Lung Xuyen Communal House

Lung Xuyen Communal House

Lung Xuyen communal house is located in Lung Xuyen village, Yen Bac commune, Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province. Lung Xuyen communal house worships national hero Ly Thuong Kiet. According to local legend, the Chau River flowing through Lung Xuyen is the waterway that Ly Thuong Kiet and his warriors often traveled back and forth when stationed in the lower Thinh Chau and An Xa regions. During past patrols, he and his soldiers once rested here. Around Lung Xuyen village, there are also many mounds. Legend has it that this is the place to tie war boats and store supplies of the armies led by Ly Thuong Kiet. Local people believe that Ly Thuong Kiet came from Thang Long, followed the Red River, entered the Chau River (with a stay at Lung Xuyen), and then went to the Day River. Currently, at the communal house there are still many eulogies praising the merits and virtues of the Captain. In the two palaces, there are also words engraved on the crossbeam of the first rafter adjacent to the front hall "Phat Tong Binh Chiem, peace of the people". forever", is to praise his great contributions to the country. The communal house was built on a large, high, airy piece of land. The communal house faces south and is built in the style of "Ding" with 5 compartments in the front hall and 3 compartments in the back palace. The front hall is 17 meters 20 meters long, 8 meters 80 meters wide, curved roof, male tile roof, lined up, straight, dragon claw style roof tiles. The front of the front hall is a row of table doors, the frame is made of thread edges, and in the middle is a panel-style board. Both sides are built with brick walls, in the middle of the wall there are two windows. The two rows of columns in the front hall are made of buds, with a large middle and two small ends, placed on a square green stone, with a round mirror floating on the stone surface corresponding to the diameter of the column's base. The roof still retains a number of round diaphragms with a diameter of 12cm. Later restorations added many square diaphragms with sides of 12cm. The 3-compartment harem connects the roof with the middle compartment of the front hall. The middle door of the harem has a plaque carved with two flanking dragon horses, tiger faces with feet holding the heads of two dragon horses. Below the carving is a great painting engraved with four large Chinese characters: "Son Xuyen Chung Tu" (Beautiful light with rivers and mountains). In the communal house's yard, there is also a system of bronze pillars, including a base built in a high-necked style, the pillar body is embossed on four sides, above is a lantern and on top is a shaft supporting two large gardenias. Next is the left gate and the right gate, each gate has 4 curved roofs with knife heads and pipe tiles. In the yard are two rows of algae houses, each row has 3 rooms used to welcome guests during festivals. Here, on the night of August 19, 1945, the main force of the revolutionary army to seize power of the district gathered to wait for the order to depart. Early in the morning of August 20, 1945, at Lung Xuyen communal house, 3 armed squads of the district took an oath before the national flag, then marched according to the planned plan. Previously, Lung Xuyen communal house had many beautiful worship objects. Through the years of war, many artifacts were lost. Currently in the harem, only the throne worshiping Emperor Ly Thuong Kiet is typical, the throne is 1.1m high, carved on the body and arms of the throne. In the harem, there is also a small bell 50cm high, 30cm bottom, the handle of the bell shaped like two dragon heads and one body. In addition, Lung Xuyen communal house also has a bronze three-piece set including incense burners and two candles. The incense burner is 50cm high, has a gourd-shaped body, has two handles attached, 3 legs shaped like a cup, and the lid is shaped like a smiling calf. The above artifacts contribute to the cultural value of Lung Xuyen communal house. Source: Ha Nam Province Electronic Information Portal

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