Cống La Gián Communal House

Cống Communal House, also known as Tranh Communal House, belongs to La Thành Hamlet, Đoài Phương Commune, Hà Nội City, about 40 km from the capital center. The communal house is located in the center of the village, facing south – a direction considered auspicious according to traditional feng shui concepts and suitable for Vietnam's climate conditions.

Cống Communal House worships the village tutelary god Tây Kỳ Vương Nguyễn Kính – a historical figure who made many contributions to fighting northern invaders. He was one of the meritorious officials of the Mạc dynasty and is revered by the people as the village tutelary god protecting the villagers.

Cống Communal House was built early, but due to historical changes and war, its original architecture is no longer intact. In 1954, the communal house was severely damaged after French colonial sweeps. By 2004, it was restored, rebuilt, and comprehensively planned to have its current appearance.

The Cống Communal House relic complex includes main items: the Nghi Môn (ceremonial gate), pond, courtyard and garden, Đại Bái Hall, and Hậu Cung (rear shrine). The Đại Bái Hall and Hậu Cung are arranged in the shape of the character “Đinh”, strongly bearing the traditional village communal house architectural style. In front of the communal house is a large stone slab with a mark passed down in folk tradition as a footprint, called “Cống Stone”, associated with the village's sacred stories.

Every year, the Cống Communal House festival is held on the 6th day of the first lunar month. This is an important cultural and religious activity of the local community, expressing the wish for national peace and prosperity and a peaceful, prosperous life.

With its outstanding historical, cultural, and artistic values, on February 21, 2018, Cống Communal House was ranked by the Hà Nội City People's Committee as a Historical – Artistic Relic.