Hoa Duong Communal House
Introduction
The communal house is located in Hoa Duong Village, faces west, has a 'nhi' (two-part) layout, and consists of the Dai Bai (main worship hall) and Hau Cung (rear sanctuary).
According to the Ngoc pha compiled by Nguyen Binh, Dong Cac Dai hoc si of the Hanlin Academy, in the first year of Hong Phuc (1572), and later copied in accordance with the old original by Nguyen Hien, Quan giam bach than tri dien hung linh thieu khanh, in the third year of Vinh Huu (1737), the communal house worships the Tutelary God Huu Thong Che Dai Vuong from the reign of the 18th Hung King. At that time, there was a woman surnamed Le of unmatched beauty; once while sightseeing, a light suddenly shone straight down from the sky, and from then on she became pregnant. On the 12th day of the first lunar month, she gave birth to a handsome, exceptionally intelligent son and named him Linh Thong Cong. When he grew up, the Shu army invaded our country. The king appointed him Great General and ordered him, together with Son Thanh, to lead the troops against the enemy. After returning victorious, on the 12th day of the 11th lunar month, he passed away.
Hoa Duong Communal House still preserves 2 wooden incense tables, including one from the Nguyen dynasty, 1 small bronze bell bearing the Thanh Thai 5th year reign title (1893), 1 Tho Ha ceramic incense bowl, 2 dragon thrones from the Le dynasty, 4 royal edicts, and 1 Ngoc pha book.
Hoa Duong Communal House was ranked as a historical and cultural relic by the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province (former) in 2008.


