the communal house {or "dinh")is the only place in vietnam where artists have the absolute freedom to cover all topics of life with honesty , openness and humour.T his is also place where the talents and skillsof masters from both royal and traditional art-carving schools can live side-by-side . but vietnam's communal houses are too much more than that. they look good , for a start .
THE communal house is actually a consoditionof vietnam's village culture down the generations .originaltion biut to observe religious beliefs, they honour theguardian spirit of the vilage .he or she could be a legendry god or goddees, a departed person who made a great con-tribution to the country ,such as a general . a fouder of a taiditional handicraft profession, such as eaving; or even a more dubious member of society ., such as a beggar of thief.
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