An Tri Communal House

An Tri Communal House located at No. 55 Truc Bach Street, Ba Dinh Ward, Hanoi City, is National-level historical and cultural relic, was ranked in 2009. The communal house was founded during the Tran, associated with the ancient land of Yen Canh Village.

The communal house worships Uy Lang, also known as Uy Do – Uy Linh Lang of the Tran Dynasty, a person traditionally credited with recruiting insurgents and participating in resistance against the Yuan–Mongol army under the Tran Dynasty. After his death, the people built a temple to worship him and honored him as Dam Dam Dai Vuong.

In terms of architecture, the communal house has a layout of the character Nhi, including the Front Hall and Rear Sanctuary, creating a space of “Buddha in front, deities behind”. The relic still preserves many carved wooden components of artistic value and notably has two stone steles titled “Hau Than Bi Ky” dated 1738 and 1763, a valuable source of materials on history, culture, and Sino-Nom studies.

An Tri Communal House is also associated with the history of education in Hanoi in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the adjacent area once had the School of Interpreters, which was later used for general education activities. Therefore, the relic has diverse values in history, belief, architecture, and education, making it a notable cultural destination of Ba Dinh Ward.