Vietnamese communal house
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Đình (Chữ Hán: 亭 or 庭) or Vietnamese communal houses are typical of buildings found in Vietnam villages, dedicated to worship the village God Thành hoàng, the village founder or a local hero. They also play the role as a meeting place of the people in the community, akin to modern civic centers.
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Interior of đình Mỹ Phước
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Đình Nam Thanh in Huế
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Đình Bảng Môn in Thanh Hóa Province
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Đình Vỹ Dạ in Huế
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Đình Tử Đôi, Hải Phòng
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Đình Dư Khánh, Ninh Thuận
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Đình Vĩnh Phước, Sa Đéc, Đồng Tháp
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Đình Nhân Nội Linh Từ, 33 Bát Đàn, Hanoi
See also
[edit]The dictionary definition of đình at Wiktionary