The Bui Huu family ancestral temple is a historical site in Tho Thuong village.
To this day, Kẻ Đầm is known as the oldest name for the Thăng Thọ region. During the Lý and Trần dynasties, this area was still a wild, undeveloped place with no villages. During the Lê dynasty, a group of people, upon reaching Nông Cống, stopped at Kẻ Đầm, established a village, built their livelihoods, and named it Sa Vỹ (now Thọ Thượng village). However, later, due to unforeseen events, the inhabitants dispersed.
In the early 18th century, the ancestor of the Bui Huu family migrated from Nghe An to Thanh Hoa in search of a place to settle. Upon arriving at Ke Dam, he found the area, though still undeveloped, to be lush and vibrant, filled with birdsong. He decided to stop and cultivate the land. Soon, under human hands, it became farmland. After the Bui Huu family, other families also came to Ke Dam, their numbers increasing daily, uniting to build villages. Today, Thang Tho comprises three hamlets: Tho Thuong, Tho Khang, and Tho Dong. Of these, Tho Thuong is considered the "original" village of Thang Tho, with its inhabitants having settled there earlier than the others.
According to records and oral tradition, Tho Thuong is also known by names such as Thuong Van, Thuong Van, Ngoc Dam... From the first generations who came to Tho Thuong to clear the land and establish villages, to this day, the names of the rice fields from the early days of village establishment are still preserved in Tho Thuong. These include Nap field, Trai field, Mon field, Lan field, Thanh Yen, But Muc...
Over nearly four centuries have passed since the Bui Huu family first established the village, and today, more than 40 families live together in Tho Thuong. Tho Thuong village possesses the typical beauty of rural villages in Nong Cong district, with its vast mangrove gardens – a haven for birds in the evenings. Elderly villagers recount that just a few decades ago, mangrove leaves were still an important material for roofing houses. Nestled among the village is an ancient banyan tree casting its shadow beside a crystal-clear well (commonly known as the banyan well). From the main road leading into the village are smaller hamlets such as Thuong Bac, Thuong Trung, Thuong Nam, and Thuong Binh.
And like many traditional Vietnamese villages, Tho Thuong previously had many spiritual architectural structures such as Buddhist temples (Thuong Cat Temple), communal houses dedicated to the village guardian deity, shrines to the goddess Nuong Nuong, and guard posts (where young men in the village gathered to take turns patrolling and protecting the village)...
In Tho Thuong, a descendant of the Bui Huu family is Bui Huu Hieu, one of the historical figures of the late 18th century. He followed King Quang Trung to the North to defeat the Qing army, and later achieved many glorious accomplishments, rising to the rank of Deputy Admiral, bringing glory not only to the Bui Huu family but also to the Thuong Tho region. Today, in Tho Thuong village, the historical site of the Bui Huu family's ancestral temple and tomb serves as a reminder to future generations of the contributions of a great family in the process of pioneering, establishing the village, and bringing honor to the land.
In Tho Thuong district, alongside agriculture, carpentry has a history of development spanning hundreds of years. The carpentry trade in Thuong Van village (now Tho Thuong village) was recognized as a traditional craft by the Provincial People's Committee in 2015.
Established later than Tho Thuong is Tho Khang village. Located in the northeast of Thang Tho commune, it is also known by various other names such as Nga village, Bu village, Phu Tho , Khang Ninh, etc. Tho Khang has many large rice paddies with ancient names like Dong Gieng, Ma Ba, Bai Trang, Dong Vang, Ma Xan, Con Ken, Dong Chua, etc. There used to be a pagoda called Binh Voi in Tho Khang. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, the pagoda is now only remembered in the stories of the elderly.
Thọ Đông is located in the eastern part of Kẻ Đầm. Besides the name Thọ Đông, throughout its establishment and development, the village has also been known as Bù hamlet, Bù village, and Thượng Du Đông. In the past, Thọ Đông had a full range of cultural and architectural structures associated with the religious life of the local people, such as Đông Thôn pagoda, Phúc communal house, and a shrine.
Through a period of historical upheaval, some cultural architectural works in Thang Tho have only remained as remnants, remembered only in the stories of the elderly. Over the years, thanks to the collective efforts and unity of the people, some architectural works closely associated with the religious and spiritual life of the people are being gradually restored... Looking back at the history of our homeland's development, from a desolate land overgrown with reeds and sparsely populated, through time, thanks to the hands, minds, and tireless efforts of generations of local people, Thang Tho today has been gradually changing both in its rural appearance and the lives of its people.
Text and photos: Khánh Lộc
Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/tren-dat-ke-dam-252785.htm
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