Ancestor Altar House of Nguyen Thac family, Dinh Bang ward

06/11/2023 10:56

(BNP) - Ancestor Altar House (House) of Nguyen Thac family, Trung Hoa quarter, Dinh Bang ward, Tu Son city was built a long time ago. Through time and war and many restorations, the house still retains its ancient architecture. It was ranked as a provincial architectural and artistic relic in 2001.

Currently, the house has “Hậu đường” building (a building at the back of a house), which has the architecture of a "bít đầu bít đốc". The load-bearing frame is made of ironwood, creating 7 compartments.

The entrance gate from Nguyen Thac ancestor altar house still retains its ancient features...

The house’s courtyard is paved with ancient bricks.

In the early 18th century, the Nguyen Thac family’s house was built on a large scale by Mr. Nguyen Thac Luong, along with the Dinh Bang communal house. This is the place to worship the ancestors of the Nguyen Thac family in Dinh Bang village, including Nguyen Thac Luong, who was a governor in Thanh Hoa during the reign of King Le Duy Phuong (1729–1722). In 2001, JICA and Showa Women's University (Japan), the Ministry of Culture, Information, and the Provincial People's Committee jointly restored 7 compartments of “Hậu đường”.


Currently, the house still preserves many valuable artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty such as: incense burners, altar thrones, tablets, altar trays, altar trays, caskets, incense bowls, horizontal lacquered board, parallel sentences...

There were 02 “lệnh chỉ” (Orders) and 14 ordinations. The earliest ordination was in 1629, the latest ordination was in 1885.

There is also an ancient well on the campus.

On the left side of Ancestor Altar House is the worshipping house of the Dukes, Nguyen Thac family.

The worshipping house of Lady Ngoc Long, who contributed to Dinh Bang village and the Nguyen Thac family.

By P.H