The communal house of Diem village ( Bac Ninh city ) has a hammock door that is considered by experts as “unique” in the North, recognized by the Prime Minister as a National Treasure in January 2020.
Dinh Diem, Viem Xa Village, Hoa Long Ward, Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh Province.The door of Diem communal house, currently kept at the communal house of Diem village, Hoa Long ward, made of wood material since 1692 is a masterpiece of carving art of the quintessential art of Le Trung Hung period. The Hammock Gate was recognized by the Prime Minister as a National Treasure in January 2020.Being an original, unique artifact, preserving the peak carving and painting techniques of Le Trung Hung’s time, Diem’s door is located in the middle of Dai Dinh court, connecting from Thuong Luong to the communal house. functions as a front to separate the outside world from the seat of the saints.According to experts in research and evaluation, most communal houses in the North have sag doors, but none of them are as beautiful and unique as those in Diem communal house. This is a masterpiece of wood carvings “unique” that has survived until now, for everyone to be lucky to admire.The uniqueness of the door of Diem’s hammock is not only in terms of size or carving technique, but also in details and vivid and unique decorative themes. According to the feudal concept, the communal house is a sanctuary only for men. However, at the door of the door of Diem communal house, the woman appears in the carvings, honored, and on the sacred peak of the communal house expressing her aspirations and dreams of equality in society.Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Bich – Thu from Diem communal house said: “The beauty of Diem communal house is the” unique “hammock door. The door of this hammock runs from the top 7m down to the ground floor, including four large floors arranged in lower steps to the inner column of the armor. Each floor is also delicately carved with many artistic shapes, four spirit symbols (long, ly, quyen, phoenix) and artistic themes ”.Located in a complex of ancient and profound landscapes of an ancient village on the banks of the Nhu Nguyet River in the land of Thuy To Quan Ho, Diem national architectural monument with rich antiques and treasures. converging and crystallizing the unique cultural beauty of the millennial cultural land of Bac Ninh – Kinh Bac and is one of the precious cultural and spiritual heritage treasures of the homeland and the nation.
