Tra Co communal house

Tra Co communal house

Tra Co communal house is located in Nam Tho area, Tra Co ward, Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. This is considered a rather massive communal house in the top part of the country and completely bears the mark of Vietnamese culture. According to the scientific ranking profile of the relic, the Communal House was built in the Later Le Dynasty (1461), the formation and existence of Tra Co communal house is closely linked to the history of formation and development of Tra Co land. Nowadays. According to legend, in the Later Le Dynasty (1461), people working as fishermen from Do Son land (belonging to Hai Phong city today) often went as a family to earn a living in many remote sea areas, all over the region. estuary (Belonging to the current Tra Co - Mong Cai sea area). During a big storm, twelve families drifted onto a deserted peninsula with only tiger parrots and reeds. Unable to bear the hardship, six families found a way to return to their hometown. The remaining six families are determined to cling to the land and build a new countryside. Then, every day they explored new land together, fishing and reclaiming land. Initially there were only 6 simple houses and gradually became a prosperous village. And like many other villages in Vietnam, Tra Co communal house was built with contributions from the people. After building the communal house, local people returned to their old hometown to ask for the feet of the village tutelary gods to worship at the communal house (Khong Lo, Giac Hai, Nhan Minh, Huyen Quoc, Quang Trach). In addition, this is also the place of worship for the six pioneers who made public declarations and established the ancient Tra Co land. Experiencing the effects of time, up to now Tra Co communal house has undergone many major restorations. The most recent restoration was in 2012. The current communal house, built on a plot of land with a total area of ​​more than 1000 m2, facing south, has a nail-shaped architecture, including 05 rooms and 02 walls. worship hall and 03 harem rooms with traditional wooden architectural structure. The entire structure is constructed using a wooden frame and linked together by mortise dowels. The communal house is a majestic ancient structure, with a tiled roof and four curved corners like a boat moving through the waves, creating an elegant appearance. In particular, the truss panels show strong, sophisticated and vivid carvings. Rich themes include engravings of dragons swirling in water and phoenixes flying, tigers stalking prey among flowers and leaves... Each engraving is a unique work of art with a contemporary imprint. This is considered one of the communal houses with massive scale and unique architecture in the Northern Delta region. Currently, at Tra Co communal house, many valuable artifacts are still preserved such as: 03 bronze incense burners, 2 cranes riding turtle heads made of wood lacquered with gold, 8 wooden thrones of the Nguyen Dynasty, 12 ordinations. paper material… Every year, from May 30 to June 3 of the lunar calendar, many traditional festival activities take place at Tra Co communal house. This is a large-scale festival, typical of the type of folk festival in Mong Cai city in particular and the country in general. The unique features of Tra Co communal house festival are the procession of gods on the sea and the "Mr. Elephant" contest (A contest between 12 pigs that are cared for and raised by 12 men). Source Quang Ninh province electronic information portal.

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