Linh Dong Temple

Linh Dong Temple

Linh Dong Communal House is now located at 28 Chuong Duong Street, Linh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc District. The communal house is located on a high mound, with an area of ​​2479.1m2. The front porch faces East-South. This is a unique project with historical - cultural, architectural and artistic value; Demonstrates the cohesion of the village community of Southern residents, the spirit of respect and remembrance of the merits of the ancestors who publicly destroyed the village and established the family... while also demonstrating wisdom, the talent and ingenuity of ancient artisans. Based on the Chinese characters engraved on the roof beam of the front hall of Linh Dong communal house "Quite the smell of the year, precious of autumn, auspicious day of the sun" (building the communal house on an auspicious day in the 9th month of Quy Mui year - 1823) it can be determined that Linh Dong communal house was built in early 19th century. In the beginning, Linh Dong communal house architecture could be built on a small scale and with light materials. Over time, the communal house's architecture changed to become more spacious and dignified with brick walls, tiled roofs, and wooden structural systems such as columns, trusses, beams, beams, rafters, and rafters. still preserved intact to this day. Linh Dong Communal House is a valuable architectural and artistic work. Over a long period of existence and development, the architecture of Linh Dong communal house still retains many elements of traditional Southern village communal house architecture. Linh Dong Communal House was built in the shape of the letter Tam including three houses: front hall, central hall and main hall, guest house and kitchen, the rest is the communal house yard. Among them, the outstanding architecture of the pre-electric power and main hall. The front hall is a five-compartment house, the main hall is in four-pillar style with a total of 32 wooden pillars supporting the entire yin-yang tile roof system. The altars in the main hall are arranged facing each other. The center is the shrine to worship the Than Thanh Hoang Bon Canh; In front is the Council altar; On the right is the shrine worshiping Five Earth Gods and the shrine worshiping Tien Hien Chi Vi; On the left is the shrine worshiping the Five Grain Gods and the shrine worshiping Hau Hien Chi Vi. In particular, the communal house also preserves the title bestowed by King Tu Duc on Than Thanh Hoang Bon Canh in Linh Chieu Dong village, An Nghia district on November 29, the 5th year of Tu Duc (January 8, 1853). In addition, the communal house also preserves many precious artifacts made of wood, delicately carved with themes such as: dragon - unicorn - turtle - phoenix, crane - turtle, flowers - leaves - fruit... Every year, Linh Dong communal house organizes a big holiday, Ky Yen festival. Ky Yen Festival takes place on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month with the purpose of praying for peace and prosperity in the country, good weather, and a good harvest. During these days, people in the Linh Chieu area and tourists flock to the communal house to attend the worshiping ceremony. In addition, the communal house also holds the Thuong Nguyen ceremony (January 15), the Trung Nguyen ceremony (July 15) and the death anniversary of the ancestors Ta Duong Minh (family name is Huy, nickname is Thu Duc) on the 19th day of the 6th lunar month. calendar. With typical historical - cultural values ​​and artistic architectural values, Linh Dong communal house is ranked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic today. November 4, 2020. Source: Department of Culture and Sports of Thu Duc City

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