Visiting Van Con ancient village

Located about 6km from Trieu Son town (Trieu Son) there is a centuries-old village on the Nhom river, that is Van Con village in Van Son commune.

Tia Temple in Van Con village was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a provincial historical and cultural relic.

In the early 19th century, Van Con was a village belonging to Co Dinh commune (Nong Cong). During the Dong Khanh period, due to the dense population, the village was recognized as a commune belonging to Yen Dinh commune. After 1945, Van Con belonged to An Nong commune.

From 1953 to present, Van Con belongs to Van Son commune (Trieu Son).

Van Con village currently has 4 hamlets, a total natural area of ​​230 hectares, with 800 households and 3,500 people (equal to 43.5% of the total population of the commune). Van Con village has many large families coming to live and settle down. Legend has it that during the Ly dynasty, there were 4 families from Kinh Bac region coming to live, later forming 4 branches of Le Van, Le Quang, Le Trong, Le Kim. The founder of the Le family divided the land into two branches Le Van, Le Quang in the middle of the village, Le Kim branch at the beginning of the village, Le Trong branch at the end of the village. Gradually, the fertile land along the Nhom river became the destination of many families and clans from other regions in the province and district to live and settle down.

According to the legend passed down by the villagers of Van Con, during the Ly Dynasty, there was a general who, under the king's orders, led his troops to fight the Champa invaders in the South. When passing through the village, he ordered his soldiers to stop and rest. That night, he dreamed of a pink cloud in front of him, and in the cloud appeared a celestial general riding a horse and landed. Early the next morning, the Ly Dynasty general set up an altar to pray to the celestial general to bless the victorious army and promised to build a temple when he returned victorious. After returning to the court, the general reported to King Ly Thanh Tong to establish a village named Van Con, meaning a rolled-up pink cloud. At the same time, he ordered the construction of a communal house to worship the god.

On the slope of Tia mountain in the southwest of the village, there was a long time ago Ba Trieu palace (called Tia palace). According to legend, when establishing a base in Nua mountain (year 248) to fight against the Ngo invaders, Lady Trieu once set foot in this area and later this was also one of the rebel army's operating areas. To commemorate her merits, Van Son people built a temple to worship her. Every year, on the 16th day of the second lunar month, Tia palace (or Tia temple) holds a festival, attracting many people to come to burn incense, visit and enjoy the scenery. Currently, Tia temple has been recognized by Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee as a provincial historical - cultural relic and has been restored and embellished to meet the wishes and spiritual needs of the people.

After the success of the August Revolution, the people of Van Con village, together with the people of the whole country, participated in two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism. Through the two resistance wars, Van Con village had hundreds of young volunteers who went to defend the Fatherland; 52 martyrs died and 19 were wounded. The village also had two mothers who were posthumously awarded the title of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers. Many families and individuals were awarded many orders and medals of various kinds by the Party and the State.

Secretary of the Van Con village Party cell, Mr. Le Ba Sang said: After the merger according to Resolution No. 786/NQ-UBTVQH14, Van Con village currently has 4 villages, including village 5, village 6, village 7, village 8; of which, in 2021, village 7 is one of the first two villages in Trieu Son district to be recognized as a model new rural area, currently village 7 is building a smart village. The material and spiritual life of the villagers is constantly improving, the average income reaches 70 million VND/person/year, there are no more poor households. On average, each year, the village has about 30 children passing the university entrance exam. Many children in the village have passed their studies and hold important positions in state agencies, including 1 professor, 4 doctors, 5 colonels...

Continuing that tradition, implementing the country's innovation, generations of Van Con village's children always promote the tradition of diligence, creativity, tradition of studiousness, and ardent patriotism, making an important contribution to building the homeland and country to become increasingly rich, beautiful, and civilized.

Article and photos: Khac Cong

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