BACH LIEN COMMUNAL HOUSE

Bach Lien Communal House is located in Bach Lien Village, Hong Van Commune, Hanoi City. This is a traditional religious work closely associated with the history of formation and development of Bach Lien Village and the spiritual and cultural life of the local people. In the past, Bach Lien belonged to Ha Hoi Canton, Thuong Phuc District, Thuong Tin Prefecture; together with the villages in Ha Hoi Canton, it created a cultural and religious space with close connections.

Bach Lien Communal House worships Cao Son Dai Vuong, the tutelary deity revered and worshipped by the local people for a long time. Cao Son Dai Vuong is also a deity jointly worshipped by many villages in the former Ha Hoi Canton. Every year, the villages hold festivals and processions of the tutelary deity, thereby demonstrating community cohesion and preserving the cultural traditions of the area.

In terms of architecture, Bach Lien Communal House bears the characteristics of traditional village communal house architecture in the Northern Delta, with the worship space as the center of the relic. The structure has a wooden architectural system and carved and decorative panels of artistic value, reflecting construction techniques and traditional fine arts through the periods. The relic is assessed as having typical values of artistic architecture of the Later Le period, and it also preserves a system of worship objects and valuable artifacts.

Not only is it a place to worship the tutelary deity, Bach Lien Communal House is also a community cultural space where rituals, ceremonies, and traditional cultural activities of the local people take place. With values in history, architecture, art, and belief, Bach Lien Communal House contributes to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural identity of Bach Lien Village in particular and Hong Van Commune in general.