There is a place that when returning to the land of Hung Vuong’s ancestors, visitors should not miss, it is the ancient village of Hung Lo – a land of more than 300 years old located on the banks of the Lo River. As a complex of relics with cultural and historical value, in recent years, this place is becoming an attractive destination in the spiritual tourism journey of Phu Tho.
Coming to Hung Lo ancient village, visitors will hear Xoan singing performed by local people
Hung Lo ancient village is only about 10 km from Hung Temple. Experiencing many historical ups and downs, this place still preserves almost intact the architecture of the ancient communal house, a national historical relic that has been recognized since 1990. Legend has it that this is the place where the King was. Hung, the princess and the courtiers stopped to rest during a excursion. The king saw that this place was rich, the trees were lush, and there was sacred air rising from the ground, so he considered this place a spiritual place. Later, the villagers built a temple to worship King Hung to forever be grateful to the ancestors. During the reign of King Le Hy Tong, the communal house began to be built, facing Nghia Linh mountain.
Hung Lo Communal House is a complex of historical and cultural relics built on a wide strip of land, including many construction items such as: Dai Dinh building, Phuong Dinh, Lau Chuong, Lau Trong, House of worship… built with precious woods such as nail, iron, sen, tu… The Great Hall is structured according to the traditional architecture of three compartments and two wings; All three rooms have altars. The altars were built according to the structure of five compartments, two wings. The two sides of the communal house are the Buddha church and the Shen Nong altar. In addition, the relic complex also has an area dedicated to worshiping Confucius, which is also the place to register the studious tradition of the Hung Lo people; Yen Lao’s house is where the elderly attend village work and is currently the place of activities and meetings of the elderly. The communal house area is spaciously decorated with rockeries, si trees, banyan trees with shadows…
Visiting Hung Lo communal house, not only can listen to historical stories to understand more, be proud of tradition and origin; Visitors can also admire the peak artistic values of sculpture typical of the Late Le period on wood and ceramic, mainly concentrated in the Dai Dinh building. This place also preserves a relatively full range of worship items such as crests, lamps, incense burners, cranes, etc., made of finely carved ceramic and bronze; The most typical are five palanquins painted with gilded paint, a system of 43 pairs of sentences… Since being put into service for sightseeing, in order to diversify tourism products, tourists book a schedule to visit Hung Lo communal house. being served Xoan singing right at the door of the communal house. A special feature is that the melodies of this type of intangible cultural heritage, when expressed through the singing and dancing of children born and raised in the original Hung Lo ward, suddenly become attractive and meaningful. strange attraction.
Making the ancient and magical look of Hung Lo ancient village, in addition to the ancient communal house, there are also ancient houses. Currently, Hung Lo commune still preserves nearly 50 old houses with the age of one hundred to two hundred years. The materials for making the house are all from wood, bamboo, and are carved with symbols such as dragon, glass, turtle, phoenix, pine, chrysanthemum, bamboo, and apricot. The houses are mostly designed in the style of three compartments with a system of windows and open doors, in front of which is a large yard. Currently, this place has a number of homestay families, allowing visitors to combine rest and meals. Being aware of the value of old houses for tourism and culture, people are trying their best to embellish and preserve them. What is especially attractive is that in addition to the ancient beauty and long-standing historical and cultural values, Hung Lo is also a village possessing traditional vermicelli making techniques. This is not only an heirloom profession that brings income to households but also gradually becomes an interesting tourist product for the ancient village. Coming to Hung Lo, visitors will learn about the stages of making vermicelli, taste the famous specialties of this village and if required, also participate in experiencing some stages of vermicelli making.
With the form of combining spiritual tourism – craft villages based on rich cultural and historical resources, Hung Lo ancient village promises to become a destination more and more known by domestic and foreign tourists. Director of Phu Tho Provincial Tourism Promotion Center Phung Hoa Le said: The province is re-planning the space of Hung Lo communal house cultural tourist spot into a spiritual destination, initially forming a sightseeing route: Hung Temple – Communal House. Hung Lo. The center will coordinate with local authorities, especially people, to perfect community tourism products such as homestay services in ancient villages, bicycle tours, etc. Diversification of tourism products The calendar will help visitors come to the land of the ancestors not only during the Hung King’s death anniversary but throughout the year.
Source: Collected internet.