Description
The temple is located at 94 Sinh Trung Street, Van Loi Hamlet, Van Thanh Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.
Through research and through eyewitness accounts of the village elders, it is not clear what year Van Thanh communal house was built. But through the earliest ordination of the communal house, Tu Duc Tam Nien (1850), the communal house could be started before 1850.
Currently, the communal house still preserves 12 ordinations bestowed by the Nguyen kings:
- Sac Tu Duc in the 3rd year (1850) conferred on Bach Ma;
- Sac Tu Duc in the 5th year (1852) conferred on Ban Canh Thanh Hoang;
- Sac Tu Duc in the 5th year (1852) conferred Thien Y A Na;
- Sac Tu Duc year 33 (1880) conferred Thien Y A Na;
- Sac Tu Duc in the 33rd year (1880) conferred on Bach Ma;
- Sac Dong Khanh in the 2nd year (1887) ordained Thien Y A Na;
- Sac Dong Khanh in the 2nd year (1887) conferred the title on Ban Canh Thanh Hoang;
- Sac Duy Tan in the 3rd year (1909) ordained Thien Y A Na;
- Sac Duy Tan in the 3rd year (1909) ordained Bach Ma and Thanh Hoang;
- Sac Khai Dinh in the 9th year (1924) conferred the title on Thanh Hoang;
- Sac Khai Dinh 9th year (1924) ordained Thien Y An Na;
- Sac Khai Dinh in the 9th year (1924) ordained Bach Ma.
The communal house is located at the foot of Sinh Trung mountain, the back of the communal house is leaning against the mountain, the front side faces a large space, the communal house rotates in the Southeast direction, the left side has a large rock covered by a wide canopy of trees, along with the roof system of the temple. The family has an ancient floor to create an ancient relic. The communal house stands out with sophisticated and sophisticated reliefs.
From the outside looking at the relic, there are the following work items: Nghi Mon and surrounding wall; The communal house yard was built with cement tiles with a cement surface; Dai Dinh: The wall structure is built of pumice stone (a laterite-like form) combined with bricks, lime mortar and cement, the inner frame is made of wood, because the roof has a truss structure. The great communal house has the structure of the letter "二" (Nhi), consisting of two parts: the main hall and the main hall, the roof top (drops of ginh). The money and the main hall are connected by a trough; but overall view of the monument with two temples on both sides (on the right is Thien Y A Na Temple, on the left is the Martyr's Temple), the great communal house has a structure of the letter "丁" (Ding). The church of Tien Hien, Hau Hien, the house was built in the style of the back wall, the house has two parts, the front part is not built with a wall, used as a meeting place, the inner part is divided into two, the right side is the residence of the communal house (people) look after), the left side is a place to worship Tien Hien and Hau Hien; Mieu Co was built behind the communal house, a small temple built in the style of an am, with a simple decoration inside, placing worship items including lampstands, incense burners, and ceramic crockery.
The current monument is well preserved, still retaining the original architectural features; During the time, the communal house was restored many times, including major restorations in 1928, 2000 and 2014.
Every year, Van Thanh communal house worships Spring and Autumn "Spring and Autumn Festival"; The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
With historical and cultural values, on March 24, 2006 Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 513/QD-UBND ranking Van Thanh communal house as a provincial relic.