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Yang Prong Tower

Yang Prong Tower

Cham Yang Prong Tower of Ea Rok commune, Ea Sup district, about 100km west of Buon Ma Thuot city, also known as Green Forest Cham Tower. This is one of the only indigo towers in the Central Highlands built in the late 13th century to worship Siva god in the form of Mukhalinga (great god), praying for the flourishing of the race and happy happiness. Yang Prong Tower, also known as the Green Forest Cham Tower, is a Cham tower located in Village 5 Ea Rok commune, Ea Sup district, Dak Lak province. Legend has it that the tower is the tomb of the head of the old Cham village. In 1906, it was found on the stone frame of the tower of the ancient steles of the Cham king in the late 13th century. The material vestiges around Yang Prong seem to prove this is a old manager of the Cham people in the Central Highlands. The tower is quite intact, higher than 10m, built of hard bricks with many different sizes. The tower has a square jar, the eastern lobby of 1.60m wide. The structure of the square tower, the upper point is like onions, different from the usual Cham architecture. In 1990, many domestic and foreign scientists came to and there were a number of tower research. The scientists all asserted: Yang Prong was built in the 13th century, proving about 700 years ago, the Central Highlands not only had indigenous people but also other ethnic groups. Yang Prong is a monument of great significance for ethnologists, history, architecture ... The tower was built at the end of the 13th century under the reign of Sinhavarman III (Che Man), worshiping Shiva in the form of Mukhalinga, praying for the development of the race, and happy happiness. The Tower of Prong was discovered in the 1904-1911 years by a French ethnicist named Henri Maitre. The scientist described this project in Les Jungles Moi (all forest) published in Paris in 1912. Yang Prong Tower is a red brick architectural block on a blue stone high floor. The tower has a height of 9m, the square bottom is 5m long, each outside is 3 fake doors, a single door opens towards the East direction, where the reign of the gods. Above expanded and soaring pen pyramid, different from the architecture of other Cham towers in the Central. During the war, the tower was searched by gold and mines, so it was much damaged. The tower is also not built on high hills, low mountains without trees like other Cham towers but lying under the ancient canopy of the Ea Sup forest and the peaceful Ea H'leo River. Yang Prong means a great worship tower, a god who specializes in managing crops according to the concept of the ancient Cham people. This is an unfinished project, because when building a tower, Cham people never build one but often a population. Currently, the tower has been recognized as a cultural heritage that needs to be preserved. Despite being embellished, the tower generally retains its ancient and solemn features. Around the tower is surrounded by many years old, quite dense, this is also a testament to the protection efforts of the local government. Not only is a unique artistic architecture, Yang Prong tower has a mysterious ancient Cham nuance and culture, steady ancient existence and sustainability at the same time. On August 3, 1991, the tower was recognized as a national architectural and cultural relic. Source of electronic portal in Dak Lak province

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