Historical relic 'cries for help' after heavy rain

Annam• DNUM_CFZBBZCACC 15:31

(Baonghean.vn) - Already degraded, after the recent heavy rain, the church of Cam Thai village, Dai Dong commune (Thanh Chuong) - a provincial historical relic has seriously degraded and needs to be restored and embellished soon.

Cam Thai village's holy house in Dai Dong commune was built by Cam Thai villagers to worship Confucius and the village's sages and scholars. In the grounds of the holy house, there are main structures such as the upper hall, lower hall, kitchen, well, gate... Cam Thai village's holy house was recognized as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic in 2016. Photo: Huy Thu

The lower temple of Cam Thai Holy House is one of the two ancient structures of the relic, originally the Cam Thai communal house, donated to the village by Doctor Nguyen Huu Dien when he passed the imperial examinations, built in 1853. After hundreds of years of existence and moving through many locations, the lower temple has deteriorated, especially severely damaged in the heavy rain on November 23-24. Looking from the outside, the left part of the lower temple is the most severely damaged. The heavy rain broke the entire bank, causing many roof tiles to fall off. Photo: Huy Thu

According to Mr. Nguyen Huu Cam - village chief of Cam Thai village, the house had been degraded before, now it has been soaked with rainwater, causing some structures to break and collapse. The front eaves have completely fallen off, broken into many pieces lying on the roof. Photo: Huy Thu

During the heavy rain, some sections of the embankment and tiles were broken in the church yard. Photo: Huy Thu

The front gable corner of the lower hall has a broken beam, blocking the water, and the tiles are falling off as if they are about to separate from the roof. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Nguyen Huu Cam added: Seeing the relic degraded, local people really want to repair it. We have submitted a report to the higher authorities, hoping that the relic will be restored soon. Photo: Huy Thu

Not only the left gable roof, but also the remaining gable corners of the lower hall are in a serious state of collapse. In the photo: The rear gable corner, on the right side of the lower hall. Photo: Huy Thu

On the roof of the lower hall, many wooden structures were damaged, causing the two layers of yin-yang tiles to break. Both main roofs of the lower hall had long rows of tiles falling off, causing rainwater to flood into the house and soak into the wooden structures. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Nguyen The Tu - Vice Chairman of Dai Dong Commune People's Committee said: Cam Thai village's holy house, especially the lower shrine, has seriously degraded. We hope that the Party Committee, authorities, departments and branches at all levels will pay attention so that the relic can be restored and embellished soon. In the photo: A corner of the kitchen next to the lower shrine of Cam Thai holy house. Photo: Huy Thu