Pictures of the Nguyen Trung Truc Temple that’s located along the Rach Gia Harbor.
The following information on Nguyen Trung Truc Temple is taken from the Lonely Planet guidebook:
‘This temple is dedicated to Nguyen Trung Truc, a leader of the resistance campaign of the 1860s against the newly arrived French. Among other exploits, he led the raid that resulted in the burning of the French warship Esperance. Despite repeated attempts to capture him, Nguyen Trung Truc continued to fight until 1868, when the French took his mother and a number of civilians hostage and threatened to kill them it he did not surrender. Nguyen Trung Truc turned himself in and was executed by the French in the market place of Rach Gia on 27 October 1868.
The first temple structure was a simple building with a thatched roof; over the years it has been enlarged and rebuilt several times. The last reconstruction took place between 1964 and 1970. In the centre of the main hall is a portrait of Nguyen Trung Truc on an altar’.
Nguyen Trung Truc Temple
Address: 18 Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Vinh Thanh Ward, Rach Gia City, Vietnam
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Cho Moi District in An Giang has a festival every year where they recreate the sinking of the Esperance and honor Nguyen Trung Truc. I always really wanted to go but never made it when I lived there.
Hey Tyler, u’re from An Giang? What were u doing there?
Thanks for dropping by here man. And thank you for sharing your article on ‘Giving birth in Vietnam’. LOVELY post
Do they actually create a (wooden?) ship and burn it for that festival?
Lived in An Giang for 2 years teaching at the university there.
I have no clue about the festival besides it’s a “re-creation” of the event. I certainly hope it’s something like that. If so it’s probably the best festival in VN. Haha.
Been hearing quite a bit about this An Giang University. Not common to have foreigners teaching in a local Uni, right?
My guess on the festival is that they use paper boats. A properly wooden constructed 1 will cost too much