Culture and Life – Soft and graceful like the shape of a woman lying on the beach, admiring the blue sky, white clouds, Truong Le Mountain Scenic Area as an invaluable gift that created chaos in heaven and earth. bring in creative sublimation to the coastal city of Thanh. Until today, back to Sam Son, after being infatuated with the blue sea, white sand, yellow sunshine, walking up Truong Le mountain, in the middle of the green, cool trees, we are again engrossed in the whisper of the legend of ancient relics echoes.
Doc Cuoc Temple is located on “Co Giai island” of Truong Le mountain, is a spiritual destination that attracts people and tourists when coming to Sam Son. The masterpiece of nature Going around long miles in Vietnam, every name of the mountain, the name of the river, the name of the village … has its origin stories. Sam Son sea people believe that the legend of Truong Le mountain is associated with ancient legends. A long time ago, after a terrible rain and flood, fishermen discovered on the shore the body of a pregnant woman was in distress. To pity the ill-fated woman, the people together bury and cover the grave. After time, the grave takes the shape of Truong Le strip as today. Along with the name Truong Le, the mountain range bearing the shape of a lying woman is also known as a bold sea name: “Gam Son” or Gam mountain. Explaining this, the author Hoang Thang Ngoi in the book Sam Son Spirit, said: “Perhaps the sound of waves hitting the cliffs, echoing into the village. Lightly called “shaking the sea”, heavy is called “sea roar”. A roaring sea or a roaring mountain is the intersection between sea and mountain to give birth to the name “Gam mountain”. Truong Le mountain is not long, not high with 16 tops (islands), the highest point is Hon Keo, only 84.7 meters above sea level. However, in that mountain range, the Creator took care when creating “Phu Thai islands; Hon Keo; Co Giai island; Hon Banh Voi; Ca Squid Islet; Lo Rua slot “… has the shape of an animal; there are positions on the Truong Le strip with the impressive name:” Elephant bog, dead horse “… Depend on the creative hand of heaven and earth. , the ancestor with rich imagination has left to life legendary stories imbued with emotions, moving people’s hearts, in which, the legend of “Trong Trang” is an immortal song about love of a couple, means that husband and wife do not leave for a lifetime. Truong Le strip gently stretches to the sea, resting its head on silver waves, creating dreamy baths (Phung Ngoc; Phung Tien) so that thousands of years of rocky mountains and water waves still tell each other many interesting stories. Legend has it that, in the past, on moonlit nights, fairies used to fly back to bathe in the area of ”Phung Ngoc, Phung Tien” below the cliff of Truong Le. Sacred monuments After being absorbed in the natural scenery, pedestrians step into the sacred space of the relic system located on Truong Le mountain. Each relic has stories about the divine, human … who made the merits of building the village, protecting the people, and building a life together, step by step creating the face of Sam Son city today. . In the position of Truong Le mountain spreading close to the sea, one can see the shape of a sea turtle. Therefore, it should have the name “Co Giai island” (the word name is “Miet Canh island”). On Co Giai island is Doc Cuoc temple relic. Local legend says that Doc Cuoc god was born to Truong Le’s mother, and was raised rice together by the people of Sam Son. When he was growing up with extraordinary stature, he split his body in half (Single Charge), half with fishermen went out to sea against the beast; Half stayed on the mainland to protect their peaceful villages from the evil red-mine enemies. The giant footprint of Doc Cuoc god is deeply imprinted on Co Giai mountain rock. Here, the villagers set up a temple of Doc Cuoc god with the belief that life is supported and protected by the god. According to the book Thanh Hoa province chi: “In the Ly dynasty, one day a storm broke trees and the water surged, the next day, the people of An Niem commune saw a god descending on Miet Canh mountain, imprinted in the rock, and imprinted with the left foot. a staff 3 inches wide. Local people saw a new spirit to set up a temple right on that mountain to worship ”. By the time of Tran, the temple on Co Giai was officially built, associated with the story of King Tran Anh Tong fighting the Chiem Thanh enemy when passing Sam Son sea was supported by the spirit. Returning to the battle, the Tran king did not forget to confer to god: “Doc Cuoc is a true man of Thuong Sang God”. The later dynasties followed that and conferred the ordination. Over a long period of existence, the language of the “head of the wind”, but strangely, in the war against the US, Sam Son was an area bombed by the enemy, bombed extremely fiercely, the village was destroyed. Tan deserted, yet the temple located on Co Giai is still majestic. Hundreds of soldiers were kept hidden in the temple. The people believe that the temple is protected by the god of Single Charge, so the enemy’s bombs and ammunition cannot be destroyed. Confident in the sacredness of the patron god, Sam Son fishermen often do not forget to come to the temple to ask Doc Cuoc for help to steady their hands before the waves of the sea. For visitors to Sam Son, from the beach, along 43 green mossy stone steps will reach Doc Cuoc Temple. From here, zoom out into the immense space, a vast sea and sky with boats reaching out and silver waves; The same stature “the most ideal resort in Indochina” is changing and modern day by day. Following the cool green mountain road, going straight from Trong Mai islet, you can see Dau Voi Islet. Different from Co Giai Island, Dau Elephant Islet on Truong Le Mountain looks like a giant elephant reaching down to the sea to drink water. Here, there is the famous sacred temple of Co Tien. The relic was originally built to worship Doc Cuoc god. Later, they also worshiped the Tam Thanh Mau (Mau Thuong Ngan; Mau Com and Mau Lieu Hanh). Standing down from Co Tien Temple, visitors see a very different Sam Son. That is not the vibrant Sam Son beach, bustling, but quiet and discreet. The rocky cliffs undulating on the waves close together are a private space so that people can relax with the sea, let the fatigue disappear. The sea will listen to all feelings and confidences. Co Tien Temple is also known as a location in 1960, when visiting Sam Son, Uncle Ho stayed here and pulled nets with fishermen. At the monument, there are still paintings and photos of Uncle Ho with and working with the people. That is Sam Son’s invaluable asset today … Coming back to Sam Son, at sea, there is also a quiet cultural space for generations. Open your heart to discover a truly complete Sam Son.
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