Đình (
Chữ Hán
Chữ Hán (𡨸漢, literally "Chinese characters", ), Chữ Nho (𡨸儒, literally "Confucian characters", ) or Hán tự (漢字, ), is the Vietnamese term for Chinese characters, used to write Văn ngôn (which is a form of Classical Chinese ...
: 亭 or 庭) or Vietnamese communal houses are typical of buildings found in
Vietnam villages, dedicated to worship the village God
Thành hoàng Thành hoàng ( Chữ Hán: 城隍) or Thần hoàng (神隍), Thần Thành hoàng (神城隍) refers to the gods that is enshrined in each village's communal temple in Vietnam. The gods is believed to guard the village against disasters and bring ...
, 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
Civic is something related to a city or municipality. It also can refer to multiple other things:
General
*Civics, the science of comparative government
* Civic engagement, the connection one feels with their larger community
*Civic center, a com ...
.
Gallery
File:Nội thất đình Mỹ Phước.jpg, Interior of đình Mỹ Phước
Image:Dinhlang.jpg, Đình Nam Thanh in Huế
Image:BangMonDinh.JPG, Đình Bảng Môn in Thanh Hóa Province
Image:Dinh lang Vi Da.jpg, Đình Vỹ Dạ in Huế
File:Đình làng Tử đôi 01072009381.jpg, Đình Tử Đôi, Hải Phòng
Image:Đình làng Dư Khánh, Ninh Thuận, di tích cấp quốc gia 1999.jpg, Đình Dư Khánh, Ninh Thuận
File:Đình Vĩnh Phước ở Sa Đéc.jpg, Đình Vĩnh Phước, Sa Đéc, Đồng Tháp
File:Đình Nhân Nội Linh Từ, 33 Bát Đàn, Hà Nội 001.JPG, Đình Nhân Nội Linh Từ, 33 Bát Đàn, Hanoi
See also
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Religious buildings and structures in Vietnam
Architecture in Vietnam
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