The Lady Temple is an ancient historical and cultural relic of great significance in Quang Binh. The Lady Temple - Tam Thuong Linh Tu is located in Tien Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district. The temple is located on a flat, feng-shui-friendly land surrounded by a system of majestic and magnificent limestone mountains and rivers.

Historical value

According to historical documents, The Lady Temple existed before King Gia Long ascended the throne (1802). The temple was built to worship the Lady of the Land Nguyen Kim and Nguyen Uong. The Lady of the Land Nguyen Kim was the wife of Lord Nguyen Hoang, who had the merit of opening up the land of Quang Binh. She had many contributions in helping her husband build and develop this land.
When King Gia Long ascended the throne, he brought the tablet of Lord Nguyen Kim to Trieu To Temple in Hue to worship. King Nguyen ordered the old temple to be renovated and renamed Tam Thuong Linh Tu. He ordered all officials from the Tri Phu down to contribute their efforts and money to rebuild it. In the communal house, the upper level worships the Holy Mother of Heaven, the second level worships the God King, the third level worships the community". The King conferred the title of Thanh Hoang Thuong Nguyen Uong as the village's tutelary god and the temple was renamed the communal house named after Thanh Hoang Thuong Nguyen Uong: Thuong Thua (Tam Thuong) temple.

During the fierce resistance war against the US, most of the relics in Quang Binh were destroyed by the US, and The Lady Temple was also severely damaged during the war. By 2015, philanthropists and villagers had come together to restore the temple, making it a famous spiritual tourist destination in Quang Binh.

Unique architecture at The Lady Temple

The Lady  Temple - Tam Thuong Linh Tu Temple was built in the traditional architectural style of the Vietnamese people. The temple consists of three main buildings: the front hall, the middle hall and the back hall. The front hall is where the gods are worshiped; the middle hall is where the Lady of the Land and Nguyen Uong are worshiped, and the back hall is where the fairies are worshiped.

The Lady Temple has a spacious space, the walls were built from good stone taken from Tro fence, roofed with tiles. The temple faces South - Southeast, this is the direction of pure origin, the direction of growth and development, the direction of the emperor.
The main structure of the temple is built into two large adjacent houses, the house behind is the main place of worship of the temple. In front of the temple is a large yard, in front of the gate there is a screen with two tall pillars with sophisticated embossed patterns, on top of the pillars are two kneeling and facing each other, on both sides of the temple yard is arranged a pair of stone elephants (this is a unique feature only found in Tam Thuong Linh Tu).
Today, along with the development of time, The Lady temple is being protected by the people of Quang Binh and is a spiritual tourist destination that not only attracts people in the village but also visitors from all over the world to come to burn incense and worship as if they were looking for a sacred place.

Notes when visiting The Lady Temple

How to get there: From Dong Hoi city, visitors follow National Highway 1A to the North about 40 km to Ba Don town intersection, turn left and go straight along National Highway 12A for about 18 km, you will see Song Gianh Cement Company on the right; go about 1 km more, turn left, then go straight for 700m, meet a small intersection, continue to turn left and go straight, you will see The Lady  ​​Temple - Tam Thuong Quang Binh Temple on the right.

Dress: This is a spiritual tourist destination, visitors coming to worship should wear polite and discreet clothes. Wear comfortable shoes for convenience in visiting and moving around.
Visitors should be gentle, not joking around, talking loudly to affect the sacred place.

Visiting can be tiring, especially in the hot summer, visitors can prepare water and snacks to ensure health throughout the pilgrimage.