A memorable trip!

Implementing the 2012-2013 school year's action plan, on the occasion of International Women's Day March 8, the School's Trade Union Executive Committee in coordination with the Women's Advancement Committee organized a field trip for female staff, civil servants and trade union officials to visit some historical and cultural sites in Hai Duong province.Joining the delegation were Associate Professor Dr. Dang Xuan Khang - Chairman of the Union, Deputy Head of the Department for the Advancement of Women of the School, along with more than 60 female cadres and union cadres of the units. The first place the delegation of cadres of the School visited was the Temple of the famous Chu Van An - the first and eternal teacher of all Vietnamese people. The temple is hidden on Phuong Hoang Mountain in Chi Linh district, in the immense green of pine forests, rocky mountains and murmuring streams. This place has both the landscape of a cultural tourist area and a place where the teacher's virtue is honored. The word "Learning" stands out in front of the relic complex, reminding everyone who comes here that they are coming to the sacred place of "Learning". The temple is a place with majestic scenery, but quiet, full of poetry, literature and contains all the bright virtue of a talent, containing the noble humanistic meaning of morality and the profession of being a teacher. As stated by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan at the inauguration ceremony of the relic: “The career and life of teacher Chu Van An have had a profound influence on all classes of people, especially the Vietnamese intellectual class. Over 600 years, the career and spiritual values ​​that teacher Chu Van An left behind are invaluable assets preserved and promoted along with the cultural development of the nation”. This is also the place of spiritual relaxation of many famous people from the Ly - Tran dynasties such as: Thanh Mai, Tran Xa Loan, Luc Dau Giang ... the place associated with the lives of Tran Hung Dao, Tran Nguyen Dan, Tran Khanh Du, Tran Quoc Chan, Phap Loa, Huyen Quang ... The delegation of school officials came to offer incense at the Temple to look at themselves in the example of teacher Chu Van An to practice, overcome difficulties, strive and contribute to the cause of education of the country. The next stop is the Con Son - Kiep Bac historical and cultural relic site. Con Son - Kiep Bac are two famous historical sites of Chi Linh district, Hai Duong province. The ancient Con Son pagoda is located in Cong Hoa commune, between the two mountain ranges of Phuong Hoang - Ky Lan. The pagoda is one of the three centers of the Truc Lam Zen sect during the Tran Dynasty, which was renovated and expanded in 1304. Kiep Bac temple is located in the two villages of Duoc Son and Van Kiep, Hung Dao commune, and is a place to worship the national hero Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. Kiep Bac is a combination of the names of two regions Van Yen (Kiep village) and Duoc Son (Bac village). The location of the temple is very special, being near Luc Dau Giang - the convergence of six rivers: Cau river, Thuong river, Luc Nam river, Duong river, Kinh Thay river and the main branch of Thai Binh river. The temple is about 5km from Con Son pagoda. Con Son - Kiep Bac has long been deeply imprinted in the subconscious of people who love Vietnamese history and this place has become a famous tourist attraction of Hai Duong in particular and Vietnam in general. The last place that the delegation of the School visited was Mao Dien Temple of Literature. Located on National Highway 5, 15 km north of Hai Duong city, in Cam Dien commune, Cam Giang district (Hai Duong), Mao Dien Temple of Literature is known as one of the few provincial temples of literature still existing in Vietnam. The history of the Temple of Literature began more than 500 years ago. Mao Dien Temple of Literature was built under the reign of King Le Thanh Tong, both as a place to worship Confucian scholars and as a school for the Eastern region (including the entire Hai Duong province, Hai Phong city, Dong Trieu district of Quang Ninh province). From the mid-15th century until the last examination of the Nguyen dynasty, Mao Dien became the place for the regional examinations of Hai Duong town. Mao Dien Temple of Literature is a majestic and imposing cultural architectural work. Traveling on National Highway 5 in the direction of Hai Duong - Hanoi, from afar we can see the massive Tam Quan of Mao Dien Temple of Literature located in the middle of a vast rice field. Through the Tam Quan gate is a 200-year-old kapok tree casting its shadow on the cool, green lake, enhancing the solemnity and tranquility of the Temple of Literature. Legend has it that the kapok tree was planted in the 9th year of Canh Thinh (1801). The main building of the Temple of Literature consists of two layers facing the West, with 7 compartments, curved roofs, carved with dragons and phoenixes, close together. The inner house worships Confucius. The outer house is where mandarins and scholars gather to worship and place a communal altar. On both sides of the wall hang a list of 637 doctors from Hai Duong town during the Vietnamese imperial examination era. Inside the sanctuary of the Temple of Literature are nine memorial tablets. In the middle is Confucius. On both sides are Nguyen Trai, Chu Van An, Mac Dinh Chi, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Pham Su Manh, Vu Huu, Tue Tinh, Nguyen Thi Due. Among the nine memorial tablets, there is the memorial tablet of the only female Trang Nguyen of Vietnam, Trang Nguyen Thi Due. The one-day journey in Hai Duong to the sacred places and the field trip brought the school's staff useful knowledge about history and national culture and left unforgettable memories in everyone's heart.