Monday, 29/04/2024,

Lo Hanh pagoda

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In communal houses in Bac Giang, Lu Hanh communal house has the highest age now. Compared to the pagoda system, Lo Hanh communal house is just behind the age of Tay Dang - Hanoi (old Ha Tay). Through the lines dated on the paintings, art researchers have unanimously determined that Lu Hanh communal house was built in the Sung Khang dynasty, the Mac dynasty, the year of the Rat in 1576.

Lo Hanh communal house is located in Dong Lo commune (Hiep Hoa district). The communal house is a place of worship of five villages: Cham, Chung, Khoat, Chua and Hanh. The house in the back of the residential area, according to legend is located on the back of the turtle, turned west, looking out the land chess, speakers, study, pen.

Lo Hanh pagoda layout is in the style of Cong, the new harem has been added later, two new names have not added yet, but has been destroyed.

Lo Hanh pagoda consists of 5 rooms, 2 rooms in the left with 8 trusses, 6 rows of columns, plus big and small is 48 columns. Lo Hanh communal house still traces the hole of the floor was broken. The house is 23.5 meters long, 12.3 meters wide, the height from the top beam is 6.6 meters, from the roof curb down is 2.1 meters. The house is 0.7m higher than the yard.

Lo Hanh structure is not the same, all the time between the bed gong bed style, the side of the gong bed style. The bed on the floor between the husband and wife create a vertical line. The bed of the husband on the thorax of time to horizontal. Vertical, horizontal line is the decoration for the carved artisans.

The ornamental motifs of Lo Hanh communal house are not many but quite special. The left touching the dragon as if just out of the column, not looking straight at the dew turned to face to chat room between funny, gloating. Also in the house are many dragon figures, short horns, nose nose, long body and fragile, clear mark of the Mac dragon. The subject is also used to sit, lying, crawling. The phoenix is ​​touched with many realities, close to the chicken shape, but not as beautiful as the phoenix dance later. Then the tiger head turned back strongly, the deer sprout twigs, the bird is drying his beard, the fish is long .... All are simple but still alive and close to the viewer.

The statue carved on Lo Hanh communal house is not very much, and often alone is not a living or illustrated story. Women are often shown wearing short sleeves wide, showing the arm round smooth soft, lacing around the abdomen in front of the belly, the head let go, shirt not open buttons to reveal the shirt, wide skirt each fold. Female characters are present, hands and body are very human but change legs with fish tail. She had wings on her shoulders like a bird. In addition to the fairies, fish rode dragons, phoenix, there are girls playing the bottom. Male characters less fairy than naked naked naked sitting on the dragon, very revealing look, soulful.

Flowers, leaves and rattan are used decoratively are stylized, simplified to look good.

Lo Hanh communal house was made by two fine and carving workers. From the date of launching, the family has been restored many times, repairing, adding. In the Nguyen Dynasty, in addition to public works background, the family has the hand of lacquer makers join. Lo Hanh Palace still retains two lacquer paintings "Bat Tien" attached in the middle of the front door of the harem.

"Bat Tien" represents 8 fairies standing on the clouds, each carrying a flute instrument, nhị, her lute, lute. The way they stand, naturally. The left side is slightly rotated, leaf eyes, nose bar, lips contorted. Take each one as a picture. Leave the four of you on one side, looking like a rhythmic band playing Holy. The eight female element is not only painted with some traditional paintings: red, yellow, ash .... but also add the paint blue, blue, dark blue, purple, white, white pink .... full of paint.

"Bat Tien" is not only a valuable painting, but also a valuable object in the history of Vietnamese lacquer.

Although carrying the highest life expectancy in the province, Lo Hanh communal house today, after a large restoration of the cause, the more youthful spring, is expanding the door to welcome guests to offer incense memorial Princess Phuong Dung and Cao Son - two gods were worshiped here, each has helped Hung Vuong fight the enemy.