Dinh Tho Nham Ha

Dinh Tho Nham Ha

According to the Divine Tales and Divine Identity of Kim Dong district and local documents, Tho Nham Ha communal house worships Saint Tam Giang, also known as Tam Giang Dai Vuong. He was born into a family of 5 brothers during the reign of King Ly Nam De, who followed Trieu Quang Phuc to fight the Luong invaders. The communal house was built very early. Initially, the communal house was small-scale, made of simple bamboo and leaf thatch materials. Over time, the communal house was restored and embellished many times under the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties. The current architectural imprint of the communal house comes from a major restoration during the Nguyen dynasty in the 15th year of Bao Dai (1940) with a grand architectural scale, including many construction items: Great altar, Hau palace, ritual gate. , communal well, dance hall, stele house,... Tho Nham Ha communal house's ritual gate consists of three gates: The middle gate is built in the form of a pillar and is much wider and taller than the two side gates. The top of the main pillar is covered with "four phoenixes gathering tails" (four phoenixes with their tails together). The lantern's umbrella is decorated with four sacred animals (dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), and tiger talisman with the word Tho. The body of the pillar is built square, covered with edges, embossed lines and parallel sentences with Chinese characters. The two side gates are made in the style of a two-story, eight-roofed stack of matches. The roof line is covered with pliers holding the tip of the roof edge, and in the middle is an image of the sun with fiery blades. The upper and lower roofs are covered with imitation tube tiles, and the knife heads are decorated with soft patterns. The neck of the match is embossed with Chinese characters. The body of the side gate is built square, covered with edges, embossed lines and parallel sentences with Chinese characters. Through the large yard, you will reach the main worship area with a Dinh (丁) structure, including 05 compartments, 02 Dai Bai wings and 03 Harem compartments, the facade faces southwest, the architectural structures are made of wood with bold architectural features. Nguyen Dynasty architecture. The main pavilion is made in the style of a gable wall, with a roof made of tiles. The roof is a road built of bricks, covered with mortar to create parallel ridges. The center of the roof is decorated with the image of two dragons flanking the sun, the dragon has three healthy bends, its head raised high. At the end of the roof line are two square poles at the bottom and two dragon-head-shaped pliers opening their mouths to suck on the roof edge, the tail is a twisted pattern shaped like a question mark "?" The large spine runs from the head to the back, the whole body flanking the center of the roof. The strip edge is built perpendicular to the roof line in a stepped style, leaving it unadorned. At the end of the strip are two mezzanine walls and two symbolic pillars. The bronze column is 7m high, the top of the column is covered with a stylized dragon scroll with gardenia fruit, 4 kneeling legs, 4 corners covered with 4 phoenixes. The lantern's umbrella is embossed with four sacred animals (dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix). The column's body is square, embossed, embossed, and displays 3 pairs of parallel sentences in Chinese characters. Separating the Dai Bai and the porch are three doors. The communal house's door is made in the style of a table-shaped door. Each door consists of four wings placed parallel to each other on the sill connecting two military columns, creating a continuous, solid connection between the components in the overall architecture of the communal house. The doors all have rotating pillars, latches, and pins. The table door support is a threshold so that the door system does not come into contact with the soil, causing mold, damage, or decorative patterns of the seal and leaves on the roof. The upper part of the door frame has rows of bars and carved panels decorated with the four sacred animals and four precious animals. The floor of the Dai Pagoda is tiled with square tiles. The load-bearing frame of this building is firmly positioned by a system of main columns, military columns, beams, rafters, etc. The system of columns stands in parallel rows in pairs (including 12 female columns and 12 military columns). The columns inside the temple all have the structure of "upper and lower seasons", and are placed on the base of the platform. The sets for the Great Pagoda are made in the style of "for a pile of beams". The beams are crafted to be blocky, strong and sturdy, decorated with soft leaf patterns, placed on squares decorated with the word Tho. Because the armpits are made in the style of bamboo shoots, decorated with the four sacred animals (dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix) and the four precious animals (pine, bamboo, chrysanthemum, apricot) very vividly. Under the hitch are two extra heads decorated into two dragon heads with wavy swords, long hair and beard flying out the back and a fish turning into a dragon. This part has a load-bearing and decorative effect, reducing the roughness of the parts. The royal harem consists of 03 rooms, divided into two parts, separated by a door system including: The outer harem has 01 compartment and the forbidden palace has 02 compartments. Just like the Great Pagoda, the Harem palaces are made in the style of "for husband and wife". The entire Harem roof is placed directly on the column system, the surrounding walls are covered with tiles. The outer harem is connected to the Great Temple. In particular, there is also preserved a jade green ceramic incense bowl with clearly visible cloud patterns and 5 squares of dragon-shaped patterns in the middle of the word Tho, dating from the Le Canh Hung period. On the right side of the altar of Tam Giang the Great King is placed the altar of Princess Que Hoa. The statue of Mrs. Que Hoa is placed in an altar decorated with bamboo structures, double panels, and glass frames. The statue is made of bronze, 61cm high, 32cm thick at the shoulders, 43cm thick at the hips. The statue is carved in a sitting position on an octagonal gilded pedestal, with a relaxed figure like a princess in court, and a beautiful face; The neck has 3 chins, the ears have golden buds, the head is wearing a crown, the neck is wearing a 4-ring necklace, the body is wearing a brocade shirt, the shirt is decorated with embossed gold coins between the word Tho. The left hand is placed face down on the thigh, the right hand is placed on the thigh tilted into the lap. In addition, the altar is also decorated with many valuable worship objects such as: copper tops, copper candlesticks, porcelain incense bowls, etc. Currently, Tho Nham Ha communal house still preserves a number of beautifully carved artifacts and worship objects with historical and aesthetic value dating back to the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties such as: celadon porcelain incense bowls, 04 Great paintings, 03 pairs of parallel sentences, 03 mottos, 04 ordinations (1 Thanh Thai, 3 Khai Dinh), 02 altars, 01 bronze top, statue of Princess Que Hoa,... With the above typical values, Tho Nham Ha communal house, Tho Vinh commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province was ranked as a Heritage site by the Minister of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). national architectural and artistic achievements according to Decision No. 78/2004/Decision - Ministry of Culture and Information dated August 23, 2004./. Source Department of Cultural Heritage.

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