(Baonghean.vn) - Giap Dong Communal House is located in Thuong Truy village, Nam Kim commune (Nam Dan). The communal house was built by the people nearly 300 years ago to worship Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang - the person who recruited people, established hamlets, developed the economy and protected the lives of the people of Nghe An in general and Nam Kim - Nam Dan in particular. Through the vicissitudes of time, the communal house is still steadfast, a support for the spiritual and religious life of the people of Nam Kim commune. Notably, surrounding the communal house are dozens of barringtonia trees with very strange shapes.
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| Giap Dong Communal House was built by the people to worship Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang, a virtuous prince who had great contributions in protecting the country and people, helping the people of Nghe An to farm, improve the land and develop the economy. |
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| Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang is also considered by the people as the Thanh Hoang of Thuong Truy village. |
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| After hundreds of years with many events, the communal house still retains its ancient majesty as in the beginning. The roof ridges, rafters, trusses, rafters, and pillars of the communal house have many delicate carvings. On the rafters, rafters, and pillars of the communal house roof are the highlights of very delicate carving and sculpture. |
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| The communal house still retains two ancient vases that are hundreds of years old. Local people say that these two vases were lost for many years but were then forced to return them to their original location. |
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| Outside the communal house there are three stone tablets engraved with Chinese characters. |
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| But what makes the communal house most special is the courtyard area with many ancient banyan trees. Right in front of the communal house yard is a banyan tree about 300 years old. |
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| This tree root is hollow and has a broken top but still lives for many years. |
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| On the body of the plant are eyes and tumors that form strange caves. |
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| A betel vine clings to the mulberry tree in front of the communal house yard. |
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| Surrounding the temple are dozens of ancient trees, bearing the mark of moss over time. |
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| The trunk and branches of the tree become an ideal shelter for mistletoe plants. |
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| Many of the mulberry trees have strange shapes. |
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| Climbing vine living on the trunks of ancient mulberry trees. |
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| Having gone through many changes, the old mưng trees have become 'witnesses' of the 'changes' in the land of Nam Kim (Nam Dan). |
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