Built in 1715 under the reign of Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu, Van Mieu Tran Bien was the first Van Mieu in the inner country to worship the Confucius of Vietnamese cultural celebrities and was also a place to train talents at that time. hours.

In 1698, when the governor Nguyen Huu Canh arrived in Dong Nai, this land was quite prosperous with a busy commercial port at that time is Cu Lao Street to have a place to preserve and promote the values. the old and present educational culture of the Vietnamese people in new lands. 17 years later (1715) Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu dispatched Nguyen Phan Long and Pham Duc Khanh to build Tran Bien Temple. This is the first Temple of Literature in the inner country that predates both the Temple of Literature in Vinh Long, Gia Dinh and Hue according to the Gia Dinh Thanh media book by Trinh Hoai Duc recorded that the Temple of Literature Tran Bien was built in Tan Lai village, General Phuoc. Palace,

Tran Bien Temple of Literature has undergone many ups and downs of history, today it is built more and more in size, bigger and more beautiful in the mind of Dong Nai people. With an area of ​​about 15 hectares, including areas such as the main shrine, the garden of cultural celebrities located opposite the main gate, the garden of art statues - Hao Khi Tran Bien is behind Van Mieu on the right. The Temple of Literature has the service cluster of Tran Bien Assembly Hall. In the total area of ​​15 hectares, the entire architecture was restored according to Nguyen Dynasty architecture.

With the architecture following the Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam style in Hanoi, including the main church, Ta Vu, Huu Vu, the ceremony yard ... showing respect for religion, respect for outstanding talents in the air The open space is curved dome roofed with jade green tile. From the Temple of Literature, turn to the Tran Bien Dong Nai traditional stele, the Khue Van Cen, the Three-Gate Gate, the Temple of the Death and finally the main church. In the main church area, it was built in the style of a three-room, two-left house according to the old architecture painted with golden lipstick, this is the same place to worship Vietnamese cultural celebrities such as Chu Van An, Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Le Quy Don, Ho Chi Minh. In the worship area, there are symbols such as bronze drums, bells of bronze ... Above the wall with five panels with content

"The successor of gentle talent,
 spiritual Dai Viet,
 Van Hien town, the
 Southern way of the way, the 
natural collection of natural resources"

Describe an overview of the cultural history as well as the people in this traditional rich Gia Dinh land.

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