Tuyen Quang people are very proud because, after many hundreds of years of formation and development, they now own a system of heritage - relics of great significance in the cultural, religious and spiritual life of the community. It is a system of pagodas and towers associated with Buddhist activities; is a system of temples and shrines associated with the Mother religion, which is fully formed with the Holy Mother Trinity, including Mother Thuong Thien, Mother Thuong Ngan and Mau Thoai. It is a system of temples, shrines, and village communal houses worshiping the ancestors, sages, and national heroes who have made outstanding contributions to the fight against foreign invaders and the construction of the homeland and country. Attached to those historical - cultural relics is a sacred space in which people come to worship and perform dignified and respectful rituals, hiding the sincere and profound wishes and thoughts of each person. people...

The process of forming the nation and nation has produced outstanding characters against natural disasters and foreign invaders, many of which are women. Such figures leave the community with gratitude and respect, becoming Mother Goddesses. Mother Goddess worship is the oldest indigenous belief of Bach Viet residents. Most of the temples in Tuyen Quang worship the Mother Goddess. Particularly in Tuyen Quang city and the surrounding area, there are 14 temples to worship the Mother Mother (Three thrones of the Holy Mother: Mother Thuong Thien, Mother Thuong Ngan and Mau Thoai). In addition to worshiping Mother as the main, the temples also worship Saint Tran (National Duke Thiet Khiet Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan). According to Assoc. Prof, Dr. Tran Manh Tien, a person who grew up and matured in Tuyen Quang, the custom of worshiping Mother in Tuyen Quang is closely related to the legend of the Hung Kings era. Famous gods are worshiped at Thac Cai temple, Bac Muc temple (Ham Yen), Dam Hong temple (Chiem Hoa), Ha temple (Hiep Thuan temple), Thuong temple, Ỷ La temple, Thiem Cung temple (Tuyen Quang city). ... contributed to the formation of the gods in Tuyen Quang. In the folk subconscious, Mother is in three spiritual positions: Source of life, race and happiness.

The custom of worshiping Mother Thoai (Mother Goddess) is the most ancient belief, and folk consider water as the mother who gives life to all species. Is it because of that, the temples of Mau Thoai have beautiful locations, near rivers and streams. In the past, on New Year's Eve, the people also had the custom of sticking red paper on upstream trees, burning incense and offering sacrifices to show their gratitude to "the mother of the country". Legend has it that Kim Xuyen was a prince who married the daughter of Dragon King. She loved her husband very much, but Kim Xuyen listened to his concubine and abandoned her and locked her in the deep forest, but she was rescued by animals and returned to Long Palace. This woman was worshiped by later generations as Mau Thoai and set up a shrine in Dam Hong, in present-day Ngoc Hoi commune of Chiem Hoa district...

Buddhists and tourists from all over the world visit Hang Pagoda.

The custom of worshiping the Mother of God gives birth to a race like Ba Thanh Long Mau in Thac Cai temple, which is said to be the person who gave birth to Lac Long Quan (known as To Mau in folklore). Bac Muc Temple (Ham Yen), in addition to worshiping Tran Hung Dao himself, also worships Mother Au Co (like Tien), the wife of Lac Long Quan (like Dragon). Therefore, the Vietnamese have an ancestor who is a Dragon and a Fairy.

Mother worship "helping the country, helping the people" at Ha temple (Hiep Thuan temple), Thuong temple, Ỷ La temple (Tuyen Quang city), associated with the belief of Mother worship in these three temples is the Mother procession festival. Mother procession festivals of the Lower Temple, Upper Temple, and Ỷ La Temple were born and existed for a long time. The Holy Mother worshiped in three temples is the "sacred" character, the nucleus of the festival. The three temples were built between the 18th and 19th centuries to worship Holy Mother Thuong Thien (identified with Mother Lieu Hanh), she is also known as Mother De, Thuong Thien or Tien Thien Thanh Mau.

