Ba Khe Communal House

15/06/2023 14:44

(BNP) - Ba Khe communal house, Phu Hoa commune, Luong Tai district was built in the 17th century. In 1950, implementing the policy of destroying the earth during the resistance war, the communal house was completely demolished. After peace was restored, the people contributed to the reconstruction of the communal house on the old ground in accordance with traditional architecture.


Ba Khe Communal House’s Gate

Ba Khe communal house worships village's tutelary gods: Sat Hai Dai Vuong, Princess Phuong Dung Gia Hanh, and Do Thien Cay Gao Dai Vuong.


Great Communal Hall


Ba Khe communal house worships three village's tutelary gods.


Horizontal lacquered board


Artistic carvings

Ba Khe communal house has an architecture of Chinese “Dinh” letter including Great Communal Hall and Emperor’s Harem.


 

Typical artifacts include a stone stele from the Nguyen Dynasty, a set of bowls, a set of long dinh, a table of literature, and a set of clothing caskets made of lacquered wood. There are also two horizontal lacquered boards, three pairs of couplets…


Stone stele in the communal house.

Experiencing ups and downs in history, Ba Khe communal house has always been an important religious center of the villagers, where many antiques from the Le-Nguyen dynasties are preserved. These are extremely valuable documents to help learn the history of the country.


A corner of Ba Khe Communal House.

Ba Khe communal house is classified as a provincial historical relic in Decision No. 143/QD-CT dated January 29, 2003.

By T.L