Historical relic of Ho Lao Pagoda

Historical relic of Ho Lao Pagoda

The village communal house - Ho Lao village pagoda was formerly located in Ho Lao commune, Dong Trieu district, Me Son district, Kinh Mon district (now Ho Lao village, Tan Viet commune, Dong Trieu town) and has existed for a long time. The communal house and pagoda are located on a relatively flat mound at the beginning of Ho Lao village. According to feng shui, that mound has the shape of a Tiger, the communal house and pagoda are built on top of this animal in the Southeast direction, in front there are lush green rice fields, in the distance there is the Dam River, behind there is a mountain range. The mountain belongs to the Dong Trieu arc. Truly a spiritual place. According to local elders, in the past, Ho Lao communal house had a Nhi-shaped architecture, the altar had five rooms, two left, the harem had three rooms, two left, the communal house was roofed with Dragon scale tiles, the beams were all made of wood. The pagoda yard is bright, clean and beautiful. The pagoda garden has many ancient trees that are green all year round, creating a peaceful and ancient look. Through many ups and downs in history, natural disasters and invaders, the communal house and pagoda of Ho Lao village were ruined, the stele was destroyed, and during the Nguyen dynasty it was restored. Currently, there are six stone steles built in the following years: Tu Duc's 17th year (1864), Thanh Thai's 16th year (1904), Bao Dai's 1st year (1926), Bao Dai's 7th year (1932), Bao Dai's 14th year. (1939) and the year of Bao Dai Nguyen. Based on the inscriptions, in 1864, the village chief, Nguyen Van Nang, and his wife, Nguyen Thi Tham, gave money to the people to repair the communal house and donated 18 acres of rice fields to the village for rotational cultivation to spend on death anniversary offerings. sacrifice. During Thanh Thai's reign (1889 - 1907), due to fire and fighting, the village communal house was again ruined, the people were scattered, and the land was abandoned. During the reign of King Duy Tan, there was a village chief, Mac Van Cuu, who wholeheartedly cared for the people, and together with Thai Trong Luong, the village leader, held a meeting with the villagers to discuss repairing the communal house. With the help of money from the white clay contractor, the villagers were able to build more pagodas and sculpt the Nine Dragon Saint Statue to worship in the pagoda. Chief Mac Van Cuu is a person who is wholeheartedly devoted to the villagers. He has spent many years working hard and suffering "finding land to recruit people, reclaiming the land, the people are peaceful, customs are good, people's meetings are established, everything is new; Don't hesitate to donate your wealth, and shape our people from that time on" (stela of Tu Duc period). From then until after the August Revolution of 1945, Ho Lao village communal houses and pagodas became the cultural centers of the village and commune. When the Viet Minh movement in Dong Trieu flourished, this place became an operating base for the revolutionary army, and many important political events took place here. On the afternoon of April 20, 1945, the first armed propaganda team of the Viet Minh Front in Dong Trieu was established. On the morning of May 1, 1945, the team held an launching ceremony in front of the Earth God Temple at Mr. Mac Van Niet's house in Ho village. TB. The team was raised by the people of Ho Lao village. Mr. Mac Van Niet and Mac Van Que were in charge of logistics for the team. In mid-May 1945, the centralized armed forces of Dong Trieu district were established and regularly practiced at Ho Lao communal house, held propaganda meetings, and conveyed instructions and resolutions of superiors. This young armed force has grown rapidly to become a solid support for the people, creating favorable conditions for the armed forces and the people to simultaneously rebel and capture 4 posts: Dong Trieu, Chi Linh, Mao. Khe, Trang Bach on June 8, 1945 and won a resounding victory. On the afternoon of June 8, 1945, in the atmosphere of the insurgents celebrating their victory at Ho Lao communal house, the uprising's leadership met and decided to establish the Revolutionary Military Committee consisting of comrades Nguyen Binh, Hai Thanh, Tran Cung and a number of other members headed by Nguyen Binh. On the morning of June 9, 1945, during a rally at the communal house of Ho Lao village, Tran Cung, on behalf of the uprising leadership, announced the establishment of a revolutionary war zone named FOURTH WAR ZONE, the armed forces of the war zone named "GUERARIAN REVOLUTIONARY ARMY", announced the list of UBQSCM. Nguyen Binh, representative of the Committee of the People's Liberation Army, announced the "seven rules of discipline of the revolutionary guerrilla army". Ho Lao has become the center of the military base of the war zone. From here, Nguyen Binh and the war zone leadership commanded units to expand their scope of operations and won many resounding victories in Uong Bi, Quang Yen, and the Northeast region of the country. The Fourth War Zone (Dong Trieu war zone - Tran Hung Dao war zone)) became a heroic anti-Japanese base in the pre-uprising period, encouraging the people of the Northeast to stand up against the Japanese, along with the whole country. leading to the victory of the General Uprising on August 19, 1945. In 1947, the French colonialists returned to occupy Dong Trieu and tried to destroy revolutionary bases, including Ho Lao village. The communal house and pagoda of Ho Lao village were also destroyed and became ruins. In 1993, the people of the village contributed money to rebuild the old temple's harem as a place for religious activities. In 1997, on the foundation of the old communal house, Tan Viet commune built a memorial stele where the FOURTH WAR ZONE was founded and recognized the children of the homeland who heroically sacrificed their lives in the two resistance wars against the French, the Americans and the Americans. protect the Fatherland's borders. Due to his many contributions to building, nurturing and protecting the revolutionary army, the people of Ho Lao village were awarded the certificate of Meritorious Service to the Country by the state. On July 12, 2001, the Ministry of Culture and Information issued a decision to recognize Ho Lao Communal House - Pagoda as a National Historical and Cultural Monument. On December 12, 2007, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and related sectors of the province, district and locality held a groundbreaking ceremony to restore the communal house and Ho Lao pagoda and build a number of suitable works. support with a total estimated cost of nearly 16 billion VND. Buddhists and visitors from everywhere earned over 2 billion VND. The contributions of the people of Ho Lao village in particular and the people of Tan Viet commune in general have contributed to the victory of the people of Dong Trieu and were awarded the noble title "Heroic District of the People's Armed Forces" by the state. ”On May 28, 2010, the state awarded the title "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" to the people and armed forces of Tan Viet commune for their exceptionally outstanding achievements in the resistance war against the French. . Now, along with the anniversary of June 8 - the founding day of the Dong Trieu War Zone, every year the people of Tan Viet commune also have another big festival: Ho Lao communal house and pagoda festival held on the first day of new spring ( January 15). Located adjacent to Sinh Temple and Tran Dynasty tombs (special national relics) and with National Historical-Cultural values... communal houses, Ho Lao Pagoda will be an attractive tourist destination contributing to educating patriotic traditions and fighting foreign invaders; Economic, cultural, social and tourism development of the locality and Dong Trieu town. Source Electronic information portal of Dong Trieu town, Quang Ninh province.

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