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Храм Куан Конг считается самым древним из действующих храмов Хойана. Его строили с 1637 по 1653 год на пожертвования китайской общины города, в основном богатых торговцев.
Xрам посвящен Куан Конгу, чья частично позолоченная статуя из папье-маше на деревянном каркасе находится на центральном алтаре у задней стороны святилища.
В китайской мифологии Куан Конг был героем типа греческого Геракла. В храме хранится не только его позолоченная статуя, но и статуи его друзей и даже коней. Стены украшены каменными досками, исписанные именами тех, кто помогал строить и ремонтировать храм. В основном это китайские купцы, проживавшие в Хой Ане.
Слева от статуи Куан Конга находится статуя генерала Чау Сыонга - одного из охранников Куан Конга, стоящего в позе как будто бьющего кого-то. Справа - довольно пухлый чиновник Куан Бинь. Белая лошадь в натуральную величину напоминает о лошади, на которой ехал Куан Конг, пока ему не дали красную лошадь необычайной выносливости, изображения которой повсеместно встречаются в китайских пагодах.
На каменных мемориальных досках на стенах начертан список лиц, пожертвовавших на строительство и ремонт храма. Не пропустите дождевые желоба в форме карпа на крыше, окружающей внутренний двор. Карп - символ терпения в китайской мифологии, является популярным символом в Хойане.
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Located at 168 Tran Phu Street and was built in 1653, Quan Cong Temple (Ong Pagoda) was recognized as a “National Historic and Cultural Site” on 29 November 1991. This temple was constructed by the Minh Huong people (Chinese immigrants) together with Viet people.
This temple is dedicated to Quan Cong, a prominent mandarin of the Han Dynasty, who lived in the time of “Three Warring Kingdoms“. He was known for his loyalty, sense of justice, integrity and compassion. So it makes sense that one of Hoi An’s most magnificent temples was erected in his honor. After many times restoration in (1753, 1783, 1827, 1864, 1904 and 1966), the temple’s original structure has been kept almost the same.
The structure is composed of three parts: front hall, open yard and back hall (sanctuary).
The statue of Quan Cong is nearly 3m high. The face is red with phoenix-like eyes and a long beard. The two hands are clasped together. On the right, stands the statue of Quan Binh and on the left side, the statue of Chau Thuong, a civilian mandarin and a military mandarin, as well as Quan Cong’s fostered children. They stand in a posture that shows that they are ready to die for their master.
The temple contains about 30 horizontal lacquered boards (Hoanh Phi), over ten pairs of parallel sentences, many and Tang poems written by famed intellectuals, which teach patriotism, loyalty, piety, moderation and righteousness.
This place was the religious centre of the tradesmen in the port of Hoi An. There is a legend that Quan Cong Temple was the place that witnessed and built the faith for tradesmen to make contracts in their transactio
ns.Founded in 1653, this small temple is dedicated to Quan Cong, an esteemed Chinese general who is worshipped as a symbol of loyalty, sincerity, integrity and justice. His partially gilded statue, made of papier mache on a wooden frame, is on the central altar at the back of the sanctuary. When someone makes an offering to the portly looking Quan Cong, the caretaker solemnly strikes a bronze bowl, making a bell-like sound.
On the left of Quan Cong is a statue of General Chau Xuong, one of his guardians, striking a tough-guy pose. On the right is the rather plump administrative mandarin Quan Binh. The life-size white horse recalls a mount ridden by Quan Cong.
Check out the carp-shaped rain spouts on the roof surrounding the courtyard. The carp is a symbol of patience in Chinese mythology and is popular in Hoi An.
