Hong Thai Communal House (Kim Trien Communal House)

Hong Thai Communal House (Kim Trien Communal House)

Before 1945, Hong Thai communal house was also called Kim Chien communal house in Hong Thai village, Tan Trao commune. The communal house was built to meet the needs of cultural and religious activities of the community and was a place to meet and discuss important matters. common work of the village. In March 1945, under the leadership of the Party, directly comrade Chu Quy Luong, the people of Kim Chien rose up in an armed uprising to seize power. After gaining power, the people met and decided to change the name of the village. The people took the name of martyr Pham Hong Thai as the name of their commune and Kim Chien communal house has also been named Hong Thai communal house since then. Hong Thai communal house was built according to feng shui techniques passed down from ancient times, that is: "earth gathers water, water gathers". In fact, the communal house is placed in the south direction with Thia mountain as the communal house, in front is the Pho Day river, in front of the communal house is a large yard with many old trees such as banyan trees, rice trees... The communal house was built in the 4th year of Khai Dinh's reign, in 1919. The communal house has pure wooden architecture and a palm leaf roof. Overall, the communal house has the appearance of a mountain house on stilts, consisting of three rooms and two wings. The two sides on both sides are used as meeting and dining places, and the three middle rooms are used as places of worship. Above the middle space there is a mezzanine floor, divided into two parts: the upper part is used for offerings, the inside is the palace where offerings are stored. Unlike communal houses in the lowlands, Hong Thai communal house has a very simple architecture. What stands out are the letters painted in black ink at the ends. In addition, in the middle space we also see the image of 6 geckos clinging to 6 columns. In addition to its architectural and decorative value, this is also one of the agricultural beliefs of the people, because they believe that geckos are animals that can predict whether the weather will be rainy or sunny, and from there one can calculate the growing time of the crop. Hong Thai Communal House worships mountain gods around the region. In addition, the communal house also worships a human deity, Princess Ngoc Dung. Every year, the villagers here organize many worshiping ceremonies at the communal house, and the holidays are based on the seasons of the year. On May 4, 1945, Uncle Ho returned from Pac Bo, Cao Bang to Tan Trao. Hong Thai Communal House was the first stop when he arrived at Tan Trao. In August 1945, the revolutionary movement developed strongly, the spirit of seizing power was burning everywhere. Uncle Ho and the Party Central Committee decided to convene the Party's national cadre conference at Tan Trao communal house. Hong Thai Communal House was chosen as the place to welcome delegates to the Congress. All delegates must present documents at Hong Thai communal house before entering Tan Trao. After the success of the August Revolution, Uncle Ho and the Party Central Committee moved to Hanoi. Not long after our country was at peace, the French colonialists broke their promise and returned to invade our country again. The nationwide resistance broke out, the revolutionary homeland of Tan Trao once again welcomed Uncle Ho, the Central Committee, and the Government here to direct the resistance war against the French colonialists. During the resistance period, Hong Thai communal house became the headquarters of the Zone Safety Protection Board. Everyone who wants to enter a central agency to work must go to Hong Thai communal house, present documents, and have the signature of the person in charge to be able to safely enter the area. In addition, Hong Thai communal house was the workplace of the ATK Supply department during the resistance war. After this department moved, many army units were stationed at Hong Thai communal house to train army units. Source: Tuyen Quang Tourism Promotion Center

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