Located on a spiritual land, with an interesting natural landscape, the An Phu – Kinh Chu – Nham Duong relic complex in Kinh Mon town has long been known for its rare historical and cultural values. , scenic spots. On December 22, 2016, the Prime Minister signed a decision to rank the historical relics and scenic spots of An Phu – Kinh Chu – Nham Duong populations as a special national relic.
Cao Temple, located on the highest peak of the An Phu range, is the highlight of the An Phu – Kinh Chu – Nham Duong relic complex. Cao An Dependent Temple in An Sinh commune, built in the Tran Dynasty (13th century), worships An Sinh Vuong Tran Lieu – father of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. In the campus of Cao An Phu temple, there is also Tuong Van pagoda to worship Buddha and Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong – the founder of Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect.
About 50m lower than An Phu temple and about 300m away from the front is the statue of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan made of stone nearly 13m high, standing with a sword in his hand, holding a letter in his hand, his eyes facing the northeastern border of Hanoi. Country. The work was built by Hai Duong Provincial People’s Committee in 1993 by General Vo Nguyen Giap and laid the first stone. The monument area also has a terracotta bas-relief 45m long, 2.5m high, consisting of 265 pieces, depicting the resistance war against the Mongols of Dai Viet army and people by ceramic artists in Can village. Binh Giang district (Hai Duong) participated in the production.
Kinh Chu Cave, has long been classified as one of the six beautiful caves of the South. Kinh Chu Cave is located in Duong Nham limestone mountain range (Pham Menh commune) with lance-shaped rocks. The cave is located on the southern slope of the mountain, through 36 stone steps that open up with 3 large cave doors. The dynamic space exposes the stalactites that are created by nature. With a natural scene like the realm of ecstasy, the cave was built by the ancients as a Buddhist temple. On the left side of the cave, there are four large words “Van Thach Thu Room” (Van Thach Bookstore) which is the place to read books by Entering the interior to control Pham Su Manh, a famous mandarin of the Tran Dynasty.
In Kinh Chu, there are many unique caves such as Vang cave, Luon cave, Tien Su cave… with endless legendary stories. Kinh Chu is also attractive by more than 40 unique Ma Nhai epitaphs carved into the cliffs. Notably, the horizontal rectangular stele on the roof of the cave engraved with poetry of King Le Thanh Tong (1442-1497), the leader of the Tao Dan festival when he visited this place.
Nham Duong (Duy Tan commune) is a place of magnificent mountain relic with dozens of caves: Thanh Hoa cave, Tinh Niem cave, Chieng cave, Drum cave, Dark cave… These caves store the artifacts of prehistoric times attract the attention of archeology. In Thanh Hoa cave behind the pagoda, in 2000 people found many bones of elephants, rhinoceroses, monkeys, wild boars, especially hominid bones… fossils, a total of 17 animal species belonging to the Quaternary period. us 3-5 thousand years. In addition, many human bones were found attached to the cave walls that were covered by stalactites belonging to the prehistoric period tens of thousands of years ago from us.
There is also an ancient temple built during the Tran Dynasty (1225 – 1400), where the Zen ancestor of the Tao Dong sect, once contributed to the revival of Vietnamese Buddhism. The pagoda also preserves 2 stone towers of the Le dynasty containing the relics of the first Zen master Thuy Nguyet and the second patriarch Tong Dien.