Vua Ba Temple

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Location: The Vua Ba Shrine (Shrine of the Lady King) is located in the Yen Giang Commune, in the Yen Hung District, Quang Ninh Province.
Characteristics: It was built during the Tran Dynasty on an ancient earthen mound, next to an ancient river wharf.

Festivities here take place yearly on the eighth day of the third lunar month.

Legend says that while on an inspection tour of the terrain where he prepared the future battle of

Bach Dang, Tran Hung Dao passed near the wharf and met an old woman. He questioned her, and she answered by supplying him with the times of the riverï¿½s tides, the topography of the region and suggested to him to use fire against his enemy. After the victory, Tran Hung Dao returned to the wharf to look for the old woman, but could not find her. He asked the Emperor to give her the title of "Lady King" and had a shrine built to dedicate her.

Source: vietnamtourism.com

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