Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House
Long Phung Communal House

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Phone: 0753741689

Time to visit a place: 60 phút

Open Time: 7:00 AM - Close Time: 6:00 PM

Email: ttvhbinhdai@gmail.com

Address: ap Long Hoa 2, xa Long Dinh, huyen Binh Dai, tinh Ben Tre Xã Long Định, Huyện Bình Đại, Tỉnh Bến Tre

Long Phụng Communal House is the fifth village communal house in Bến Tre province to be recognized as a national architectural and artistic heritage site. Long Phụng Communal House is an exemplary architectural work in Bình Đại from the early 20th century, still relatively intact. The house was solidly repaired with bricks in 1970 and remains to this day. Every year, the house holds various festivals, including the Khai Sơn festival (on the 7th of the first lunar month), Thượng Nguyên festival (on the 15th of the first lunar month), Tết Đoan Ngọ, Hạ Nguyên festival (on the 15th of the 10th lunar month), and Thượng Điền festival. Located in Long Hòa 2 hamlet, Long Định commune, Bình Đại district, Long Phụng Communal House was originally built in early 1833 and completed by the end of 1834, with an initial structure made of simple wooden and leaf materials at a different location from where it stands today. Seeing that the location was not suitable for a communal house, Mr. Đỗ Văn Phủ, a respected villager, initiated the relocation of the house to a new site and oversaw its construction. The reconstruction began at the end of 1913 and was completed by the ... View more

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Long Phụng Communal House is the fifth village communal house in Bến Tre province to be recognized as a national architectural and artistic heritage site.

Long Phụng Communal House is an exemplary architectural work in Bình Đại from the early 20th century, still relatively intact. The house was solidly repaired with bricks in 1970 and remains to this day. Every year, the house holds various festivals, including the Khai Sơn festival (on the 7th of the first lunar month), Thượng Nguyên festival (on the 15th of the first lunar month), Tết Đoan Ngọ, Hạ Nguyên festival (on the 15th of the 10th lunar month), and Thượng Điền festival.

Located in Long Hòa 2 hamlet, Long Định commune, Bình Đại district, Long Phụng Communal House was originally built in early 1833 and completed by the end of 1834, with an initial structure made of simple wooden and leaf materials at a different location from where it stands today. Seeing that the location was not suitable for a communal house, Mr. Đỗ Văn Phủ, a respected villager, initiated the relocation of the house to a new site and oversaw its construction. The reconstruction began at the end of 1913 and was completed by the end of 1916, with a larger scale than the old house and at its current location.

The total area of Long Phụng Communal House is 2,580 m², with the building itself occupying 750 m². The house is built with brick walls, a tiled roof, and a wooden framework of ironwood pillars and beams, with a traditional tiled floor. The structure comprises the forecourt, main hall, and ceremonial hall, all connected to form a Đinh-shaped layout. The entrance gate features a screen, an altar for the God of Agriculture, and two shrines: one for the Tiger God (Sơn Quân) and one for the Five Elements.

The main hall is considered the most important part of Long Phụng Communal House, with many architectural features concentrated here. The hall has a three-compartment structure with side wings, built in the four-pillar style with brick walls, a tiled floor, and a yin-yang tile roof. The roof is adorned with intricate and lively decorations such as dragons amidst clouds, double dragons playing with a pearl, and a fish transforming into a dragon. Additionally, the main hall houses many valuable artifacts, including ceremonial palanquins, altars, incense tables, couplets, and horizontal lacquered boards. The altars are intricately carved into three layers, decorated with elaborate patterns of the four sacred animals and the four seasons. Some unique designs, such as the dragon and tiger motifs on the screen and the God of Agriculture altar, and the coiled dragon on the roof, add to the hall’s distinctive character.

The ceremonial hall is considered crucial to the communal house, featuring special decorations and patterns, including three altars, three pairs of tortoise-crane figurines, and three horizontal lacquered boards. Notably, the heads of the beams in the ceremonial hall are carved into exquisite dragon heads, and the tops of the couplets in this hall are adorned with additional wooden pieces intricately carved with the four sacred animals.

Additionally, the communal house preserves two royal decrees: one honoring the Village Guardian God (Bổn Cảnh Thành Hoàng) and the other honoring the Four Protectors of the South Sea (Đại Càn Quốc gia Nam Hải tứ vị tôn thần), both conferred by Emperor Tự Đức on November 29th of the 5th year of his reign (1852).

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