Luong Khe Ancient Communal House

Luong Khe communal house was respectfully built by the villagers of Luong Khe village to worship the native God Emperor, worship King Hung Vuong and worship the ancestors in early 1913. The communal house was originally built with thatched roofs and bamboo walls. , platform. The communal house faces east and is located on high ground. The communal house was built in the style of the word "mon". The main temple worships the Hung Kings. The south-facing row of houses worships the ancestors who openly built the village. The row of houses to the north is where the villagers gather during festivals. Around 1925, the villagers' life became more stable. At this time, the roof of the communal house was covered with scale tiles, wooden ribs, and brick walls. On the top of the roof, there is a statue of "Two dragons adoring the moon", the columns in the lobby are carved with winding dragons. In 1955, when the economy developed, the villagers of Luong Khe decided to adjust the direction of the communal house from the east to the west and continue to restore the communal house to imitate Hue folk architecture.

Looking at the overall architecture of the communal house in the style of Mon, including the main hall, the sage's house, in front of the communal house, a royal screen is built with a floating lid shaped like a scroll. The main hall is a house with 3 compartments and 2 wings, the main room is wider than the two sides. The communal house structure is in the style of two floors, the roof is covered with scale tiles, on the roof bank in the middle is a picture of "Two dragons adoring the moon", under the roof is attached a coil. In the main hall, in the center of worshiping the ancestors of King Hung Vuong, behind the altar of King Hung is the altar, on the left and right sides worshiping Tien sage, Khai Khai, and Hau. On the four pillars hang four parallel sentences that are painted gilded and worshiped by people in the village. On the walls in the main hall hang wooden plates, engraved with the names of those who contributed money to build the communal house.

Every year, on the 14th day of the second lunar month or the 10th day of the third lunar month. In the communal house, it is often held to sacrifice to the gods, and to celebrate the death anniversary of Hung Vuong. The ceremony is very dignified, and the ritual is organized by dignitaries in the village. Procedures and sacrifices for heaven and earth were carefully prepared to be offered to the shrine. Leading the ceremonial team is a team of trumpets and drums, followed by a ceremonial group dressed in ceremonial clothes with Long Dinh going ahead to process the spirit of King Khai Dinh to Dinh Lang.

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