Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa
Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa
Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa
Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa
Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa
Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa
Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa
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Lê Hoàn Temple is located at the farthest point of Trung Lập Village, Xuân Lập Commune, Thọ Xuân District, and is considered the oldest temple in Thanh Hóa. In December 2018, it was designated as a National Special Heritage Site.
Lê Hoàn, born in 941 in Trung Lập Village to a poor farming family, rose to prominence as a military leader during the Đinh Dynasty. After aiding in the suppression of the 12 warlords and supporting King Đinh Tiên Hoàng, he was appointed as regent following the assassination of the King and his son. Lê Hoàn later founded the Former Lê Dynasty and ascended the throne as King Lê Đại Hành in 980, where he consolidated the kingdom and focused on military campaigns, agriculture, and trade development.

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Lê Hoàn Temple – The Oldest Temple in Thanh Hóa

Lê Hoàn Temple is located at the farthest point of Trung Lập Village, Xuân Lập Commune, Thọ Xuân District, and is considered the oldest temple in Thanh Hóa. In December 2018, it was designated as a National Special Heritage Site.

Lê Hoàn, born in 941 in Trung Lập Village to a poor farming family, rose to prominence as a military leader during the Đinh Dynasty. After aiding in the suppression of the 12 warlords and supporting King Đinh Tiên Hoàng, he was appointed as regent following the assassination of the King and his son. Lê Hoàn later founded the Former Lê Dynasty and ascended the throne as King Lê Đại Hành in 980, where he consolidated the kingdom and focused on military campaigns, agriculture, and trade development.

According to Đại Việt Sử ký Toàn thư (The Comprehensive Annals of Đại Việt ), He died in 1005  at the Trường Xuân Palace (the ancient capital Hoa Lư, Ninh Bình) after reigning for 24 years, living to the age of 65. His body was interred at Sơn Lăng, Trường Yên District. The locals then constructed a small bamboo shrine at the site of his former residence to honor him. This structure was later rebuilt during the Lý Dynasty, and by the time of the Hồng Đức era under King Lê Thánh Tông (1442-1497), it had evolved into the grand temple seen today.
 


Architectural Features of Lê Hoàn Temple

 

Through the many upheavals of history and the harshness of nature, the temple has undergone several restorations but has still preserved its ancient architecture. The temple dedicated to King Lê follows the style of the character "工" architecture with a sweeping roof, in the traditional design of the ancient Mường people. Its characteristic wooden beam system includes gong racks (giá chiêng), crossbeams (chồng rường), and ridge beams (con nhị), following a beam-and-column structure that supports the roof. This creates a solid connection for the temple, along with intricate perforated and raised carvings that reflect the high aesthetic sensibility of the ancient craftsmen. 

Lê Hoàn Temple – National Special Heritage Site.

Notably, the temple has preserved many ancient documents and artifacts, such as stelae, royal proclamations, decrees, couplets, lacquered boards, incense altars, altars for offerings, statues, ceramics from the Lý, Trần, and Ming dynasties, as well as a stone plate believed to be a gift from the Song Dynasty to King Lê.

Currently, the temple houses two stelae constructed in the early 17th century. The first stele was erected in the second year of the Hoàng Định era (1602) during the reign of King Lê Kính Tông. The stele measures 1.22 meters in height, 0.79 meters in width, and 0.22 meters in thickness, with a square base 0.28 meters thick, and four sides carved with lotus petals. The inscription was written by Mai Lĩnh Hầu Phùng Khắc Khoan, Minister of the National University, and it recounts the granting of 67 acres of land by King Lê Thánh Tông in 1484 for the purpose of maintaining the temple dedicated to King Lê Đại Hành.

The second stele was erected in the 8th year of the Vĩnh Tộ era (1626) during the restoration of the temple, upon the request of the local villagers. The text was written by Nguyễn Thực, the Left Minister of the Department of Rites (Lễ Bộ Tả Thị Lang), Phương Lan Hầu. The stele measures 1.65 meters in height, 1.17 meters in width, and 0.21 meters in thickness, with a rectangular base 0.28 meters thick, carved with swirling water patterns. The inscription on the front of the stele reads: “Lê Đại Hành Hoàng Đế Điện Miếu Bia” (The Memorial Stele of King Lê Đại Hành’s Temple). 

In memory of King Lê Đại Hành, who led the Vietnamese people to defeat the Song invaders in 981, every year, from the 7th to the 9th of the 3rd lunar month, the Lê Hoàn Festival is held in Trung Lập Village, Xuân Lập Commune, Thọ Xuân District, Thanh Hóa. The festival is grandly organized at the provincial level and attracts a large number of local people and visitors from all over.

Lê Hoàn Temple is currently regarded as one of the oldest temples in Thanh Hóa. In 1990, it was recognized as a National Heritage Site, and in 2018, it was officially designated as a National Special Historical Site by the Prime Minister of Vietnam.

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Lê Hoàn Temple is located at the farthest point of Trung Lập Village, Xuân Lập Commune, Thọ Xuân District, and is considered the oldest temple in Thanh Hóa. In December 2018, it was designated as a National Special Heritage Site.
Lê Hoàn, born in 941 in Trung Lập Village to a poor farming family, rose to prominence as a military leader during the Đinh Dynasty. After aiding in the suppression of the 12 warlords and supporting King Đinh Tiên Hoàng, he was appointed as regent following the assassination of the King and his son. Lê Hoàn later founded the Former Lê Dynasty and ascended the throne as King Lê Đại Hành in 980, where he consolidated the kingdom and focused on military campaigns, agriculture, and trade development.

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