Dong Thanh Central Communal House

Dong Thanh Central Communal House

Dong Thanh communal house is one of the communal houses with a long history and large construction scale in the South. With unique architecture, in 2009 Dong Thanh communal house was recognized as a National Monument. Dong Thanh communal house relic is located in Loi An hamlet, Dong Thanh commune, Tien Giang province. The communal house was built at the end of the 19th century and is a testament to the process of reclaiming land and establishing hamlets by Go Cong area residents. According to documents from the Tien Giang Museum, when Dong Thanh communal house was first built, it was small-scale, made of thatch and bamboo leaves; Later, because the lives of the people in the area were better off thanks to fertile land and continuous good harvests, they contributed money to rebuild the wooden communal house with tiled roof, including martial arts, main hall and guest house, lasting from It was completed from 1900 to 1914. During the period 1960 - 1963, the Dong Khoi movement in the South was very strong, Dong Thanh communal house was also the place where the Dong Khoi movement took place. However, during this movement, Dong Thanh communal house had its main hall, wooden walls and tiled roof burned. In 1970, local people and the Temple Association at that time donated money to rebuild the main hall as it is today. According to the elders in the area, Dong Thanh communal house worships Dai Can four Nuong kings (worships four gods protecting seafarers) and worships Than Nong. In addition, people also worship those who have a lot of merit in the village and commune. Every time to worship at the communal house on the 16th, 17th, 17th and 16th days of the 11th lunar month, people come to worship crowdedly and bustlingly. In terms of artistic and architectural value, Dong Thanh communal house has gone through more than a century of many devastating wars and natural disasters, but still exists and leaves many marks on the architecture of Southern pagodas and temples. . This is one of the communal houses with a long history and large construction scale in the South. The communal house has a construction area of ​​787 m2, following the Tam-shaped architectural style, including: Vo ca (where boi singing is performed on the occasion of Ky Yen), chanh tam (place to worship gods) and a guest house (where villagers come to discuss business). connected. The unique features of this communal house are the art of carving, decorative patterns, embossed paintings on the walls and ceramic statues decorating both inside and outside the communal house. In particular, the elaborately carved patterns and decorative motifs at the communal house are symbolized by the four sacred animals, the four precious animals, the eight immortals, the fish turning into dragons, fruits, and local products; The symbols imply wealth, prosperity, hope for abundant happiness, good rain, peaceful wind... Among them, the martial arts house is a fairly large wooden structure, structured in the style of a beam house. . On the eel on the edge of the martial arts roof, there is a dragon decorated with pieces of porcelain and ceramic put together. Source: Electronic information portal of Tien Giang province

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