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Minh Huong Gia Thanh Communal House

Minh Huong Gia Thanh Communal House

Minh Huong Gia Thanh Hoi Quan is located at 380 Tran Hung Dao Street, Ward 11, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. The communal house is the house of Minh Huong commune, a commune founded in 1698, gathering the Chinese descendants in the town palace. In 1808, King Gia Long gave the name "Gia Thanh Duong", so the communal house was also named Minh Huong Gia Thanh. In 1867, the colonial government changed the administrative structure, the communal house was no longer the job of the commune and became the restaurant of Minh Huong Gia Thanh Association. The communal house was built in 1797, restored in 1839, 1901 and 1962. Architecture in the style of the house, the wooden rafters, the roof of the tile, the brick wall. The interior of the communal house includes martial arts, main halls and post -electricity. On the right of Vo Ca has Ngu Hanh temple. Standing in front of the gate can be clearly seen on the roof of the family decorated with the picture of Mesopotamia, the fish, the statue of Mr. Nhat Ba Nguyet, the reliefs of China's tolerance ... produced by Dong Hoa ceramic kilns in Tan Suu 1901. On the columns and horizontal momentum hanging many diaphragms and couplets, most of them are made from the beginning and between the nineteenth century. There are all 38 Hoanh Phi and 22 couplets, practicing the four words "Good vulnerability" (praiseworthy custom) by King Tu Duc for 1863 and the opposite sentence of Trinh Hoai Duc as the second year of Minh Mang (1821). The main temple is built on a high background, the front decoration of three bao lames touches the topics of Tung -Hac, Mai -Dieu, Lien -pressure, crab basket, fruit basket ... At the end of the main electricity are three large wooden worship exams placed on the brick platform, touched around the dragon paintings of Chau, Lan, Phung, Hoa Canh ... Church of the god placed in the middle with the article: the five gods of the god -Ceramic Cereal Before the worship, there was a stone bass and two statues of Ngo Nhan Tinh, Trinh Hoai Duc was also made of stone on both sides. On the left is a church of Nguyen Huu Canh and Admiral General Tran Thang Tai, two generals with great merit, and the Nguyen Dynasty was the Thuong Than Than. On the right of the right examination, Trinh Hoai Duc and Ngo Nhan Tinh, the two Minh Huong were officials to the position of Thuong Thuong, (along with Le Quang Dinh Hoping into "Gia Dinh Tam Gia", a famous group of literature and historians). The left corner of the main electricity has a copper bell. The bell strap is a two -headed dragon, four legs. The body of the bell floating with 2 rows of words "Gia Dinh Thanh Minh Cong commune", "Long Xiu Mui Thu Nguyet" (The bell is made by Minh Huong commune. The main insulation of the main electricity is a small tan yard. There are also three similar decorative churches. The Tien Hien enlightened the village to be worshiped at the middle examination. On the left is an examination of the incense and the wife with meritorious services, Mr. Truong Cong Si and his wife, who gave the land to the commune. Small officials with meritorious services and wives are worshiped at the right. Ngu Hanh Temple worships the Five Elements Nuong and Lord Lord Lady Nuong (who specializes in helping to give birth). In the worship, there is a statue of a mother born. In front of her statue, the statue of Hai Hau and Twelve Mu Bong the child in her arms. Phuc Duc Chinh Than (Earth) and Bach Ma Thai eunuch are also worshiped in the temple. The left corner of the temple has a 2nd bronze casting bell (1849). In addition to the mentioned artifacts, there are many other valuable artifacts such as: Beer founded in 1839 with the names of Minh Huong people who are famous for the Nguyen Dynasty; Some of the diaphragm, especially a couple of couplets that curved the body, touched Long, Lan, Qui, Phung ... with the dragon's head touched higher than the surface of the sentence, nearly one inch, two iron peaks made in 1842; Dragon and phoenix seat set; The troops of weapons ... Minh Huong communal house is one of the old communal houses in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition to the meaning of a monument of Minh Huong commune, the place of worshiping the fire of Minh Huong people, the communal house also has the value of calligraphy, the art of wood carving Vietnamese style in the 19th century. Minh Huong communal house was issued by the Ministry of Culture No. 43-Culture/Decision on January 7, 1993 as an architectural and artistic monument. Source of electronic portal in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City.

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