Luong Xa communal house - National Monument (Thuong Xuan Dinh)

25/10/2022 09:45

(BNP) - Luong Xa communal house, Phu Luong commune, Luong Tai district was built in the 16th century. By 1953, the communal house was completely demolished. By 2017, the local people completely rebuilt the new communal house on the old ground.


Luong Xa communal house.

Currently, Luong Xa communal house is an architectural complex, including: Nghi Mon (alter-curtain), Dai Dinh (great communal hall), Hau Cung (emperor’s harem) and auxiliary works.


Nghi mon with style of the four pillars.

Nghi Mon is built of brick, four-pillar style, consisting of two main pillars and two auxiliary pillars.


Great Communal Hall.


 

The top of the roof is covered with two dragons worshiping the sun.


4 curved blades.

The great communal hall has 3 compartments, 2 lean-tons, 4 curved roofs.


The main altar of the Great Communal Hall.


The citation table introduces the value of relics in the communal house.


Horizontal lacquered board (engraved with Chinese characters), parallel sentences.

3-compartment Emperor’s Harem.


The communal house worships Lieutenant To Hien Thanh (To Dai Vuong).

Luong Xa communal house is a cultural and religious work of the local people, which was built a long time ago to worship the village's tutelary god, lieutenant To Hien Thanh (To Dai Vuong) - a mandarin of the Ly dynasty.

The communal house also worships the famous celebrities of Luong Xa.


The stele "Thuong Xuan communal house" dated Chinh Hoa 21.


Set of eight treasures in the 21st century.

Currently, Luong Xa communal house still preserves many precious artifacts,


Certificate of ranking National Monument of Luong Xa communal house.

Luong Xa communal house is ranked as a national monument according to Decision No. 815/QD-BVHTTDL dated March 9, 2017.

By P.H