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Dinh Nhu Thuong

Dinh Nhu Thuong

Nhu Thuong communal house in Quoc Tuan commune, An Duong district, Hai Phong worships two sisters Mai Thi Cau and Mai Ky Son, children of King Mai Hac De, the leader of the resistance against the Tang dynasty in the 8th century. Due to their existing friendship and close relationship with the Pham and Hoang families here, Mai Thi Cau and Mai Ky Son helped villagers with land, gold and silver, and recruited villagers to build camps. Joined the insurgent army, contributing to consolidating the dynasty of Mai Thuc Loan Dynasty. In the villages of Van Xa, Nhu Dieu, Kieu Yen Thuong today, they still have place names such as mandarin lagoon, soldier's land... originating from two sisters named Mai who provided each villager with 10 acres of arable land. After a fierce battle with the Tang Dynasty's colonial troops who came to suppress the uprising, Emperor Mai Hac sacrificed his life, and soldiers honored Mai Ky Son to succeed his father. Mai Ky Son's insurgent forces also occupied the Eastern and Southern regions of Tong Binh district for a long time. After more than 2 months, the enemy army was able to destroy the defense base of the two sisters Mai Ky Son in Kieu Yen Thuong, Nhu Dieu. Today, on the bank of an old tidal canal flowing into the Lach Tray River, in Quoc Tuan commune, An Duong district, there are still two small temples, one worshiping the older sister, the other worshiping the younger brother. Legend has it that this is the place where the villagers buried two people in the past, and this is where the tablets and incense bowls were placed. In the third month of the lunar calendar every year, the villagers hold the tutelage ceremony from the two temples to the communal house to hold the opening ceremony. Nhu Thuong Communal House has long become familiar with local people because of its grand architectural scale and delicate art of carving and engraving on wood, bearing the artistic style of the Nguyen Dynasty in the early 19th century. The communal house has a Dinh-style structure, consisting of 5 front halls and 3 majestic back halls built in the style of stacking matches, with roofs, 2 floors, 8 roofs much higher than the 5 front halls, built in the year of Tu Duc. 14 (1861). 20 years later, in the spring of Tu Duc 34 (1882), the villagers built 5 more front halls, connected to the back palace by taking advantage of wood and stone materials from the old riverside communal house. Nhu Thuong communal house was ranked as a historical and cultural relic by the State in 1991. SOURCE: Hai Phong City Electronic Information Portal

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