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Trung Can family national monument calls for help

Huy Thu • DNUM_AIZBAZCACE 20:16

Trung Can Communal House is a National Historical - Architectural Artistic Relic in Trung Phuc Cuong Commune (Nam Dan) which is seriously degrading, threatening the existence of the heritage...

bna_1(1).jpg — Trung Can Communal House was built in the second half of the 18th century, consisting of two buildings, the lower and upper palaces. The lower palace is elaborately and delicately sculpted and carved. The Communal House was ranked as a National Historical - Architectural Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in 1996. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_2(1).jpg — After hundreds of years of existence, the communal house has seriously degraded. The tiled roofs of the communal house have fallen off in many places. In the photo: The tiled roof on the left side of the lower hall. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_3..jpg — Fallen tiles, rotten wood, trees growing on the walls... are what tourists can "witness" when visiting the ancient communal house these days. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_4(1).jpg — According to locals living around the communal house, after the water barrier was broken, the tiles on the roof of the communal house gradually fell off. The rafters were exposed to the sun and rain for a long time, rotting and breaking, causing the tiles to fall off in large pieces. In the photo: The tiled roof behind the lower hall. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_5(1).jpg — The corrugated iron gutter used to collect rainwater between the lower and upper halls became a place to collect fallen tiles. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_6..jpg — The corners of the communal house where the tiled roofs intersect and curve have broken many wooden structures, causing the tiles to fall out and become jagged. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_7(1).jpg — Visiting Trung Can communal house, visitors cannot help but feel sad at the deterioration of the relic. In the photo: The roof of the upper hall also has broken rafters and fallen tiles in many places. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_8(1)-2328e91e6db40f01ed4773263033a027.jpg — The wooden structures attached to the sculptures on the communal house have been soaked in rainwater for a long time and are gradually becoming moldy, rotten, and broken... Photo: Huy Thu

bna_9(1).jpg — Standing below the communal house looking up, you can see the tiles of the communal house falling off, especially the roof, the corners... An ancient communal house with the most beautiful sculptures and carvings in Nghe An is seriously deteriorating: The roof is sagging and broken; water is leaking inside the communal house; the bricks in the yard are broken... Mr. Ho Thanh Binh - the caretaker of Trung Can communal house relic said: After each heavy rain, the communal house is more seriously degraded. Currently, the communal house has completely degraded, from top to bottom, from inside to outside. If it is not restored and embellished, it will affect the existence of the heritage. Photo: Huy Thu

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