Minh Ngu Lau Relic
Introduction
Minh Ngu Lau was formerly known as Lady Chua Hen Shrine; it was not large in scale but was closely associated with Hoa Xa Communal House. From architectural style to artifacts, Hoa Xa Communal House and Minh Ngu Lau bear strong marks of the 18th century. The relic still preserves many artifacts of rare antique value: 16 royal edicts conferring titles on deities from the feudal Le, Tay Son, and Nguyen dynasties; many couplets and poems praising the merits of the two tutelary gods; and especially the handwriting left by Ngo Thi Nham in the stone horse offering inscriptions at the end of the 18th century.
The Hoa Xa Communal House - Minh Ngu Lau relic complex was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as Historical - Architectural and Artistic Relic national-level in 1994.
