Mỵ Châu is daughter of Thuc An Dương Vương. Legend of Mỵ Châu – Trong Thuy is one of the attractive story handed down from generation to generation among the common people in the early part of the history of the nation – a story is both realistic and legendary of Âu Lạc reign.

Concerning with Mỵ Châu, many people remember the love story of Mỵ Châu – Trong Thuy through the familiar verses written by the poet To Huu:

I told that the story of Mỵ Châu in the olden times,
Her heart was placed mistakenly.
Magic crossbow was awarded involuntarily by her to enemy,
Therefore the country was occupied.

Behind the love story of Mỵ Châu-Trong Thuy is a malicious pot of take over made by Trieu Da, and implemented by Trong Thuy, Trieu Da’s son. The girl who was immaculate, innocent, trusted the love honestly was finally put into the trap by her husband, accordingly the country was lost.

The story goes that after many failed attacks on Loa Thanh, Trieu Da sent his son – Trong Thuy to Âu Lạc, proposed marriage to Princess Mỵ Châu. An Dương Vương desired that two countries would be in reconciliation, not at war due to love story of Mỵ Châu and Trong Thuy.

In the time of Âu Lạc, Trong Thuy was stolen the magic crossbow that god Kim Quy gave to King Thục and bring it back to Trieu Da. Trieu Da attacked on Cổ Loa, King An Dương Vương was defeated and ran to Mo Da mountainous area (Nghe An), the saint Kim Qui told him that the enemy was at his back. He drew sword out and behead the princess Mỵ Châu. Her blood leaked into the sea, oyster ate it then born precious pearl.

The legend told that after death, Trong Thuy was buried at Cổ Loa and metamorphosed a precious stone. At Cổ Loa village there is now Ba Chua tomb (in the Northeast of Vang hamlet, the South of Ca pond area).

However, one other legend on Mỵ Châu and stone statues in Cổ Loa is still handed down.

Buffalo children saw the stone, they were fun and climbed for naughty, after going the home they were sick. Since then the villagers knew that the stone was sacred, therefore, the people of several villages picked it up, but all the surrounding villages could not pick it up, only when Cổ Loa’s people brought a beautiful hammock to carry, and two great grandparent were sent to go to the stone, such stone rolled away immediately in the hammock and Cổ Loa’s people carried it. Going to the Mỵ Châu small temple, the hammock was broken, the people could not carry it away by any way, then the villagers established a small temple there to worship. Initial size of Mỵ Châu stone was small, then was bigger and bigger. And such stone stopped to grow only when the people begged. There was a jewel in the stone, therefore it was bigger and bigger and very sacred until the invaders flocked to and carried it away, the stone was no longer grown and sacred. Where the stones was picked up known as Ba Chua tomb”

Folk stories through many historical periods reflect a deep imprint of Mỵ Châu in the spiritual life of Cổ Loa’s people with a reverend sacredness.