Khuyen Luong Communal House

Khuyen Luong Communal House

Khuyen Luong Communal House formerly belonged to Tran Phu commune, Thanh Tri district, now Tran Phu ward, Hoang Mai district, Hanoi. Khuyen Luong is a very famous ancient village in the southeast of Thang Long citadel. At the end of the Tran dynasty, Khuyen Luong was located in the fiefdom of the famous god Tran Khat Chan, a great historical figure of the Tran dynasty, who had the merit of smashing the Champa army and killing King Che Bong Nga who invaded our country's borders. The beauty of the land that Lieutenant General Tran Khat Chan chose to build into a manor estate was praised by Nguyen Trai: In that area, the land is red and ripe with black and green colors, the fields are top-class, and the Kim Nguu river is moreover. Like a horizontal strip of silk, it is a gift from nature to this region. In 1399, general Tran Khat Chan was murdered after his plan to kill Ho Quy Ly failed, and the fief was also destroyed and destroyed. Although loyalist Tran Khat Chan only stayed with this land for a short time, his merits and career left a deep mark in the cultural life of the people in the region. To show their admiration and gratitude to him, the villages in the old manor area, including Khuyen Luong village, all worship Tran Khat Chan as the village God Emperor protecting community life. Located in a countryside rich in historical tradition, Khuyen Luong communal house relic has a long history of existence over time. The communal house has been restored and repaired many times. During his lifetime, Tran Khat Chan built a manor estate in this area. In the estate planning, Khuyen Luong was planned as a mulberry growing area and silkworm rearing, a traditional profession that stuck with the villagers forever. The image and career of the famous general Tran family are always imprinted in the memories and spirituality of generations of Khuyen Luong villagers. Over time, Khuyen Luong communal house used to be a revolutionary base during the resistance war against the French. In June 1945, two classes were established at Khuyen Luong communal house to propagate the national language. On August 19, 1945, the Viet Minh seized power in Hanoi. These two classes were the core factors that overthrew the old government, established a new government of the people and established the Self-Defense Team, Youth Union, and Association. women to participate in fighting to protect the government. By June 1946, the first cadre training class of the Vietnam Trade Union opened at the communal house. In 1947, the people of Khuyen Luong village built a base in the enemy area. The communal house was a place to mobilize people to buy resistance bonds and mobilize people to hide officers, soldiers and militia and guerrillas. From 1948 to 1949, the revolutionary movement was very strong, the enemy always terrorized and robbed the people, the enemy sent the West to set up camp at Khuyen Luong church to suppress the revolutionary movement here. At the communal house gate on October 21, 1949, they shot and killed comrade Nguyen Van Khang, a guerrilla. By June 1950, they set up camp right at the beginning of the village, surrounded and searched to sabotage the local revolutionary movement. Despite this, the people are still united in fighting, protecting officers, and defending their homeland. In 1961, doing well in animal husbandry and becoming the flagship of the Capital's agricultural movement, the people of Khuyen Luong were honored to welcome Uncle Ho, Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Prince Souphanouvong and Uncle Ton Duc Thang to visit. . In 1964, when the US escalated its invasion of the North, Khuyen Luong Communal House was a place to store military supplies (pots, pans, dry food and medicine) for combat purposes. In particular, the communal house is a place to store anti-aircraft artillery shells from two artillery positions and one missile position to protect the Red River ferry bridge. Khuyen Luong communal house was ranked as a historical and architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1996. Source: Hanoi People Magazine

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