinese people converted to the religion and participated in religious activities at local temples.
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