Quan Noi, Thuong Noi Village, Hong Son Commune, Hanoi City — Hà Nội Go

Quan Noi, Thuong Noi Village, Hong Son Commune, Hanoi City — Hà Nội Go

Story

01Architectural description

02Gate

The gate is a newly built component with a central passage. The two main ornamental pillars are square, with decorative motifs on the tops. Below are lantern panels decorated with motifs. The pillar shafts are molded with plain edges and lines, and the bases are gourd-shaped. The gate leaves are made of iron with simple hinges.

03Ceremonial gate

From the gate, across a red-brick paved courtyard in front of Quan Noi, is a round well. In front is the nghi gate with ornamental pillars; in the center is a scroll motif, flanked by two ornamental pillars topped with a pair of nghe mythical lions, below are decorated lantern panels, the pillar shafts are molded and bear pairs of Chinese-character couplets, and the bases are gourd-shaped. Connecting to both sides are low walls leading to two smaller ornamental pillars, with decorative motifs on top, decorated lantern panels below, the shafts divided into four panels bearing pairs of Chinese-character couplets, and gourd-shaped bases.

I don't see any Vietnamese text to translate. Please send the tourism copy you'd like translated into English. Front worship hall:

Across a large courtyard is the front ritual hall, a five-bay structure with closed gable walls, a roof of traditional tiles, and a red ceramic-tiled floor. The roof trusses are uniformly made in the 'transverse beam resting on wall' style in wood, smoothly planed without decorative carving.

In this component, three palanquin sets are displayed inside metal boxes; whenever the village holds its festival, people assemble the palanquins for processions.

I don't see any Vietnamese text to translate. Please send the tourism copy you'd like translated into English. Dai Bai

Across a courtyard paved with red square tiles is the main worship hall. The main hall has three bays, built with closed gable walls, ornamental pillars, and a traditional-tile roof. The ridge is covered with tile ridges, and the two gable ends have dau dinh ornaments. Below are two ornamental pillars, topped with a pair of nghe made of tile material, below are lantern panels decorated with motifs, the shafts are molded and bear pairs of Chinese-character couplets, and the bases are gourd-shaped.

Inside, through a system of wooden hinged doors, simply made and smoothly planed, painted brown, without decorative motifs. The roof trusses are uniformly made in the 'truss' style, and the floor is paved with floral ceramic tiles.

Rear sanctuary:

Connecting from the central bay of the main hall is the rear sanctuary, built with closed gable walls and a traditional-tile roof. Inside, it has a simple concrete vault. Here two altars are arranged. The outer altar in the center is built on a brick platform and displays ritual objects such as incense bowls, candlesticks, horizontal boards, and couplets... The inner altar is built on a platform and displays ritual objects such as incense bowls, candlesticks, a shrine cabinet, a dragon throne and spirit tablet... In the two side bays, three palanquin sets are displayed: the Saint palanquin, the officials' palanquin, and the flower palanquin.

04Arrangement of worship objects

- At the front ritual hall component: Three palanquin sets are displayed: the Saint palanquin, the officials' palanquin, and the Uncle Ho palanquin.

At the Main Hall: A set of Eight Treasures is displayed together with a Nguyen-dynasty stone stele attached to the wall, and a flower palanquin.

- At the Rear Sanctuary: The Rear Sanctuary has two altars arranged:

The outer altar is built on a brick platform and displays one porcelain incense bowl, one square ceramic incense bowl from the Nguyen dynasty, a pair of candlesticks, couplets, a horizontal board...

The inner altar in the rear sanctuary is arranged on a brick altar platform, displaying ritual objects from the inside out: at the top, inside the shrine cabinet, is a dragon throne and spirit tablet; further out are a stand, water vessel, bronze censer, offering trays... On both sides along the rear walls are

procession palanquins.

Quan Noi is the center of cultural and spiritual activities for local people, a place for organizing the annual traditional festival to commemorate the merits of the village tutelary deity, and a place where all people in the community gather for cultural exchange, preserving the traditional cultural values handed down by ancestors for thousands of generations for the future. It is also a place for people to exchange experience in production occupations and to unite in striving together to build an increasingly rich, beautiful, and civilized homeland. The cultural and scientific value of Quan Noi is reflected through religious activities associated with the temple and its connection with other relics in the village and commune, such as Thon Doai communal house, Thuong temple, Tan Do temple, etc.; with a beautiful, open landscape and a strong traditional cultural atmosphere, it will certainly become a cultural-tourism address on Hanoi's sightseeing routes.