Cao Thuong Communal House

Cao Thuong Communal House

Cao Thuong communal house is located in the southeast of Yen Ngua mountain, Cao Thuong village, Cao Thuong commune, Tan Yen district (Bac Giang). It is a large, beautiful and splendid ancient communal house, the most majestic in the Tan Yen region. This place has imprinted the footprints of national hero Hoang Hoa Tham during the Yen The uprising 130 years ago. Cao Thuong Communal House consists of a 5-compartment, 2-room main house and 3-storey harem. This is a typical architectural work, characterized by the artistic style of the Le Dynasty in the 17th century. The communal house has an architectural style: the upper part of the house is the gong stand, the lower part of the house is the gong stand, and the lower part of the house is the 5-compartment and 2-compartment hall, which is tall, wide, majestic, and solemn. The middle space is up to 4.50 wide, the side space is nearly 4 meters wide, the main column has a circumference of more than 2 meters, a diameter of more than 70cm, enough to see the massive architectural scale of the communal house. The length of the communal house is more than 24m, the width is more than 14m, the area of ​​the communal house is exactly one kilometer wide in the North, it is truly the largest wooden architectural work in this region. With 4 wide roofs, 4 curved blades, the roof is decorated with lemon flowers. Particularly, the gable is covered with a tiger face, originally from the communal house's renovations during the Nguyen Dynasty. As for the load-bearing frame structure, it includes 6 rows of column bases, a total of 48 columns with 8 extremely large columns, hardly seen in any communal houses in Bac Giang province today. This is the most outstanding architectural feature of Cao Thuong communal house, which is the many columns and large columns. All 8 main columns have 8 extra ends, these 8 columns are over 5m high, the military column is 3.5m high, and the porch column is also 2.7m high. The entire communal house floor is tiled with large bowls 40 x 40 x 5cm, 45cm higher than the communal house's yard surface. The bundle is full of bricks, 4 corners have 4 brick columns supporting the roof spreading out to nearly 2m. Creates a gentle, elegant look for the entire communal house's roof, which is inherently formal and majestic. Normally, village communal houses are built in the Dinh style, but Cao Thuong Communal House is built in the Nhi style with a two-room harem, 4 curved roofs, 4 rows of sturdy iron columns, and a strictly forbidden door. adjacent to the front and back roofs of the large communal house. This unique wooden architectural style has made the communal house both sustainable, strong, and massive while inside being tall and spacious while still being gentle, elegant, and beautiful. Currently, the communal house still preserves a number of ordinations with different dates, the two Cao Son - Quy Minh ordinations are: Superior God. The worship of the gods is held very solemnly and solemnly by the villagers. solemn with all the rituals: spring and autumn two periods: January 12 and August 20 (lunar calendar) both have book processions and jubilant sacrifices. From January 12 to 14, the two villages Cao Thuong and Dau Cau come to hold a big festival to process saints from Chanh communal house and Tren communal house to Cho communal house (Cao Thuong communal house is near the market so it is also called Cho communal house). The two villages held huge ceremonies and sang ca tru to worship the saint. Outside the communal house, there are many fun games: wrestling, chess, cockfighting, drum dancing... The festival includes tuong and cheo singing. People from far and near come to the festival and it has become a very sacred festival. During the years of fighting against the French colonialists, Hoang Hoa Tham often attended the Cao Thuong communal house and entertained the insurgents. When the French invaders burned Ton communal house, De Tham spent public funds and let the insurgents and people rebuild a new communal house. The communal house not only has architectural value but also carries a strong historical mark when the De Tham rebel army, our main force during the fight against the French colonialists, was stationed at this communal house. Especially during the Yen The uprising, the insurgent army led by Hoang Hoa Tham had a very close connection with Cao Thuong village and Cao Thuong communal house. Therefore, De Tham established a base on Yen Ngua mountain in the Cao Thuong communal house area. In 1890, the French colonialists learned that there were Mr. De's troops at Yen Ngua Mountain, so they organized a force to attack the insurgents. Defeated, they frantically burned down communal houses, pagodas and Yen Ngua mountain. During the second peace period between France and De Tham (1897-1909), De Tham helped people repair the communal house and rebuild the pagoda on the old pagoda's foundation. The historical evidence and heroic past of Cao Thuong communal house relics have been the pride of officials and people here. In addition to the unique architectural features and historical evidence, Cao Thuong Communal House is also known for its special market on the 2nd day of Tet every year, "Yin and Yang Market". According to the people of Cao Thuong village, Cao Thuong commune. (Tan Yen) is said to be special because the "Yin and Yang Market" only meets once a year, fixed on the 2nd day of Tet. People who go to the market are happy and mentally comfortable. They believe that it is an opportunity to do good and good deeds for the dead and their spiritual life will be more peaceful. With typical and unique values, Cao Thuong communal house was honored to be recognized by the Government as a special National Monument in 2012. SOURCE: Bac Giang Tourism Information & Promotion Center

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