Relics of communal house and Lan Tranh pagoda

Relics of communal house and Lan Tranh pagoda

Lan Tranh communal house and pagoda formerly belonged to Lan Tranh commune, Tuy Loc Son district, Yen The district, Bac Giang province. Nowadays, Lan Tranh communal house and pagoda belong to 3 villages (Lan Tranh 1, Lan Tranh 2, Lan Tranh 3), Lien Chung commune, Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province. Before the August Revolution of 1945, Lan Tranh village was also Lan Tranh commune of Tuy Loc Son district, Yen The district, Bac Giang province including 3 villages: Middle village, Lower village, Upper village. After the August Revolution of 1945, the general level was eliminated. In 1957, Tan Yen district was established, this place belongs to Hoa Binh commune. In 1973, the name was changed to Lien Chung commune. Based on the current status of the relic, documentary sources of artifacts and worship objects in the relic show that Lan Tranh communal house was built during the reign of Le Trung Hung (around the 18th century). During the resistance war against the French, in 1946, people donated some bronze and wooden worship objects to the revolution, so the communal house was no longer intact as before. Up to now, the people of Lan Tranh village have restored the communal house using old materials and artifacts. Communal houses and pagodas are arranged in the style of "Before the gods, then after the Buddha" (the communal house first, the pagoda later). The relic has the ancient beauty of the architectural works of Le Trung Hung's reign and has historical and cultural value. During the years of resistance against the French colonialists, Lan Tranh communal house and pagoda were also a place to develop self-defense forces, protect revolutionary cadres, and store food to serve the resistance. During the resistance war against the Americans, communal houses and pagodas were where Ke prison camp was evacuated. Based on the current status of the relic, on documentary sources and artifacts such as horizontal panels, couplets, worshiping texts, orations, worship objects... contained in the relic and the respectful worship of the people of Lan Tranh village for You know, Lan Tranh communal house worships Cao Son and Quy Minh gods. The communal house is located on a turtle-shaped mound at the edge of the village, in a quiet space, overlooking the south and east. In front of the communal house is a large field and on the left is the winding Thuong River. Surrounded on 3 sides are densely populated residential areas, creating a landscape that is both quiet but warm with a village and countryside feel. Going through the village road, we turned into the large land and entered the communal house yard. The communal house's yard is spacious and square. To the right of the communal house is a large soccer field, formerly the communal pond. Lan Tranh Communal House has a layout in the shape of the letter Nhi, including: the front hall and the back palace. Go through the courtyard to enter the altar hall. This building has a straight roof, with a picture of two dragons flanking a moon on top. The two gables are built in the style of a stepped three-mountain throne. In front of the front gable are two bronze pillars with two parallel sentences written on them. The front altar has 5 compartments, 2 shelves, and paneled doors. The size of each compartment is 2.5m wide, the two ends are 0.5m wide. The height from the ground to the roof of the house is 4.25m. This building has 5 compartments, 6 floors and 5 rows of pillars. The main column is 3.55m high, the military column is 2.7m high, and the porch column is 2.15m high. The architectural structure of the altar building follows the traditional style of lines and gong stands. The harem building has a 2-vaulted space, in the middle there are two gables guarding the wall and 3 rows of pillars made of 6 pillars. Each compartment has a width of 2.4m, the height from the ground to the roof of the harem is 3.50m. The distance between two main columns is 1.5m. The sculptural art of Lan Tranh communal house is concentrated in architectural structures. That is the system of column bases, architectural structures, walls, cocks, ends, traps... On the ends of each column are engraved beautiful curling symbols, expressing the wishes of the Vietnamese people. Nam wants to pray for good weather and a prosperous life. In particular, the communal house has a system of large, strong and sturdy pillars, and the joints and paths are all fitted together, creating a strong, elegant, and poised appearance. That confirms the creative talent of ancient artisans, to have a large, beautiful and majestic architectural work for us today. SOURCE: ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PORTAL OF CANH THUY COMMUNE - YEN DUNG DISTRICT - BAC GIANG PROVINCE

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