Co Trach
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Co Trach Temple are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...
in their multiple invasions of Vietnam
Mongol invasions of Vietnam
Mongol invasions of Vietnam or Mongol-Vietnamese War refer to the three times that the Mongol Empire and its chief khanate the Yuan Dynasty invaded Đại Việt during the Trần Dynasty and the Kingdom of Champa: in 1257–1258, 1284–1285, and 1287–1288. The Mongols were defeated by Đại...
. in XIII century)
When remodeling the Tran temple to the east, people dug a stone stele recorded six words "Hung Dao Vuong Than Co Trach " meaning the old house of Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan so they had built the temple on the old floor and called Co Trach (also known as Ha Temple) to worship him, his family and his assistaants and generals. The temple was built beside the Thien Truong temple, architecture "Noi Cong ngoai Quoc” (Chiese Words). The temple has been ranked no 65 by Vien Dong Bac Co.
The Co Trach festival is celebrated in the city of Nam Dinh
Nam Dinh
Nam Định is a big city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Nam Dinh Province and capital of the South of Red River Delta. Nam Dinh province was, at one time, part of Ha Nam Ninh province until it was split up again in 1996 to return to being two separate provinces,...
in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
from August 18-20. It celebrates Tran Hung Dao.