Close-up of the 'giant' well built with bricks in Nam Dan
(Baonghean.vn) - With a diameter of nearly 25m, Trot Quan well, Ngoc Dinh village, Kim Lien commune is one of the "giant" wells recently restored and embellished in Nam Dan district.
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| According to local elders,wellTrot Quan was dug by the people of Ngoc Dinh village, Kim Lien commune, to get water for daily use for a long time. After decades of disuse, the well was filled up. In 2019, officials and people of Lien Son hamlet launched a call for donations to restore the village well. Along with that,restoreancient temple near the well. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Trot Quan village well is built on a large campus, surrounded by rice fields. In front and behind the well there are 2 long lotus ponds. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The well wall has a circumference of more than 77 m, a diameter of more than 24 m, a diameter of 11 m in the bottom of the well, and a depth of more than 5 m. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The well was built of stone and brick. The well wall is over 1.2m high and built of bare bricks, without plaster. Around the well wall are 17 pillars attached to 17 lotus buds. The well has 1 entrance and exit in the North direction. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On both sides of the well door are a pair of beautifully carved 2.1m long stone dragons. The well door pillars are decorated with lotus flowers and a pair of parallel sentences: "Ancestors' merit opened the dragon vein/ Descendants enthusiastically opened the dragon well". Photo: Huy Thu |
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| To the right of the well entrance is a small shrine where people burn incense to worship the dragon king, the earth god, etc. To the left of the well entrance is a 2.5m high white stone with the name of the well engraved in black calligraphy. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| During the restoration of Trot Quan well, local people discovered 1.5 to 2 meter long ironwood logs under the old well. Elderly people in the village said this was the old well bridge. Currently, these ironwood logs have been kept by local people as souvenirs. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| About 40m from Quan well, the ancient temple of Ngoc Dinh village only has traces left. This time, it has been restored with items such as the three-entrance gate, the main gate, the main hall, the house for burning votive papers... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After being inaugurated in March 2021, the Trot Quan well and Ngoc Dinh temple continue to be renovated with the spirit of "contributing to build". Currently, local workers are still sculpting elephant and horse statues in front of the temple, completing the house to store the ironwood logs. Some green trees are being planted around the well, white and pink lotuses floating in the lake have begun to bloom. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Trot Quan Well is one of the newly restored "giant" wells in Nam Dan district. The restored Trot Quan Well and Ngoc Dinh Temple complex not only beautifies the landscape of Uncle Ho's hometown, but also shows the affection, gratitude and appreciation of the local people towards him.heritageleft by his father. Photo: Huy Thu |
