Am village temple

Am village temple

Am communal house, located in the middle of Am village, Xuan Huong commune - Lang Giang district - Bac Giang province, is located on a campus with an area of ​​1,460m2. Based on the tablets still preserved at the communal house, it shows that Am communal house is a religious building of local people built to worship Princess Ngoc Khanh (Princess Thieu Duong - the 8th daughter of King Le Thanh Tong) has made many contributions to the nation. The communal house was built on a large scale, with the characteristics of an ancient Northern communal house, including: 3 rooms and 2 wings for the main house and 1 room and 2 wings for the harem, creating a Nhi-shaped architectural plan. Wooden architectural structures are carved with a variety of themes: Dragons are carved on the heads of the dragons with eye rolls and blunt lancet-shaped antennae; The porch line system is embossed with the theme of the four sacred animals (Dragon, lychee, tortoise, phoenix), especially interspersed with four sacred animals such as crabs, fish, deer, snails, and fire trays, which are characteristic of the artistic style. engravings during the Le Trung Hung period in the 18th century; On the 4 pillars, the 4 corners of the great communal house are mounted with 4 unique carved statues: a fairy riding a carp, a turtle in a lotus pond, a shepherd playing a flute sitting on the back of a phoenix, and a mandarin wearing a parasol sitting on his back. unicorn...soft, delicate carvings in the style of the Le Trung Hung period (18th century). The engravings on the hammock door of the great communal house and harem with the images of dragons and tigers, tiger faces... are embossed into large, fat blocks in many positions, with a rich and vivid appearance that is unique. Carving art of the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century. In the communal house, there are still many exquisitely carved and splendidly painted artifacts of high historical and artistic value such as: altars, tablets, hammock doors, parallel styles, ceramic incense bowls... dated from the 18th to 19th centuries. Through the Han Nom heritage currently preserved in the communal house and ancient documents in the locality, especially the Chinese characters on the first sentence of the grand communal house: "Canh Thinh eight years, five years Canh Than, seven moons, first eight days, "Hour of the Horse, the 8th day of the 7th month of the year Canh Than, the reign of the 8th King Canh Thinh (1800) was built in the Thuong Luong" (Ngo hour, the 8th day of the 7th month of the year Canh Than, the reign of King Canh Thinh the 8th (1800) was built in Thuong Luong) meaning that Am communal house was renovated and embellished in 1800. (8th Canh Thinh), late Tay Son dynasty - early Nguyen dynasty. Am Communal House was ranked a national architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture in 2014. SOURCE Explore Vietnam's natural & cultural heritage

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