Kiep Bac Temple

In the 13th century, the hideout and residence of national hero Tran Hung Dao, the commander of the resistance troops in the war against the Yuan - Mongolinvaders, were located in this area. A temple was built in the beginning of the 14th century in the centre of Kiep Bac valley. In the temple, bronze statues of Tran Hung Dao, his wife, his two daughters, Pham Ngu Lao, Nam Tao, and Bac Dau, as well as tablets for the cult of his four sons still remain. Every year, the Kiep Bac Temple Festival is celebrated on the 20th day of the 8th lunar month, the anniversary of the death of Tran Hung Dao.