Communal House of the Two Villages of Yen Be - Yen Vinh

1. Location

Yen Be - Yen Vinh Communal House is located in Yen Be Village, Hoai Duc Commune, Hanoi City. It is one of the typical historical and cultural relics of the locality, closely associated with the tradition of solidarity of the community of the two villages Yen Be and Yen Vinh. Not only a place of religious practice, the communal house is also an attractive destination for visitors who want to learn about the history, culture, and traditional rural life of the Hoai Duc area.

2. Architecture and Landscape
The communal house bears strong traditional architectural features of a Northern Delta village communal house, with a solemn and ancient atmosphere. Through many renovations and embellishments, it has retained distinctive artistic architectural values along with many artifacts and worship objects of historical value. The spacious, airy grounds are where important cultural and religious activities of the people of the two villages Yen Be and Yen Vinh take place.

3. Historical figure
Yen Be - Yen Vinh Communal House worships the two village tutelary deities Trinh Do and Tam Co. According to local legends, they were talented generals under King Ly Nam De and made great contributions in the resistance war against the Liang army, helping protect the Van Xuan state in the 6th century. With their great contributions to the country, Trinh Do and Tam Co were respected and worshipped by local people for generations, becoming symbols of patriotism and bravery.

4. Festival
The traditional festival of Yen Be - Yen Vinh Communal House is held annually from the 11th to the 13th day of the first lunar month, with a grand festival held every five years. The festival includes many traditional rituals such as palanquin procession, incense offering, and ceremonies commemorating the merits of the two tutelary deities. Alongside the solemn rituals are distinctive folk cultural activities that attract a large number of local people and visitors, contributing to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of the locality.

5. Relic Values
With typical historical, cultural, and folk religious values, Yen Be - Yen Vinh Communal House is not only the pride of the people of the two villages but also a meaningful cultural address in the system of relics worshipping generals of the Ly Nam De era in Hoai Duc Commune. It is an attractive destination for visitors who want to discover the historical imprints of a land rich in cultural and scholarly traditions. The communal house was ranked as a National relic under Decision No. 1570-VH/QD dated September 5, 1989, of the Ministry of Culture.