According to the sources that remain on the pagoda's structures such as the monuments, the jars and the words of the local seniors, the pagoda was built in the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the century. XX. This is one of the ancient temples that has existed for over 100 years. The pagoda was built in a national shape (() on a 2,226m2 area. Especially, most of the pagoda still retains the intact traditional Chinese architectural style, with the array of decorative themes that are sophisticatedly carved, while keeping the ancient and solemn features of the place of worship, has created a close, familiar life in the life of the local people.
In the Temple of Thien Thien De worshiped the blessed being Trinh An. Legend has it that he was the Deputy Quan who opened the country, with martial arts, but all during the reign of the Song Dynasty in China, was conferred the title of Thien Thien Emperor by the king and revered and worshiped by Chinese people to this day. .
It is also considered a center to preserve and promote the traditional cultural and artistic values of the Chinese people, a place of gathering and mutual support of Vietnamese-Chinese people living on the land. Table O Mon district. Every year, the Thien Dai De Temple Management Board solemnly organized Vía Ong on March 29th of the lunar month, attracting a large number of Chinese people from inside and outside the city to attend and offer incense. In addition, the pagoda also organizes offerings on festivals and festivals such as Lunar New Year, Nguyen Tieu Tet, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. on the occasion of this occasion, the Board of Management and benefactors of regular sponsors still organize distributing rice to poor families in the locality, this contributes to the mutual assistance in the life of the Chinese community ...
Representatives of the Management Board of the Thien Thien De Temple and numerous people here were very happy when the pagoda was informed by the leaders of the city to complete the dossier of ranking the city-level cultural and historical relics and the owner. of the City People's Committee signed Decision No. 337 / QD-UBND dated February 5, 2016 ranking the Touch Thien Dai De Pagoda as a city-level cultural and historical monument. This is a precious heritage, a pride of people in O Mon district in particular and Can Tho city in general. This is also a legal basis to preserve and promote the inherent cultural value of Monuments in the community, contributing to building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity.
