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Phu Lao Communal House

Phu Lao Communal House

Phu Lao Communal House in Phu Lao village, Dao My commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province. Despite many years of war, devastation from sun and rain, and deterioration due to many renovations, Phu Lao communal house still retains the basic features of an ancient Vietnamese communal house, especially the about art and architecture. Phu Lao Communal House was built in 1688, during the reign of King Le Chinh Hoa the 15th. Phu Lao Communal House was built on a campus of more than 1,500 square meters at the beginning of the village, looking to the Southeast to worship Duc Cao Son - Quy Minh who are the kings. Famous generals of the Hung King period were instrumental in suppressing the enemy and defending the country. These are famous generals whose temples were built in many places in the Northeast region to honor those who contributed to the village and the country. They were ordained as superior gods by many dynasties and were classified as Gods of Goodness, eliminating evil, eliminating evil and protecting good people. At the same time, the communal house also worships General Cong Dao and Lady Quy Thi, local people who passed the exam to become mandarins, and donated money to build a communal house to merit the village. Phu Lao communal house is located on a high, open, beautiful strip of land at the beginning of the village, the back of the communal house is built outward, the communal house's face faces the village, hidden under the cool green banyan shade, reflecting on the clear water wharf. In front of the communal house's door, there is a large, semi-oval pond and the communal house's yard is large and flat. The newly built altar house consists of three small rooms. In the back yard of the altar there is a four-sided stele, built in the 15th year of Chinh Hoa (1694), composed by Dr. Hoang, talking about his contribution to building the communal house. Ms. Dao Thi Hien. The communal house has four high, wide roofs, the roof is covered with bai-shaped tiles. The great hall consists of seven compartments, 23m long, 12m wide, with 8 trusses, 6 rows of columns, 48 ​​columns. The trusses are structured in a way that overlaps the beams and gongs, combined with stripes at the four corners. The four middle columns have four panels running nearly the entire room, creating four large decorative panels. The four sides of the pavilion still have traces of paneling and are surrounded by a table door; All rooms have floors. Except for columns, rafters and diaphragms, other wooden architectural structures such as wooden poles, corbels, planks, stripes, pillars... are carved with many shapes reflecting aspects of village life. With its unique architectural and wood carving art values, since 1982 Phu Lao communal house has been recognized by the State as a nationally ranked historical relic, after being restored twice to prevent deterioration. , most recently in 2011, up to now, the state, party committees, authorities, social organizations, especially Buddhists everywhere have contributed to building relics that are getting better and better, in order to preserve the relics. the unique cultural values ​​of our ancestors for our descendants for generations to come. SOURCE World Heritage e-magazine

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