DAI ANG COMMUNAL HOUSE

Dai Ang Communal House is located in Dai Ang Hamlet, Ngoc Hoi Commune, Hanoi City, and was ranked as a national-level architectural and artistic monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1991. The communal house stands on a spacious elevated plot, with a large lake in front and Dai Ang Pagoda beside it. In 1968, in the area in front of the communal house gate, archaeologists discovered many Go Mun cultural artifacts dating back about 3,000 years, affirming the long historical depth of this land.
The communal house worships Princess Tuc Trinh – who had merit in reclaiming land and founding villages – and Bo Cai Dai Vuong Phung Hung – the hero who fought against the Tang army in the 8th century. The structure features large-scale traditional architecture with components such as the Nghi Mon (ceremonial gate), Dai Bai (main hall), Phuong Dinh (square pavilion), Trung Cung (central sanctuary), Hau Cung (rear sanctuary), along with the Ta Mac and Huu Mac (left and right wings), arranged harmoniously and enclosed.
The relic currently preserves many precious antiquities such as a bronze incense burner from the Ming Xuan De period, 26 royal edicts, stone stele, bronze bells, horizontal plaques, parallel couplets, ceremonial curtains, and many objects of worship with artistic value. In addition to its historical and architectural value, Dai Ang Communal House is also a site associated with important revolutionary events during the August Revolution of 1945, the resistance war against the Americans, and the community cultural life of local people.