Dong Ha Communal House and Temple

In 2014, the relic complex was comprehensively restored and embellished in the architectural art style of the Nguyen dynasty, so it has largely lost its ancient appearance. The overall layout of the complex includes: a ceremonial gate facing Hue Alley; through a small courtyard one enters the temple; the Dong Ha communal house is to the right of the temple; between the communal house and the temple is the Martyrs' stele house; to the left of the temple is the Rear Ancestor house (where the temple's caretakers and those who contributed to restoring and embellishing the complex are worshipped).
According to the inscription on the stele "Hau Than Bi Ky" erected in Vinh Thinh 12 (1716), which records that some families made donations to the communal house and asked to be elected as patron deities, the Dong Ha communal house was founded in the Later Le period in the 18th century. The communal house worships three village tutelary deities: Cao Son Dai Vuong, Linh Lang Dai Vuong, and Duc Thanh Tran - Tran Hung Dao. Built facing east, the communal house consists of 3 bays of the great worship hall and 1 bay of the rear sanctuary. Currently, the communal house keeps some horizontal plaques and couplets dated to the Nguyen dynasty under Kings Khai Dinh and Bao Dai, and three dragon thrones and altars for the three village tutelary deities in 19th-century art style.
Dong Ha Temple, whose Sino-Vietnamese name is Linh Ung Tu, was founded in the Later Le period in the 18th century, probably at the same time as the village communal house. Over time, the relic was restored in Thanh Thai 7 (1895), as recorded on an untitled stele now erected at the temple, and in Bao Dai 3 (1928) it was rebuilt due to road opening. These are also valuable relics still preserved at the site. The temple worships the Holy Mothers of the Three Palaces and Princess Lieu Hanh. In Hanoi, Dong Ha Temple is known as a place where spirit mediumship rituals are regularly held at the beginning of each month. The temple is a three-bay house with folding doors, facing south, including: the ceremonial gate, courtyard, main temple, the shrine to the Uncle and Aunt, and the Rear Ancestor house. The main temple includes the Front Hall and the Rear Sanctuary. The temple still keeps a number of typical artifacts, such as: the Ngoc Hoang statue and martial general statues in 18th–19th century art style; the horizontal plaque "Mau Nghi Thien Ha" from the Bao Dai Mau Thin era (1929); and a system of curtains, y mon, horizontal plaques, couplet columns lacquered and gilded, incense tables, and worship objects mainly in the late 19th–20th century art style.
The Dong Ha communal house and temple relic is a valuable local religious architectural complex. Local people often come to perform folk worship rituals. With values in many aspects, the Dong Ha communal house-temple complex was recognized as a city-level architectural and artistic relic in 2006.