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Location: In Hung Dao Commune, Chi Linh
District, Hai Duong Province.
Characteristics: This area was the hideout and residence of national hero
Tran Hung Dao in 13th century.
Located approximately 80km from Hanoi and 15km from Con Son, Kiep Bac is in fact
the junction of Van Yen (Kiep Village) and Duoc Son (Bac Village). It is located
in a rich valley surrounded by the Nui Rong Mountains. The surroundings give
Kiep Bac a secretive, poetic, and dreamy quality. In the 13th century, the
hideout and residence of national hero Tran Hung Dao, the commander of the
Resistance troops in the war against the Yuan - Mongol aggressors, were located
in this area. A temple was built in the beginning of the 14th century in the
centre of Kiep Bac valley. In the temple, bronze statues of Tran Hung Dao, his
wife, his two daughters, Pham Ngu Lao, Nam Tao, and Bac Dau, as well as tablets
for the cult of his four sons still remain. Every year, the Kiep Bac Temple
Festival is celebrated on the 20th day of the 8th lunar month, the anniversary
of the death of Tran Hung Dao.
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