Vinh Ninh Communal House

Vinh Ninh Communal House

Vinh Ninh communal house is located in Vinh Ninh village, Hoang Van Thu ward, Bac Giang city (before the August Revolution of 1945, it was in Dinh Ke commune, Dinh Ke district, Phuong Nhon district, Bac Giang province). Vinh Ninh communal house relic is located in the Northeast of Bac Giang city and at the beginning of National Highway 31, so the road is very convenient for visitors. Vinh Ninh communal house along with other cultural and religious works of Dinh Ke commune (nhe Ca and Ke Pagoda) form a very valuable continuous relic complex. The place where the communal house is built is the local "spiritual land", it is said that the ancient Vinh Ninh village was located on land shaped like a turtle (Turtle) and the village communal house was built on the head of the devil, facing the West. It is a beautiful and sacred land. Legend has it that in the past, anyone who passed through the communal house had to take off their hats, and mandarins passing by had to "lower their horses", otherwise they would be punished by the Saints. Anyone who did anything unethical would be inflicted with unexpected disaster by the Saints... The ancient Vinh Ninh communal house has a large and massive architectural scale, is an ancient architectural work, was built during the reign of King Le about more than 300 years ago, and was renovated and expanded during the reign of King Le in the 19th year of Vinh Khanh. 3 (1731) follows the traditional structure, including 3 main works: the front altar, the middle court and the harem. From a distance, people can easily recognize this large-scale architectural work because the communal house's buildings are located on high ground, with walls separating them from the outside on four sides. Each building follows another, creating a feeling of a truly solemn and intimate place of worship thanks to its gentle and elegant shapes and lines. The front court: Adjacent to the roof and on the same bank as the central court and the front court, this building consists of three compartments and two doors, ironwood frame, with curved roofs, soft and elegant, carved and painted. Artistic, sophisticated, with a table door in front. The altar is the place where local people gather and prepare offerings for offerings. Middle court: About 1.50m from the harem, this building consists of five compartments and two compartments, ironwood frame, tiled roof, and no swords on both sides of the pavilion. This court is the place of worship for the people, so the worshiping objects are arranged simply and neatly, including the altar, the altar, the "seven things" set, and is also the place to place the people's offerings on every occasion. weekly rules. The middle space of the central court (also known as the well space, in some places it is called the crowd space) is lower than the two side rooms. That is the place of worship - on both sides are the dining and seating areas for all the people according to the traditional order of the village: "The royal court values ​​titles, the village party values ​​slags" (In the royal court, titles are valued, in the countryside, people are respected). tooth loss in old age). The central court is also where gongs and drums are placed; On the roofs of the rooms hang horizontal panels and parallel sentences, brightly painted and gilded. The harem court: Consists of a room with two wings, an ironwood frame and a tiled roof, with 4 elegant swords, the top of the roof is covered with two Dragons flanking the moon. The harem is the center of worshiping Saint Cao Son-Quy Minh. In the harem, the altar is solemnly decorated in the middle, inside the altar is the throne and altar of the Saint. On both sides of the altar are two worshiping horses (two angelic horses), in front is an incense altar, on top is a bronze set of seven things, on the two sides are a set of super swords, eight symbols, on top is a horizontal panel of the Most Highest Spirit, two Next to the column hangs parallel sentences. In the harem, there is also a palanquin (a set of altars and incense pots to worship the Saint whenever the whole commune holds a festival at communal communal houses and Nghe An). All worship objects at the communal house are made of wood, carved and decorated exquisitely down to every small detail, and painted with brilliant gilded vermilion, demonstrating the ingenuity of ancient folk artists. . All are unique ancient art products that few places have preserved to this day. The harem, with a table-top door, separated from the outside, is a dark place where no one is allowed to enter, except the guard. In addition to the main works, Vinh Ninh communal house also has dance courts on both sides of the communal house yard and the front door of the altar. Each building has 3 ironwood rooms, tiled roof, and brick walls. The eastern court has a wooden floor to place feasts and offerings, the western court has no floor, and is often used as a place for pork and village affairs. Vinh Ninh Communal House is the only typical cultural belief building of the villagers, a place to worship two saints Cao Son and Quy Minh (two generals during the reign of Hung Due Vuong). The legend of the two Saints has been passed down through many generations by local people. The story goes: Cao Son and Quy Minh are twin brothers from the reign of the 18th Hung King, in a family of ritualistic, well-educated, and talented martial artists that no one can match. When both men were 2 years old, both of their parents passed away. At that time, King Hung Due Vuong issued an order to the provinces, districts, and religions to select talented and virtuous people to lead soldiers to defeat foreign invaders. Seeing that, the two of them asked to go back to court to apply for the position. The king saw that the two men had more martial arts talent than others, so he immediately recruited and ordered them to hold the position of military commander. Although they were grateful to the king, they did not forget their parents - their funerals and worship were very thoughtful and sincere. Again: King Hung gave birth to four children (two sons and two daughters). But then the two sons died prematurely, and when the two daughters reached adulthood, Hung Due Vuong married one to Chu Dong Tu, the other to a Nguyen general named Tung and passed on the throne to him. At the same time, in Ai Lao land, there was a person with the surname Thuc named Phan, who was a descendant of the Hung family. After branching out, he came to rule this land and changed his family name. Hearing that King Hung Due passed the throne to his son-in-law, Thuc Phan decided to Feeling jealous, he sent troops to invade. Hung Due Vuong was worried, immediately summoned Son Thanh to attend, Cao Son-Quy Minh came to receive his orders and was appointed left-right general, pioneering the journey to defeat the Thuc invaders in the Northeast. Mr. Cao Son and Quy Minh obeyed their orders and set out, with drums and flags flying in the sky. When they reached the Northeast, Bac Giang Highway, it was already dark, so the two men camped here. Seeing that this land had many advantages for military operations, the two men ordered the army and people to establish strongholds to fight the enemy. SOURCE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PORTAL DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE - SPORTS - TOURISM OF BAC GIANG PROVINCE

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