Province-level relic of Mon Tu communal house

28/11/2022 15:20

(BNP) –Mon Tu communal house, Nam Son ward, Bac Ninh city was built a long time ago. It is a place to worship King Ly Nhan Tong. In the past, the communal house had a large scale, during the period of resistance against the French (1946-1954), it was completely destroyed. In 1999, the local people made contributions to restore the Mon Tu communal house on the old ground.


 

The communal house worships King Ly Nhan Tong - the 4th king of the Ly dynasty.


Great Communal Hall

Mon Tu communal house is located on a beautiful land at the foot of Dam mountain with a total area of 560 m2.


The main gate of the communal house.

At present, Mon Tu communal house includes the following architectural works: Nghi Mon (alter-curtain),  Dai Dinh (Great Communal Hall) and Hau Cung (Emperor’s Harem) connected together to form a Chinese “Dinh” letter architectural plan.


On the roof of the communal house are two statues of dragons looking at the moon


The roof of the communal house has the architecture of 4 curved roofs.

Mon Tu communal house with traditional architecture.


Iron door system.

The Great Communal Hall consists of 3 compartments, 2 lean-tons and 4 curved roofs.


Set of super knife.


Set of Eight treasures


Horizontal lacquered board in the Great Communal Hall.


Ancient drum.


Emperor’s Harem


Inside the Emperor’s Harem

Currently, Mon Tu communal house still preserves many precious artifacts.


The system of ancient steles in the communal yard.


Mon Tu communal house was ranked as a provincial-level relic in 2017.

Provincial-level relic ranking decision No. 1785/QD-UBND, dated December 8, 2017.

By T.L