Legend of Mother Goddess is worshiped in Ha temple, Thuong temple, Ỷ La temple, Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi book says: "Temple of God Ỷ La: Legend has it that in the past, there were two princesses, Ngoc Lan and Phuong Dung. Go check out the locality, park the boat at the riverbank. At night, when it rained and windy, the two princesses flew up to the sky, people thought it was a miracle, and built a temple to worship. The temple worships Princess Phuong Dung on the right bank of the Lo River in Ỷ La commune. Temple of Ngoc Lan princess on the left bank of the Lo River in Tinh Huc commune, the island bridge is mostly fulfilled. (The temple of Princess Phuong Dung is on the right bank of the Lo River in the ancient Ỷ La commune, that is, the Ha temple (Hiep Thuan temple) today; the temple of Ngoc Lan princess is on the right bank of the Lo river in the old Tinh Huc commune, ie. is Thuong temple, Trang Da commune today). As for the Mother Ỷ La Temple, it is a "refuge" place for the God (Tynh), where there is a sacred terrain to protect the Holy Mother... Therefore, every year, the festival of the Lower Temple cannot be separated from the Upper Temple and the Lower Temple. Sample Ỷ La. On the day of the Mother procession, the Upper Temple and Ỷ La Temple are the places to start the palanquin, and the Lower Temple is the proper place. Every year they - Princess Ngoc Lan and Princess Phuong Dung meet twice in the middle of February and July (lunar calendar) and then return to heaven together. The procession of the Holy Mother from the Upper Temple and the La Temple to the Lower Temple is an expression of the reunion, family reunion of two sisters Ngoc Lan and Princess Phuong Dung.

The coronation ceremony of 7 lamps of the Dao ethnic group at the ceremony of awarding the identity of Tan Thanh commune (Ham Yen). Photo: Quang Hoa

The Mother Procession is a traditional cultural festival not only of the people of Tuyen Quang city but also a festival that attracts a large number of people in the province and tourists from all over the world to worship and worship. In 2007, the Mau Mother procession festival was restored (every year from February 11 to 16 of the lunar calendar), on the basis of preservation and adherence to the way of organization from the past: procession route, decoration, words of worship. Cultural offerings, palanquins, offerings, ceremonial costumes... still have bold local traditional nuances. Mother procession festivals of Lower Temple, Upper Temple, and Ỷ La Temple contain heritage values ​​of history, culture, art, science and community cohesion. It is a festival with spiritual rituals, showing respect, admiration and gratitude of Tuyen Quang people, visitors from all over the world to the Holy Mother and Gods, to bless a new year with a fuller life. The weather is favorable, the rain is favorable, the crops are lush, the people are healthy, peaceful and happy. With such historical, cultural and humanistic values, the Mau Mother Procession Festival has become a national intangible cultural heritage.

Along with worshiping the Mother in temples, Tuyen Quang also has a number of Buddhist temples. According to Dr. Tran Anh Dung, Vietnam Institute of Archeology, statistics are incomplete compared to the potential possible, then Tuyen Quang has a system of 33 pagodas and towers of the Ly - Tran dynasties (XI-XIV centuries). Buddhism flourished the most in the history of Buddhism in Vietnam. From the relics and through archaeological investigation, it can be seen that Buddhism, culture and civilization of Dai Viet have spread and rooted for more than a thousand years on the land of Tuyen Quang. Some ancient temples in Tuyen Quang are very popular with tourists, such as An Vinh, Linh Thong, Trung Quang, Huong Nghiem (Hang pagoda), Pho Linh (Tuyen Quang city), and pagoda. Man Mountain (Phat Lam) in Nhu Han Commune (Yen Son), Lang Dao Pagoda, Tu Thinh Commune (Son Duong), Bao Ninh Sung Phuc Pagoda, in Yen Nguyen Commune, Nhuong Pagoda in Hoa Phu Commune (Chiem Hoa), Phuc Lam pagoda, in Thuong Lam commune (Lam Binh)... that proves that people have a good heart, one of the core values ​​of Buddhist teachings.

As an ancient land, a land rich in historical and cultural traditions, a land imbued with spiritual culture, Tuyen Quang currently preserves 10 national intangible cultural heritages, many of which culture associated with spiritual festivals imbued with the typical culture of each ethnic group, taking place in the early spring of the new year, attracting a large number of people to participate. Coming to spiritual tourist attractions, visitors not only enjoy the fresh and beautiful natural scenery of Tuyen Quang, but also have the opportunity to learn and discover about historical and cultural values. spiritual values ​​of the cultural heritages that the people of Tuyen possess and promote.

According to Tuyen Quang Online Newspaper