Giao Ha Communal House, Hat Mon Commune

GIAO HA COMMUNAL HOUSE - NATIONAL-LEVEL RELIC

Giao Ha Communal House is located in Hat Mon Commune, Hanoi City, and is a relic of outstanding value in history, culture, and architectural art. The communal house was built facing south on a large plot of land in the middle of the village. Currently, the relic includes the main components: Nghi Mon, a brick yard, and the Dai Bai hall; the Rear Sanctuary has a Dinh-shaped structure.

Based on the documentary system, including the deity legend and a royal edict dated the 6th year of Vinh Thinh (1710), the communal house may have been founded before 1710. Over time, the relic has been restored and repaired many times; the extant architecture bears marks of the Nguyen dynasty. The communal house currently preserves many valuable artifacts such as the deity legend, worship throne, incense table, horizontal plaques, couplets, and 16 royal edicts dating from the Le to Nguyen dynasties.

Giao Ha Communal House worships Chi Hai Long Vuong and A La Nuong De, deities associated with the legend of nation-building and the nation's history of struggle against foreign invaders. Every year, the traditional festival is held from the 6th to the 7th day of the third lunar month, with rituals including the procession of the Saints, offerings, and a palanquin procession returning to the palace, praying for national peace and people's safety, favorable weather, and good harvests.

With its outstanding values, Giao Ha Communal House was ranked as a National-Level Relic in 1990.