Đông Thiên Communal House and Temple

According to the Ngọc phả of the Đông Thiên Communal House and Temple, it was built during the reign of King Lê Thánh Tông (1443–1497). In the second year of Hồng Đức (1471), after defeating Champa, with a humane, tolerant, generous, and lenient heart, King Lê Thánh Tông ordered the construction of a thatched house to worship the defeated Champa king and princess. He also allowed Champa prisoners of war to reclaim wasteland and establish new villages in the Vĩnh Hưng area.

The communal house and temple are both laid out in the shape of the character “đinh”, with three bays in the front worship hall and three bays in the rear sanctuary. The communal house also has two left and right side halls. The pagoda has a layout in the shape of the character “đinh”, with three bays in the front hall, three bays in the rear hall, and five bays in the corridor. The rear sanctuary is laid out in the shape of the character “đinh”, with five bays in the front worship hall and one bay in the rear sanctuary. The Đông Thiên Communal House, Temple, and Pagoda still preserve many valuable ancient artifacts from the Lê and Nguyễn dynasties. Every year, two days of ceremonies are held at the communal house; the smaller ceremony falls on the 2nd day of the 9th lunar month, and the larger ceremony falls on the 8th day of the 10th lunar month.

The Đông Thiên Communal House and Temple were ranked as an architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1990.