The first Ancient Capital of Vietnam is. Hoa Lu, It was established in the 10th Century,
by Emperor Le because it is backed by sharply rising Karst mountains. These made it easy to defend.
It is about 90 km south of Hanoi.
. The main attractions are two temples, the Dinh Temple and the Le Temple.
Each temple was build in one of two dynasties: The Dinh & the Le Dynasty.
The area is one of rice fields & limestone mountains.
The Dinh Temple.
This was built to honor Dinh Bo Linh, the first emperor of Vietnam.
Bộ Lĩnh in 968 founded the first imperial dynasty of Vietnam AFTER subjugating 12 warloards.
He set up the first state government, minted coins, developed trade.
He passed away in 979AD
The location is in the style of "feng shui", with a river to the front and a mountain at the back.
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The Temple of Emperor Le
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