Cantonese Assembly Hall

Cantonese Assembly Hall

The Cantonese Assembly Hall is located at 176 Tran Phu Street, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province. The Cantonese Assembly Hall is known as an important historical relic of Hoi An ancient town. With Chinese-style architecture. The Cantonese Assembly Hall was built around the end of the 18th century. From the 15th to the 19th century, Hoi An was one of the main trading ports of our country, not only that, it was also visited by many Chinese people. reside, trade and do business. An association of Chinese Guangdong merchants, when coming here, decided to build an assembly hall in 1885. This place became a place of worship and a gathering place for compatriots to meet, regularly helping each other in business. as well as other life needs. The Cantonese Assembly Hall in Hoi An is also known as the Quang Trieu Assembly Hall. Initially worshiping Confucius and Thien Hau Thanh Mau, after 1911 it was converted to worship Tien Hien and Quan Cong. With a unique architecture built in the shape of the national character, from wood and stone materials, the assembly hall is a closed building with three-entrance gate, a large garden decorated with many ornamental plants, in the middle is Phuong communal house, East and West sides of the house, main hall and backyard,... quite similar to other assembly halls in Hoi An. • Triple gate:. There are 3 large paintings of 3 famous mandarins of the Three Kingdoms period: Liu Bei, Truong Phi and Quan Cong. • Pre-electric house:. With a large scale, this place includes elaborately carved stone walls. The roof has many levels, has a soaring shape interspersed with embossed images bearing ancient legends. • Campus of the Assembly Hall:. Including a large garden, with many ornamental trees that are meticulously cared for and pruned. In the middle of the yard there is a large lake, inside is a winding dragon image carved based on the legend. "Ly fish turns into dragon". • Main hall:. With a large space, characterized by large supporting pillars divided into 3 compartments: the middle compartment worships Quan Cong, the remaining two sides worship Phuoc Duc Chanh Than and Thai Bach Tinh Quan. • Left vu, right vu:. To connect the electricity bill with the main hall, both sides also have a left vu and right vu which are simply designed. • Place to welcome guests:. Located to the right of the main hall, it is also the place where important conferences are discussed. • Backyard: The clubhouse's backyard is very spacious with many trees. The highlight is a delicately carved dragon-shaped fountain and a large painting of Quan Van Truong. Currently, the Guangdong Assembly Hall still retains highly valuable ancient relics such as four large horizontal panels, a pair of Chinese celadon porcelain pedestals, a bronze censer up to 1.6 meters high... The most special among That is the painting of Guan Gong riding a horse to protect Liu Bei's wife, solemnly hung on the stone wall at the guild hall. According to the explanation of the Guangdong Assembly Hall, this painting is associated with a real story in Chinese history. In the first lunar month of every year, the Nguyen Tieu festival will be held at the guild hall to pray for a year of good weather, good business, and meetings with fellow countrymen. In addition, on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month, there is also a huge Quan Cong festival to express respect to the talented general. Source: Quang Nam Tourism Newspaper

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