Lieu Giai Communal House Relic

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Introduction

Amid the hurried, bustling pace of modern Hanoi, if you turn into Alley 343 Doi Can (Ba Dinh District) and continue to Lieu Giai Alley, you will unexpectedly encounter a completely different space. There, time seems to stand still beside moss-covered tile roofs, shady ancient trees, and the deeply sacred silence of the relic complex Lieu Giai Communal House.

This place has long been a cultural and historical "treasure," preserving the soul of the old Northern Vietnamese countryside right in the heart of the capital.

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Introduction
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A serene space deeply marked by time
A place to honor predecessors and preserve precious heritage

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01A serene space deeply marked by time

Although hidden deep in a crowded residential area, Lieu Giai Communal House still has a spacious, solemn, and open space. The relic complex includes both the communal house and an adjacent temple, laid out within lush green grounds.

Passing through the three-entrance gate, the noise of the streets seems to be left behind. The communal house's Front Hall consists of five bays with a sturdy limwood frame, using the "upper stacked beams, lower crossed braces" structure typical of traditional Nguyen-era architecture. Every carved line on the paneled doors, horizontal plaques, or couplets is extremely exquisite with dragon-phoenix and pine-chrysanthemum-bamboo-apricot motifs, demonstrating the talent and dedication of ancient artisans.

02A place to honor predecessors and preserve precious heritage

Lieu Giai Communal House is a place of worship Hoang Phuc Trung – a eunuch from Le Mat Village who made great contributions to recruiting people, reclaiming land, establishing hamlets, and expanding the western land of Thang Long capital during the Ly dynasty, creating the famous "Thirteen Camps" system. Right next to it is the temple dedicated to the Holy Mother and Princess Thuy Tinh, evidence of the rich religious life of local people over many generations.

Through the ups and downs of history and time, the relic still carefully preserves many valuable antiquities from the 19th century. These include a wooden palanquin lacquered and gilded, ancient horizontal plaques and couplets, a three-piece altar set, a bronze bell, and intact Han-character edicts – invaluable "witnesses" telling the story of the heroic past of the old Lieu Giai land.

03An unmissable destination for the soul

In 1990, the Lieu Giai communal house – temple relic complex was officially ranked by the state as National Historical and Artistic Architectural Relic.

Every year, on the 12th day of the first lunar month or the 17th day of the eighth lunar month, local people solemnly organize a traditional festival to honor the merits of their predecessors and pray for favorable weather and national peace and prosperity.

If you want to find a peaceful place to listen to the echoes of time, or simply want to explore little-known cultural layers of Hanoi, the thousand-year-old capital of culture, visit Lieu Giai Communal House once – a place where past and present seem to blend into one.

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Introduction

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02A place to honor predecessors and preserve precious heritage

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Story

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02|A place to honor predecessors and preserve precious heritage

03|An unmissable destination for the soul

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Phuong Bang Pagoda (Hung Long)

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01A serene space deeply marked by time

02A place to honor predecessors and preserve precious heritage

03An unmissable destination for the soul