The exquisite carvings of the 300-year-old communal house in the "Nhut land"
(Baonghean.vn) - The national historical relic of Bich Thi family, Thanh Giang commune (Thanh Chuong) is an architectural product with elaborate carvings and paintings from the Nguyen Dynasty.
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| Bich Thi Communal House is an architectural work built by the people in the 18th century as a place for activities, meetings and also a place to worship the two Thanh Hoang Tran Hung Hoc and Tran Hung Nhuong. In addition, the communal house also worships the Thanh Hoang and the gods of the temples of the ancient Tong Bich Hao. |
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| After more than 300 years of existence, the communal house still retains its ancient architecture with 5 compartments, 2 gables and 4 roofs, all covered with scale tiles. |
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| Ancient artisans breathed life into the work with extremely delicate and beautiful carvings. |
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| The two sides of the roof of the communal house are arranged symmetrically, two dragon heads curving from the outside up to form the image of a tiger holding the sun. |
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| The dragon head is also stylized, the fins and mane are carved extremely delicately and meticulously. |
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| In addition, the project also has many elaborate details of flower and cloud carvings. |
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In 2015, Bich Thi Communal House was recognized as a National Historical Relic. |
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| Also from here, on January 20 every year, Thanh Giang villagers solemnly organize the Bich Thi communal house festival with many traditional cultural activities attracting a large number of people to participate. |
