BINH DINH – Lang Song minor seminary (Tuy Phuoc district) dating from the middle of the 19th century, located in the middle of fields and rivers; This place has the first National Language printing house.
Lang Song Sub-seminary (Tuy Phuoc district), more than 10 km from the center of Quy Nhon city, has an ancient beauty, in the middle of a vast, green rice field. This place is called River Village, because it is surrounded by fields, rivers,
The minor seminary has an area of about 2,000 m2, was established around 1841 – 1850, at first it was just thatched roof, bamboo wall. The current architecture of Lang Song minor seminary was inaugurated in 1927.
The entrance to the minor seminary is shady all year round by rows of hundred-year-old star-trees on either side.
The minor seminary is the place for the formation of monks. After completing their studies here, the monks will continue to study in the major seminary to become priests.
The main work of the minor seminary includes the chapel in the middle, symmetrical with the chapel which is two blocks of houses where the monks work and study. In front of the seminary there is a lawn and rows of star trees, and the backyard is divided into squares for growing crops.
The whole project was built with Gothic architecture and features built by the French, with yellow lime walls, corridors with columns and arched doors on the balcony.
The highlight of the nearly hundred-year-old building is the chapel, built in Gothic architecture. The chapel has 3 front doors facing south and 8 east doors, 8 west doors which are very elaborately carved.
Inside the solemn chapel, the columns are made of wood. During the prosperous period, this place used to attract nearly 200 private members from all over the Central provinces to live and study.
The sanctuary – the most solemn place of the cathedral with elaborately carved lines on the altar of the lord. Behind are smaller statues on the sides, with delicately embossed reliefs.
The two sides of the cathedral are decorated with symmetrical umbrellas, decorative wind flakes, and patterned patterns, pointed arches familiar in Gothic architecture.
A ventilation umbrella in the chapel has a sophisticated, sophisticated shape. Over nearly a century of existence, the lines up to now still keep almost intact each of the ancient architectural features left.
Lang Song Sub-seminary is also home to one of the first three Vietnamese printing establishments, including Tan Dinh (Saigon), Ninh Phu (Hanoi) and Lang Song (Binh Dinh). ).
The exact date of birth and the specific image of the original printer is not yet determined, because this place was burned down in 1885. It was not until 1904 that the printer was rebuilt, then operated until about five 1936 moved to Quy Nhon.
In the area where the old printing house existed, nowadays, a building is built as a place to display hidden publications, images of the activities of Lang Song printing house. The work has architecture similar to the overall sub-seminary space.
Inside the gallery of Song Song printing house, hundreds of documents and books are kept. In the early 20th century, printing houses thrived; Many great writers in the South such as Truong Vinh Ky, Le Van Duc also sent the manuscript to the book printing house in the Central region.
The books in Latin, French and Quoc Ngu have been printed here, all of which are kept in original, republished or with book covers. The publications are displayed in order of year of publication. Old books are stored in a sealed glass cabinet.
The scene of the peaceful Song River minor seminary in the middle of a rice field in the sunset sun. This place is open at the time of 7am – 11:30 and 14h – 17h30.
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