Dinh Vu Thach

Dinh Vu Thach

Vu Thach temple and communal house is located at 13 Ba Trieu street, Trang Tien ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. Vu Thach Communal House, Temple and Pagoda were lucky to escape destruction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the colonialists demolished the old village to build many offices and Western streets. During the French colonial period, the relic complex was restored and repaired many times over the years: Tu Duc the 35th (1882), Thanh Thai the 3rd (1891) and Khai Dinh the 9th (1924). Vu Thach communal house is one of the places to worship Khoa Ba Son, the general of Hai Ba Trung. According to the remaining documents, he was ordered by Hai Ba to lead 500 troops to Hoa Dong hamlet (now in Cu Khoi commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi) to set up a fake post to deceive the Han army, thereby defeating the governor. To Dinh. After ascending the throne, Hai Ba Trung sent Khoa Ba Son back to station at Hoa Dong hamlet, but he disappeared right in the middle of the party to reward the villagers. His main place of worship is currently in Xuan Do village, Cu Khoi commune. Here, there is a book called the Jade Pedigree that clearly records his origin and merits. The book records the date "the 6th month of Vinh Huu year" (i.e. 1740). To commemorate this deity, Vu Thach villagers open communal houses on February 10 and October 15 of the lunar calendar every year. During these days, there is always a delegation from Xuan Do village (Ha) who comes to participate. The festival has many traditional folk games such as ca tru singing, literature singing, and traditional martial arts performances. Vu Thach communal house used to be the place where the ballot box was placed to vote for the 1st National Assembly (January 6, 1946) and where the Hanoi Self-Defense Force was stationed during the 60-day resistance war in late 1946 and early 1947. In 1995, Trang Tien ward built a memorial stele for 77 heroic martyrs who are citizens of the ward. Over several hundred years, Vu Thach communal house has been restored many times. The courtyard in front of the great communal house was probably reduced in size when the French began to expand the streets. Part of the land behind and on both sides of the communal house was also encroached by people. The current appearance shows that the communal house has the architectural style of the Nguyen Dynasty. The communal house faces west, the three-entrance gate and long wall are built adjacent to the sidewalk of Ba Trieu street covered with green trees. The large worship house has 5 rooms, is structured with the upper hall in the shape of a mallet, and inside is decorated solemnly in the traditional style. In Vu Thach communal house, there is currently a statue of Saint Khoo Ba Son and 30 lacquered and gilded altar thrones, of which 5 large thrones are elaborately carved. The communal house also retains the palanquin and four pairs of white enamel vases painted with blue names bearing the Qing Dynasty era. The horoscope, couplets, hammock doors, and incense burners are all beautifully decorated, and the offerings show a very high level of craftsmanship. In particular, this place still preserves 5 royal decrees of the Nguyen kings with different era names scattered throughout the 19th century: Gia Long (1802), Tu Duc (1852 and 1879), Dong Khanh (1886), Thanh Thai (1889). These ordinations all show respect for the famous general Khoi Ba Son. Vu Thach Communal House and the adjacent Mau Temple along with Vu Thach Pagoda (in lane 13b Ba Trieu) were ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national architectural and artistic relic cluster in 1986. Electronic information portal of Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city.

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