Cen Yidong (Chinese: 岑宜棟; pinyin: Cén Yídòng, Vietnamese: Sầm Nghi Đống, ?
He was the hereditary tǔsī (native chief) of Tianzhou (present day Tianyang County of Guangxi).
[1][2][3] His son Cen Zhao (岑照) cheated in imperial examination, and was executed in 1783.
Cen led 2000 soldiers took part in the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa.
To maintain a healthy relationship with Qing China, Vietnamese rulers allowed the Chinese immigrants to establish a shrine dedicated to Cen at Sầm Công street (now Đào Duy Từ Street, Hanoi).