Co Loa citadel relic

In Au Lac's time, Co Loa was located at the top of the triangle of the Red River Delta, where people, merchants exchanged and traded both by waterway and by road. In addition, from the capital, the king and mandarins could control both the highlands and the lowlands. The ancient citadel is located on Phong Khe, where residents live by farming, fishing and some crafts, deciding to choose Phong Chau as the capital of Au Lac country is the goal for the development of Vietnam at that time. hours.

Co Loa Citadel is the oldest building in Vietnam with the largest scale structure and long historical stories. Co Loa was built in a spiral shape, then the Vietnamese called it Loa citadel. At the time Co Loa Citadel was built, today's Vietnamese ancestors knew how to take advantage of the natural terrain, taking advantage of the heights of hills and mounds to build the outer wall. Co Loa citadel has 9 walls and is surrounded by a deep moat, allowing boats to pass easily. However, it has been eroded by time, today there are only 3 walls with a total length of 16 km, that is: The outer wall has a circumference of 8 km, the middle citadel has a circumference of 6.5 km, and the middle citadel has a circumference of 8 km. 1.6km. Trung Thanh used to be the residence of King An Duong Vuong with his court, and today it is home to the temple and other historical sites of Co Loa.

Co Loa citadel is associated with magical legends of the Vietnamese people. Since King An Duong Vuong founded the kingdom and the citadel was built, the Golden Tortoise gave him a magic crossbow to protect the country's borders, along with a love story engraved with the heart of Princess My Chau and her son Trieu Da. , Trong Thuy, etc. Over time, the citadel along with those historical figures have become legends in the minds of Vietnamese people.

Militarily, Co Loa citadel is a witness of a arduous period against foreign invaders of the Vietnamese, as well as a solid screen protecting the king and the capital, demonstrating its unique vision and construction techniques. , elaborate Vietnamese people at that time.

In terms of culture, the citadel is one of the oldest works, and indeed Co Loa today has become a cultural heritage of the nation.

Every year, in order to commemorate the event that King An Duong Vuong started entering the capital, the people of 12 Co Loa villages and 7 communes around the region organized the Co Loa Citadel Festival within 10 days, from the 6th to the 16th of the first lunar month. calendar. Although Co Loa Citadel has witnessed the loss of its home to the enemy, Co Loa Citadel has experienced many ups and downs with the Vietnamese people, forever being the great pride of the country of Vietnam as a relic of the past. a period of fierce resistance to foreign invaders.

In Co Loa festival, in addition to the solemn rituals held, there are also many folk games and contests such as bamboo swing, spring roll throwing, dragon throwing, wrestling, crossbow shooting, and rice blowing contest. In addition, Co Loa Citadel also has many traditional performances to please visitors such as singing "ca tru", "quan ho", "chèo", ...

About 16km from the center of Hanoi, visitors can go to Co Loa Historic Site by bus lines 15, 17, 43, 46, 59, 65. If you ride a motorbike or car from the city center , you can go through Thang Long, Chuong Duong, Nhat Tan bridges and then turn to Highway 3.

Opening hours: The relic is open every day of the week from 08:00 - 17:00

Ticket price: 10,000 VND/pax