Admire the unique sculpture art of Trung Can ancient communal house
(Baonghean.vn) - Existing for hundreds of years, Trung Can communal house in Trung Phuc Cuong commune (Nam Dan) is considered one of the ancient structures with unique artistic value.
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Trung Can Communal Housewas built in the year of Tan Suu (1781), by three doctors of the Nguyen Trong family, Nguyen Trong Thuong, Nguyen Trong Duong, and Nguyen Trong Duong. The communal house consists of two upper and lower buildings, located on a high, airy strip of land, facing the South. The communal house worships Duke Tong Tat Thang - and also worships Tam Toa Dai Vuong, Cao Son Cao Cac... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The lower temple is a 5-compartment building (3 main rooms, 2 auxiliary rooms) designed in the style of four pillars. The wooden frame of the lower temple is intricately carved and sculpted. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The rafters, beams, rafters, planks, pillars... are all carved with high density. In the photo: One of the two central rafters of the communal house is engraved with Chinese characters recording the year of construction and completion. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Distinctiveness in artsculpturein Trung Can communal house is expressed in many aspects, such as density of sculpture, technique, theme, expressive image... Each wooden structure is a unique miniature work. Traditional themes are expressed in a lively, soft and flexible way. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The dragon image in Trung Can communal house is quite rich, expressed in many different images: sunken, raised, straight head, tilted head, single dragon, coiled dragon... In the photo: Openwork dragon head carved under the lower communal house. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Here, the art of carving and carving is sophisticated and skillful with both sunken and raised lines, flexible as real and dreamy, creating unique, continuous works on the ceilings, beams, rafters, and rafters... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On the rafters of the communal house are carved 24 paintings, these are the marvelous works of ancient sculpture. Stories such as "King Thuan plows", "King Nghieu passes the throne" or folk activities such as "Returning home to pay respect to ancestors", "Playing the zither", "Herding buffalo", "Breastfeeding", "Pounding rice", "Playing chess", "Reading books", "Riding horses", "Archery",... are exquisitely and vividly depicted. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Visiting Trung Can communal house and seeing the unique sculptures with your own eyes, visitors will be amazed by the aesthetic level and talent of the ancient artisans. Just with the "chess playing" painting, we can feel the lively and diverse living space of people. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The structure, arrangement of motifs, patterns, and carvings in the communal house show that 18th-century craftsmen skillfully and harmoniously combined Confucianism and folk culture in a communal village project. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Over hundreds of years, the ancient relic has seriously degraded, unfortunately some sculptures have also been damaged, especially the sculptures on the front beams of the communal house. The wooden beams are exposed to rain and sunlight, causing the carvings to become moldy, broken... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Trung Can Communal House has been ranked as a national monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism).RelicsNational historical and architectural art. Located in the middle of a "sacred land and talented people" area, the communal house is one of the attractive tourist destinations for visitors when visiting Nam Dan. Mr. Ho Thanh Binh - the caretaker of Trung Can communal house relic said: The communal house has seriously degraded, especially after the heavy rain last October, the communal house has broken many water barriers, the tiles on the back and roof have fallen off in many places, but until now it has not been repaired. We hope that the competent authorities will pay attention to repairing to preserve and conserve the values of this ancient communal house. Photo: Huy Thu |
| Unique sculpture art of Trung Can communal house. Video: Huy Thu |
