Dong Family National Historic Site

Dong Family National Historic Site

Dinh Dong is an ancient communal house, about 10km southwest of Bac Giang city. Currently, the relic belongs to Dong village, Bich Dong town, Viet Yen district. According to historical documents as well as the stories of local elders, Dong Communal House is an ancient communal house built during the Le Trung Hung Dynasty (18th century), with a large scale and appearance including 1 building. The 5-compartment front hall with 2 wings connects to the 3-compartment harem. In front of the communal house, there are two rows left and right vu, each row has 3 rooms. By 1911, Mr. Thong Luan reduced the communal house to 3 rooms and 2 wings as a place to worship the saints. Today, the relic still retains its ancient majestic appearance and sophisticated architectural and artistic lines in the style of the Nguyen Dynasty (early twentieth century). In the communal house, many valuable documents and artifacts of worship are preserved such as parallel sentences, horizontal plates, tablets... Dong Communal House is the place to worship Saints Truong Hong and Truong Hat. Those were two good generals of Trieu Quang Phuc who destroyed the Luong invaders (6th century), bringing a peaceful life to the people. Dinh Dong is a relic associated with the Yen The uprising. In 1892, De Tam was murdered, De Tham officially assumed the position of general commander of the uprising. On December 19, 1892, he and more than 400 soldiers held a flag-offering ceremony at Dong communal house. Also from that historical event, Dong communal house became an important relic associated with the Yen The peasant uprising led by Hoang Hoa Tham. During this flag offering ceremony, Dong Village had many people standing in the ranks of the insurgents such as: Mr. Linh Tri, Mr. Tuan Phoi, Mr. Cai Huan, Mr. Quan Cong, Mr. Gop, Mr. Doc Binh. Every year, to commemorate the merits of the Saint worshiped in the communal house, local people solemnly organize the village's traditional festivals on January 10 and September 13 in the Dong communal house area. During the festival, in addition to the solemn ceremony, people organize many forms of cultural activities and unique folk arts that attract a large number of attendees. With its great historical and cultural significance, Dinh Dong is one of 23 points in the historical relic system of Yen The Uprising sites ranked as a special national relic in 2015. 2012. Source: Electronic Information Portal of Viet Yen Town, Bac Giang Province

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