Hieu Hiep Communal House, Hat Mon Commune

HIEU HIEP COMMUNAL HOUSE - CITY-LEVEL RELIC

The Hieu Hiep Communal House relic is associated with the worship tradition of Hoang Dao Thuong Si Tuong Quan (Hoang Thong), a talented general who participated in the Hai Ba Trung uprising at the beginning of the Common Era.

According to the genealogy and Han-Nom documents preserved locally, Hoang Dao was the son of Hoang Lang, a native of Cuu Chan district. He was born in 15, grew up with extraordinary strength, and had a generous and righteous nature. In 39, responding to the Hai Ba Trung uprising, he recruited people from three villages, organized forces, trained troops and horses, and then led troops to join the fight to drive out the Eastern Han army. After meeting Hai Ba Trung, he was assigned to command the army, won many victories together with the insurgent army, and was conferred the title Hoang Dao Thuong Si Tuong Quan.

In 43, before the might of the enemy, Hai Ba Trung died for the cause at Hat Giang. Hoang Dao retreated to Ha Hiep, and later died on the 12th day of the third month of the Quy Mao year, when he was only 29 years old.

To commemorate the merits and integrity of the patriotic general, local people built a communal house and shrine for worship, preserving the patriotic tradition and the moral principle of “when drinking water, remember its source” through generations.