It might be enough to get tired after traveling a long way from the center of Hanoi to Nam Dinh Province. But the tiring mood would soon go away when the gray entrance of a famous ancient temple in the coastal province comes into sight.
The temple is where the Tran kings are worshipped since Nam Dinh was the homeland of the Tran Dynasty in the 13-14th centuries. In the first one or two months of the lunar calendar, it becomes crowded as people from all walks of life converge there to pay tributes to the heroes under the Tran Dynasty, including General Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300) well known for his triumphs over the mighty Mongol Yuan Dynasty under Kublai Khan.
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