Yen Giang Communal House


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Information Yen Giang Communal House

Location: Yen Giang Communal House is situated on a high mound in the center of Yen Giang Commune, Yen Hung District, Quang Ninh Province.
Characteristics: It was built in the 16th century to honour national hero Tran Hung Dao. It was rebuilt in 1993.




It is built in the shape of the letter dinh (J). Its Front Ceremonial Hall has five compartments. Its Back Ceremonial Hall has three compartments. Its Back Sanctuary includes one compartment.

The building still preserves a delicate china incense burner from the Le Dynasty, two stone engravings with designs of dragons from the Nguyen Dynasty, parallel sentence boards and six decrees from Emperors Nguyen conferring to Tran Hung Dao the title of tutelary genie of the village; Five King's chairs, a pair of eight pole palanquin; a royal court was carved with dragon and red lacquer trimmed with gold flowers and leaves which marked from Nguyen Dynasty.

The festivities at the communal house take place on the eighth day of the third lunar month every year.

 

Source: vietnamtourism.com

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