Provincial relic ranking for Van Tan Long Historical - Cultural Site

05/05/2023 799 0
This morning (May 5), in La Gi town, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism cooperated with La Gi town to hold a ceremony to receive the provincial-level relic ranking certificate "Historical - Cultural Monuments". Van Tan Long”

Attending were Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh; Deputy Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vo Thanh Huy; Attending the event were representatives of town leaders, local people and tourists.


(Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh (on the left) awards the certificate of relic ranking to the leader of La Gi town; Photo: Nguyen Vu)


On October 11, 2022, Chairman of Binh Thuan Provincial People's Committee signed and promulgated Decision No. 2131/QD-UBND ranking Van Tan Long (Binh Tan ward, La Gi town) as a provincial historical - cultural relic. This is really the honor and pride of the people of Binh Tan ward in particular and La Gi town in general. At the ceremony, leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked the locality to pay attention and create conditions for the Relic Management Board to well perform its function of managing, preserving and promoting the value of the relic. meeting the needs of the people's cultural, spiritual and spiritual activities. At the same time, well serve the needs of tourists to visit and learn about marine culture in accordance with the spirit of the Law on Cultural Heritage.


(Deputy director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vo Thanh Huy speaks at the ceremony; Photo: Nguyen Vu)


(Representative of the Department of Culture and Information of La Gi town giving a speech to receive the provincial-level relic ranking certificate; Photo: Nguyen Vu)


Van Tan Long (Binh Tan ward, La Gi) was built in the middle of the 19th century to worship the God Nam Hai, the predecessors and late sages who had merits in opening and establishing Tan Long village in the past. In the early days of construction, Van Tan Long complex contained many values ​​of contemporary Vietnamese folk art architecture from structure, architectural design, construction materials, to decorative motifs on the roof. roof and carvings, worship decoration in the interior. Over time, due to the impact of the harsh natural environment, most of the items in the Van Tan Long architectural complex were degraded and damaged. Generations of local fishermen successively restored and embellished the Van throne many times to get the spacious appearance it is today.


(The main altar in Van Tan Long; Photo: Nguyen Vu)


At Van Tan Long, many precious Han Nom heritages are still preserved, recording the process of creating, restoring and embellishing relics of previous generations of ancestors. In which, the most notable are 3 stork bars recording the restoration of thousands of years through the ages, 20 couplets in Chinese Nom praising the merits of the predecessors... The outstanding meaning and value of Van Tan Long is in terms of folklore activities, becoming an indispensable spiritual dish in the livelihoods and beliefs and spirituality of generations of fishermen in the sea here. Every year at Van Tan Long, two main rituals are held, namely the Festival of the Beginning of the Season (March 16 of the lunar calendar) and the Festival of the End of the Season (August 16 of the Lunar Calendar).


(Van Tan Long still preserves many values ​​of folk art architecture; Photo: Nguyen Vu)


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