Unique art of family temple sculpture in Trung Can village
(Baonghean.vn) - Located along the Lam River dike, Nguyen Huu family temple in Trung Phuc Cuong commune (Nam Dan) is a unique work of art, recognized as a provincial-level Historical - Architectural Artistic Relic.
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| Nguyen Huu family temple is located along the Lam River dike, built during the Nguyen Dynasty. After hundreds of years, the building has been restored and embellished many times, the most recent in 2022. Currently, the temple has the following items: gate, stele house, lower hall, upper hall. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In which, the upper house is a 3-room wooden house, designed in the traditional four-pillar style, with a pillar-topped porch trap, and a walkway around the house, most concentratedly showing the ancient sculptural beauty of the building. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The upper hall was built in 1831, the wooden frame was elaborately carved to create a unique work of art. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each house is a unique work of art. The roof trusses, armpit trusses, porch rafters, porch traps... are all vividly carved. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The unique features of the upper hall are the rafters, pillars, pedestal columns, and planks carved with many traditional themes. In addition to the images of the "four sacred animals" that often appear in spiritual works, there are also familiar folk images such as carrying poles, riding buffaloes... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| What is special about this family temple with a tradition of mandarinate examinations is the vividly carved image of "Returning home in glory to pay respect to ancestors", as if the ancestors of the Nguyen Huu family wanted to convey the message of promoting learning to their descendants for generations to come. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On the lines of the upper hall, especially the front lines, are elaborately carved and sculpted traditional themes, prominently images of animals, lotus flowers... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On the wooden frame of the upper hall, the art of sculpture is expressed both horizontally and vertically, in which the upper hall's rear chamber has a very special structure. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| At the Nguyen Huu family temple, there are still many ancient artifacts such as incense tables, thrones, stone incense burners, parallel sentences, large characters... In front of the threshold, the middle room of the upper hall is decorated with an ancient stone bell. The bell is about 0.8 m long, with vivid patterns on it. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In the stele house in front of the church yard, there are 3 ancient stone steles erected in 1834, 1853, 1859. According to Mr. Nguyen Tu An - the caretaker of the Nguyen Huu family church relic, these are 3 Chinese steles talking about the church and the ancestors of the family. In the past, the steles were erected in the open air, recently the family built a stele house to protect them. Next to the 3 ancient steles are 3 translations of these steles. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Nguyen Huu family temple is a cultural and spiritual work associated with the history of a famous family in Trung Can village with outstanding children such as: Mr. Nguyen Danh Hoc, Censor Nguyen Trong Duc, Third Prize Winner Nguyen Van Giao, Nguyen Huu Dan, Nguyen Huu Lap... Nguyen Huu family temple was recognized as a Provincial Historical - Architectural and Artistic Relic in 2022. Photo: Huy Thu |
