Ha Hiep Communal House

Ha Hiep Communal House

Ha Hiep communal house is located in Lien Hiep commune, Phuc Tho district, Hanoi city, worshiping the tutelary god General Hoang Dao. Based on the artistic style of the architecture, along with the deifications, it can be determined that Ha Hiep communal house dates from the Le dynasty or earlier (around the beginning of the 17th century or before). According to recent research documents, the Great Court was built in the 30s of the 17th century, the Harem was built in the second half of the 17th century, remodeled and expanded in the 19th century; The front altar was built in 1856 and the two Nghi Mon gates were built in the early twentieth century. Through the process of existence, in the years Canh Hung 12 (1751), Canh Hung 20 (1759), Canh Hung 32 (1771), people in the village gathered together to raise money to repair the communal house. The incident is recorded in the stele "At the bi communal house" currently standing on the left side of the Great Pavilion (the date of the stele is Canh Hung 32 (1771). In 1816, the communal house continued to be renovated, two more stone water tanks were built. , a number of coffins, other worship objects... In recent years (1996, 2004, 2005), the communal house continues to be repaired and preserved by the government and people. Architecturally, Ha Hiep village communal house includes many construction items, located on a land area of ​​about 3,000 square meters. In addition to the two front and back gates, lake, yard... the current main architecture of Ha Hiep village communal house consists of 3 parts: Pre-Target, Great Pavilion, Rear Palace, creating a main building plan in the form of a Nhat front. , after the word Dinh. The overall architectural plan of Ha Hiep communal house includes the following items: Nghi Mon Ha Hiep village communal house has two Ritual Gate: the first Ritual Gate is located in front of the Temple Temple, on the Shinto axis and now only has symbolic meaning because the road from this side has been sealed... The second Ritual Gate is located on the left side of the Great Temple, close to the inter-village road. The size of the pillars at this Nghi Mon is smaller than the first Nghi Mon. Sacrifice money The altar is a rectangular building with three compartments and two wings, two floors and eight match-stack roofs, built on a foundation level 0.17m higher than the front yard. The floor is tiled with red bricks, following the peacock pattern. The wooden frame of Ha Hiep village's altar hall is built on 4 rows of square-shaped pillars: 2 rows of main columns (made of wood) and 2 rows of military columns (made of stone). Great family The great communal house consists of three rooms and two wings, but each wing is almost as large as a room. This entire structure is built on a rectangular base, surrounded by cut stones. Ancient communal houses originally had floors. According to the elders in the village, the communal house's floor was demolished between 1968 and 1970. The Great communal house's frame was built on six rows of ironwood pillars. Harem The harem, where the altar to worship the Tutelary God is placed, consists of 02 compartments, built perpendicular to the outer court, with two layers of roof, front and back, built in the style of a gable wall and built perpendicular to the Great Court in the middle compartment. The harem consists of 3 sets of roofs. The outermost roof is supported by a pillar placed on both ends of the military column on the right and left of the middle of the Great Hall. The second set of roofs for the Harem Palace is made of plank style. The two sets of roof rafters, the outside and the inside, are made in a variation of a gong stand, stacked with two bamboo sticks. The connection is because the Harem harem is the type that uses guys. As a forbidden palace and a solemn place, Ha Hiep village's Hau Palace was built with a discreet wall, in the style of a wall blocking the throne's arms. Not including the upper salary and roof ships, each Harem roof also has 8 horizontal panels. Decorations on the architecture of Ha Hiep communal house: concentrated outside, on the roof system at Nghi Mon, are mainly mythical and conventional animals such as dragons, unicorns, phoenixes, elephants, horses, and Trien script patterns. Ha Hiep is one of the few communal houses built in the first half of the 17th century that still preserves its architectural style. The carved decorative panels dating from the 17th Century to the early 20th Century are extremely lively and harmonious, creating unique characteristics. With hundreds of sculptures and decorations of the Later Le period, Nguyen has demonstrated the talent and ingenuity of contemporary artisans. The decorative carvings in Ha Hiep village communal house show profound folk character with many rich themes. Ha Hiep is one of the few ancient communal houses that still fully preserves valuable relics spanning many centuries. The palanquins, coffins, ordinations, stone steles, ornamental tanks... have created a collection of unique worship objects with high historical and cultural value. Artifacts considered unique have become the pride not only of Ha Hiep villagers but also show the sustainable vitality of the monument over nearly 4 centuries of existence. In particular, Ha Hiep village communal house still retains two stone ornamental tanks with similar designs. The size of each tank is 95*45*30cm. On the body of the tank are embossed images of rolling water dragons, lotus flowers, water waves... Notably, on the body of each of these tanks, the date of creation is clearly recorded as the year Gia Long 15 (1816). These are two quite unique artifacts, recorded with a specific date, very rare in relics of the same type. With the above special value, the architectural and artistic relic of Dinh Ha Hiep communal house, Phuc Tho district, Hanoi city has been ranked a special national monument by the Prime Minister (according to Decision No. 2280/QD -TTg December 31, 2020). (According to relic records kept at the Department of Cultural Heritage)

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