SOME SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY OF PHU XA TEMPLE – THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELIC OF HAI AN DISTRICT, HAI PHONG CITY

Abstract

The relic of Phu Xa temple in Dong Hai 1 ward,  Hai An district, Hai Phong city, is one of the “four  sacred temples” in the old An Duong district and  one of the “three sacred temples” of Hai An district today.  During the 3rd resistance war against the  Mongol aggressors in 1288, Tran Hung Dao and his  generals went to Phu Xa to command the battle, set  up many food warehouses. It was also the place  where he held ceremonies to reward his soldiers for  their merits before pulling back to Van Kiep base.  The temple is located on a large, high land, looking  over the mouth of the Bach Dang sea ­ where the  naval battles went down in history with the Bach  Dang victory in 1288, ending the Mongol imperial  ambition to invade Vietnam forever. To  commemorate Tran Hung Dao's merits, the people  of Phu Xa built a temple to worship him in their  locality and jointly worshiped Mrs. Bui Thi Tu  Nhien ­ a local female general who supported Tran  Hung Dao in mobilizing the villagers to contribute  rice for the army and people of the Tran Dynasty to  fight the enemy.