Description
My Trach communal house is located in My Trach residential group, Ninh Ha ward, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province.
My Trach communal house was built around the 18th century. In 1810, My Trach village was called An Phu commune (Go Duoi, Go Gang, Bo De, Go Phuoc), later changed to An Thanh Dong commune (Dong Nui), belonging to Ha canton, Tan Dinh district, government. Binh Hoa, Khanh Hoa province[1].
When it was first built, the communal house was roofed with yin and yang tiles and the walls were made of earthen walls. In the past, Thien Tu Pagoda was in Go Chua (about 1km to the south of today's location), in order to facilitate management as well as in accordance with feng shui, the pagoda moved to near My Trach communal house.
My Trach communal house was built to worship the village Thanh Hoang, Tien sage, Hau sage, Hau Tho, Hoa Tinh female spirit, miraculous Ngu Phuong, Son Lam.
My Trach communal house has undergone renovation and embellishment in the years: 1776, 1896, 1938, 1953, 1983, 1993, 1995.
My Trach Communal House is located in a campus with a total area of 1,080m2, with the front facing Southeast. From the outside to the inside, My Trach communal house has the following overall layout: Nghi Mon, Phong Nha, Hoa Tinh Female Temple, Hau Tho Thanh Nien Temple, Tien Hien - Hau Hien Temple, the magical Ngu Phuong Temple, the main temple. electricity, kitchen.
The highlight in the architecture of My Trach communal house lies in the system of wooden structures in the main hall, the Tien Hien Temple and the magical Ngu Phuong Temple with carvings and legends on the walls and roof system.
My Trach main palace
Every year, My Trach communal house holds the festival from March 18 to March 19 of the lunar calendar. Previously, the communal house had 03 ordinations sent to Thien Tu pagoda (My Trach village), every time during the festival, they held a procession and a ceremony. In 1998, the ordinations were lost, so the village no longer held the procession.
Recognizing the historical - cultural values of My Trach communal house, on April 13, 2010 Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 965/QD-UBND ranking it as a provincial relic.
[1] Nguyen Dinh Dau (1997), Research on geographical records of Nguyen Khanh Hoa dynasty, Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House, City. Ho Chi Minh, pp.158-159.