Son Vi Pagoda (Provincial historical and cultural relic ranked in 1995)

Son Vi Pagoda (literal name: Vinh Ninh Tu) is located in Son Vi village, Son Vi commune (Son Vi village, formerly in Ke Vay, was a bustling trading place at one time).

Son Vi Pagoda is a religious architectural work worshiping Buddha, built in the Later Le Dynasty and greatly remodeled in the Nguyen Dynasty, with a quite massive scale and beautiful landscape. It is a place for spiritual and cultural activities of people. people. Looking towards Dong Nam, Son Vi pagoda has a Dinh (J)-style architectural plan, including: 5-compartment altar and 2-compartment main hall, which has undergone restoration and repair many times, most recently in 1999. 1989.

The unique value of the Son Vi pagoda relic is the system of worship statues, typically: The Tam The statue set, the three Amitabha statues, Ca Diep, An Da, Monsignor, Thanh Sang, Dharma Protector statues and statues Queen. The system of statues worshiping Son Vi Pagoda is beautifully crafted, decorated with harmonious and vivid colors, not only having high value in the religious field but also having artistic value in creating round statues, reaching an aesthetic level. tall, bearing bold characteristics of the art of creating statues in the early Nguyen Dynasty - 19th century. The sculpting skills of folk artists have created vivid statues, depicting the portraits and stories of each character, making the statues both majestic and close to Buddhist sentient beings.

Son Vi Pagoda also preserves a rich system of antiques: Bronze bell "Vinh Ninh Tu Chung" (dated to the Nguyen Dynasty), on the body of the bell there is no bell inscription; eel-skin ceramic incense burner (nineteenth century); "Vinh Ninh Pagoda" diaphragm; distich....

Collection source: Proceedings of the Cultural and Historical Relics of Lam Thao district's typical traditional festival in 2019