Description

Dai Cat communal house is located in Dai Cat village, Ninh Phung commune, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province.

* Origin of relics
According to recorded documents, Dai Cat village in 1810 was named Dai An commune, canton Thuong, Tan Dinh district. In 1943, Dai An commune changed to Dai Cat commune, Than Thuong canton, Ninh Hoa government. In 1945, Dai Cat commune changed to Dai Cat village, Ninh Phung commune, Ninh Hoa town[1].

Currently, the basis for determining the age of the monument is no longer available, however, based on the year the village was founded, we can guess that the communal house was built as early as the 18th century. At first, the communal house was built at a position about 500m west of today's location, because this place was close to the edge of the wild mountains and wild animals, so the villagers agreed to move the communal house closer to the residential area for convenience. convenient for living, worshiping as well as preserving and preserving relics.

* Monumental features
After being established for a while, Dai Cat communal house was granted 02 ordinations by the Nguyen kings of Khai Dinh's reign in the 9th year (1924) and bestowed upon Dai Can Quoc Nam Hai Tu Thanh Nuong and Thien Y A Na. Dien Ngoc Phi was lost in the war. Based on the available data, in 2012, the Relic Management Board had a meeting with the villagers to restore the above two ordinations and hold a solemn procession from the People's Committee of Ninh Phung Commune to the communal house.

Since its construction, Dai Cat communal house has undergone two renovations: 1959 and 1988.

Dai Cat Communal House worships Ban Canh Thanh Hoang, Dai Can Quoc Nam Hai, the Four Saints, Than Nong Dieu De, Tien Hien, Son Lam, Ngu Hanh, Yin Soul, Mu Dong, Muc Statue, and Heroic Martyrs.

General plan of Dai Cat communal house

* Architecture monuments
Dai Cat Communal House was built on a campus with a total area of 6,410m2, surrounded by ancient trees and fruit and ornamental trees. From the outside to the inside, Dai Cat communal house includes the following work items: Nghi Mon, Phong Nha, communal house yard, main hall, east house, west house, kitchen and back house.

The highlight in the architecture of Dai Cat communal house is in the wooden frame and decoration on the walls and roof system. Supporting the truss in the main hall are 04 female columns, the body of the column is decorated with dragons; because the roof structure is in the style of truss; the residual heads are carved delicately and sharp. Decorated on the wall are paintings with diverse colors and rich topics such as: Natural scenery, "Bat Tien is too sea", scenes of activities, four spirits ... are arranged in a harmonious and valuable way. Highly artistic and rich in aesthetics.

Like the vast majority of communal houses in Khanh Hoa, Dai Cat communal house organizes a traditional festival every year on the occasion of "Spring and Autumn Two Periods". The Spring Festival is on the 16th day of the second lunar month, the autumn festival is on the 24th day of the lunar calendar.

In order to affirm the typical and outstanding values of history, culture and especially artistic architecture, thereby contributing to preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage of Tram Huong, Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 2998/QD-UBND dated November 20, 2009, ranking Dai Cat communal house as a provincial historical and cultural relic.

[1] Nguyen Dinh Dau 1997: Research on the geographical records of Nguyen Khanh Hoa dynasty. - Ho Chi Minh City: Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House.

- Dai Cat village (Ninh Phung commune), 2006, Dai Cat cultural village convention, Dai Cat village (Ninh Phung commune), page 1.