Unique ancient wooden fish at Thang Quang pagoda

(Baonghean.vn) - Thang Quang Pagoda in Hamlet 7, Dai Son Commune (Do Luong) currently has a unique ancient wooden fish that is hundreds of years old.

Currently, local people do not know when Thang Quang Pagoda was built, only that it was restored in the year of Binh Than (late 19th century). What is special is that the pagoda still preserves some ancient artifacts, including a wooden gong made of jackfruit wood.

Mr. Dang Huu Thinh - Member of the Board of Trustees of Thang Quang Pagoda introduces the ancient wooden fish.

The gong is nearly 0.35m long, the circumference of the body is about 0.79m, the top of the gong has a handle to hang, it looks like a large lime pot. Mr. Chu Van Giap (65 years old) - a member of the pagoda's board of trustees said: The elders in the village said that this gong is from the same period as the pagoda, many rare artifacts in the pagoda (black bronze Buddha statue, stone stele, stone turtle) have been lost, but the gong is still there.

The ancient wooden fish has been stained with time, but the sound still resonates.

Today, this wooden fish, along with an ancient incense burner, is carefully preserved by the guardian deity. It is only used to strike the wooden fish during important spring festivals and Vu Lan Festivals to receive sutras. Over hundreds of years, the ancient wooden fish has been stained by time, with scratches on its body and faded carvings, but the sound of the fish still resonates.

Huy Thu