Dinh Trinh Xuyen

Dinh Trinh Xuyen

Trinh Xuyen communal house is located in Trinh Xuyen village, Nghia An commune (Ninh Giang), Hai Duong. worships Buddhist layman Vu Duc Phong, originally from Mo Trach village, now in Tan Hong commune (Binh Giang), who had meritorious service against the Champa invaders during the Tran dynasty and died on the battlefield. The communal house was built around the 17th and 18th centuries, in the early and later style, and is quite massive in scale. The usable area alone is 580.25 m2, including items such as the main altar, the central hall, the harem, the waiting room and 2 dance halls. The great hall is built in an airy manner, without surrounding walls, and is 13m long and 8.5m wide. On the entire roof, the roof edge is shaped like a lemon flower. The blades and guillotines are shaped like soft dragon heads. Trung Tu consists of 3 compartments designed in the style of husband and wife fighting lotus. On the rafters and trapezes are carved stylized shapes of phoenixes, phoenixes, flowers and leaves. Next is the grand pavilion. This building is 20m long, 11m wide, and includes 5 compartments. Like the great altar, in the middle court, all the roofs and roofs are decorated with lemon flower shapes. The roof blades are shaped like dragon heads. The temples here are also made in the husband's style. The two middle pillars are carved more carefully, the 4 extra heads on these two pillars were made during the Nguyen Dynasty. The other two pillars are less carved, based on the remaining heads and carving art, these two pillars were made in the 17th and 18th centuries. On the crossbar of the central space hangs a carving of "Two dragons flanking the moon", on the left side. Below is a hammock door decorated with the word "seal". Continuing with the central part are 3 compartments with simpler architectural techniques. Below is an altar, two palanquins and tribute bowls. Next to the 3 morning glory rooms is a harem room. Regarding architecture, the central part places a high altar. Above is a 1.8 m high altar, painted brightly with gilded vermilion. Inside the examination is a statue of the Tutelary God, 0.9 m high, with a balanced and harmonious body. Right in front of the cemetery is a 1.4 m high wooden statue of two soldiers holding weapons. In addition to the above items, there are also two rows of ballrooms, each row of 3 rooms, forming a closed and synchronous building. The communal house also has an ancient statue of Vu Duc Phong and many worship objects. The annual communal house festival is held from the 9th to 12th of the second lunar month with many folk games such as clay cannon competition and puppet shows. The communal house was ranked as a national monument in 1992. Source: Hai Duong Electronic Newspaper

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