The Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee held a ceremony in Phu Yen province on September 22 to receive a certificate recognising “Lam Phu Lam” (Phu Lam storehouse) in Phu Lam ward of Tuy Hoa city as a national art-architectural site.
Phu Lam storehouse recognised as national art-architectural site
According to historical documents, the site was built over 400 years ago when Mandarin Luong Van Chanh reclaimed the land of Phu Yen in 1611.
The wooden structure remains fairly intact. The interior was meticulously carved with traditional themes such as carps and dragons.
Apart from the function of storing farm produce harvested in the village, the house served a place for worshiping those who established the village, and a communal house.
Though it is no longer a place to store farming products, local residents worship the village founders with altars in the centre of the house.
Five decrees issued under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) on the reclamation and establishment of Phu Yen, are kept in the house.
Vice Chairman of the Phu Yen People’s Committee Phan Dinh Phung said “Lam Phu Lam” is a unique traditional structure, serving research on Viet Nam’s history.
The province has mapped out a project to preserve and promote this relic’s value.