Dinh Dao Lam

Dinh Dao Lam

Dao Lam Communal House worships four generals: Pham Van, Hoang Cong Binh, Vu Cong Tao and Crown Prince Ly Manh. All four men were instrumental in helping the Ly dynasty drive out the Luong invaders. According to the legend preserved at Dao Lam communal house, in the 6th century, the Liang Dynasty in China sent General Tran Ban Tien to bring troops to invade our country. Upon receiving the news, King Ly Nam De immediately gathered his court officials to find a plan to fight the enemy and recruit troops. Because of their talent in literature and martial arts, Messrs. Pham Van, Hoang Cong Binh, Vu Cong Tao, and Crown Prince Ly Manh were trusted by the king to entrust 2,000 soldiers to fight the enemy. When he arrived at Dao Tong village, Gia Phuc district, Thuong Hong district (now Dao Lam village, Doan Tung commune), he was happily welcomed by the people. Seeing that this place had beautiful scenery and beautiful people, the four men ordered the soldiers and villagers to set up a palace and hold a feast to welcome the army. That day, there were 20 young men in the village who asked to fight the enemy. A few days later, the army quickly set out straight to the banks of the To Lich river to fight the enemy. With their ingenuity, the army of four quickly repelled the enemy. Unwilling to lose, the Luong army asked for more reinforcements. In the second battle, due to the difference in forces and weapons, many of the four soldiers died. To complete the relationship with the young country, all four generals threw themselves into the To Lich river on the 20th day of the 10th lunar month. After the battle, some surviving soldiers returned to Dao Tong village and told the story. To commemorate their gratitude, Dao Tong villagers built a temple to worship the four people at the palace that the insurgent army established in the past (now the harem of Dao Lam village communal house). With great merit, the Ly Dynasty immediately conferred the title of Superior God on all four generals. King Ly ordered the people of Dao Tong village to bring the king's beautiful statue to the temple of the four kings. In 1288, O Ma Nhi and Thoat Hoan brought 500,000 troops to invade the Tran Dynasty. King Tran Nhan Tong assigned the National Registrar Tran Quoc Tuan to the temple of four people in Dao Tong village to worship and pray. Then he went to fight the enemy and won a glorious victory. In 1416, King Le Thai To chased away the Ming Dynasty and also went to the temple of the four monks to worship and pray and indeed won. Thanks to that, the Tran and Le dynasties both conferred the title of Superior God for four people. Dao Lam Communal House is located on flat, spacious land and was built on a fairly large scale. The communal house consists of three main buildings: the outer communal house, the middle communal house and the rear palace, in addition there is a bell tower. Over time, the communal house has been tinged with moss and has many ancient features. The outer communal house has 5 rooms and 2 wings with an area of ​​over 250 m2 with 4 rows of large ironwood columns. The architecture of the rafters is in the style of stacking lotus mats and carved with stylized flowers and leaves. The husband's heads are shaped like dragon heads. At the 8 ends, the image of a poisonous dragon holding a jade is carved, creating a solid position and expressing sacredness. The outer roof of the communal house is covered with roof tiles, the corner blades are shaped like a softly curved dragon's head. On the roofs are arranged four sacred animals (dragon, lyre, tortoise, phoenix). At both ends of the roof of the communal house are two strong dragon heads with a plier-like posture to keep the communal roof more stable. The middle communal house is 2 m away from the outer communal house and also includes 5 rooms and 2 wings but the area is smaller (about 220 m2). The most outstanding architecture is the carved art at the ends of the traps with the theme of four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. On the murals are very sharp and lively long pants. On the central crossbar hangs the great inscription "Duc Phong Thuong Thuong Than". Below are arranged 1 set of bowl-shaped palanquins, 2 sets of dragon palanquins. On both sides are two rows of eight-precious dragon swords. All artifacts are painted. Like the outer pavilion, the middle pavilion was built in the Later Le dynasty and renovated in the Nguyen dynasty. Next is the middle pavilion, which is about 105 square meters wide and includes three back rooms At the back of the harem there is a large altar with four thrones to worship the four village tutelary gods. Each throne has a tablet with their names written on it. In March 1990, Dao Lam communal house was ranked by the State as a national historical and cultural relic. Source Electronic information portal of Thanh Mien district, Hai Duong province.

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