Khau Ngoa Communal House was built around the beginning of the 18th century. Khau Ngoa Communal House worships the Thanh Hoang Mountain God and is associated with the legend of Mr. and Mrs. Dinh raising Mr. Cut (Mr. Coc) who is worshiped at Vang Khac Communal House. Therefore, in the subconscious of the local people and people, Khau Ngoa Communal House is called the father Communal House, Vang Khac Communal House is called the son Communal House.
According to local elders, the communal house was originally a small thatched house, later rebuilt with wood, consisting of 3 rooms and 2 wings, roofed with yin-yang tiles, large round wooden pillars placed on stone bases, the house was left open, without planks. Over time, the communal house collapsed and was severely damaged, until around the early 20th century, the villagers contributed their labor and money to rebuild the communal house as it is today.
The communal house is located on the top of the hill, the main gate of the communal house faces the Southeast, built in the architectural style of the letter "Cong", with two main items: the front hall and the back hall. The roof system of the communal house is designed in the style of 4 roofs covered with Western tiles, embossed with eels along the top of the roof down to the edges, the entire system of beams and rafters is made of natural wood, connected together by mortise and tenon joints. The front hall is connected to the back hall by two rows of left and right wings. The communal house still preserves 28 ancient artifacts, including many parallel sentences and horizontal lacquered boards engraved with Han Nom characters of historical value. During the period of 1947 - 1948, the communal house was also a place where local troops were stationed. Every year, the Khau Ngoa communal house festival is held on the 16th and 17th of the 4th lunar month with many traditional rituals and unique folk games.
Through the ups and downs of time and the impact of history, the communal house is now seriously degraded, many items are dilapidated. The wooden structures have been eaten by termites, especially the beams and rafters, seriously affecting the safety of the relic and the religious needs of the people... Besides, because it was repaired a long time ago, and the locality does not have the economic conditions to reinforce it, most of the details built with cement and bricks are also peeling, cracked, and covered with moss.
Mr. Hoang Van Tien, Party cell secretary, head of Ban Moi village, the person in charge of looking after the communal house, said: The communal house has been in a state of disrepair for decades but it has not been repaired. We, the caretakers of the communal house and local people, have long hoped that the authorities at all levels would consider and study the restoration and protection to promote the value of the Khau Ngoa communal house relic.
In recent times, the People's Committee of Thong Nhat Commune has paid attention to and made efforts to preserve and promote the value of the communal house. Accordingly, the People's Committee has directed the specialized department to actively introduce the relic on the commune's electronic information page; step up propaganda and mobilize people to raise awareness of environmental sanitation, and proactively protect the relic from the risk of degradation. Every year, the commune government and the communal house management board mobilize people to participate in socialization, but they have only been able to repair and restore small items that have been too degraded and organize the communal house's traditional festival.
In 2023, Khau Ngoa communal house was ranked as a provincial-level relic by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee according to Decision No. 2214/QD-UBND. At the end of 2023, the former Department of Culture and Information (formerly under the People's Committee of Loc Binh district) researched and developed restoration plans to submit to the People's Committee of Loc Binh district for consideration and proposal, and submitted to competent authorities for approval, thereby calling for social resources to restore and embellish the communal house. However, due to a number of objective reasons and the policy of ending district-level activities and operating two-level local government, it has not been implemented.
Mr. La Van Thuan, an expert from the Department of Culture and Society of Thong Nhat Commune, said: Along with Vang Khac communal house, Khau Ngoa communal house is an architectural and artistic relic with historical and cultural value. If restored and closely connected, the two temples will contribute to the development of religious tourism in the commune. Therefore, in the coming time, we will advise the Commune People's Committee to conduct a survey and assess the level of degradation. Based on that, we will develop restoration plans and submit them to competent authorities for approval. From there, we will call for social resources to gradually restore, repair, and rebuild if necessary to promote the value of the relic.
Khau Ngoa Communal House is an ancient communal house, containing many meaningful and unique values, therefore, preserving and promoting this relic is a necessary and regular task. In the coming time, together with the Thong Nhat Commune government, the restoration of Khau Ngoa Communal House needs the attention and cooperation of all levels, sectors, as well as philanthropists so that the relic can be restored, contributing to preserving traditional values for future generations.
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