Hoa Thon Communal House, Hat Mon Commune

HOA THON COMMUNAL HOUSE – CITY-LEVEL HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELIC

Hoa Thon Communal House is located in the center of Dien Hoa Cat Village, Hat Mon Commune, Hanoi City. According to local documents and oral tradition, the communal house was built in the late Later Le period, about 250 years ago, and is an important religious space for the local community.

The communal house worships Dao Cong Truong, a deity recorded in the deity genealogy compiled by Doctor Nguyen Binh in the 17th century as having helped the 18th Hung King fight invaders and quell rebellions. When the country was at peace, he traveled to many places and taught people farming methods, contributing to building a prosperous life. After his death, he was posthumously conferred the title “Bach Hac Tam Giang – Supreme Auspicious Deity” by the king, becoming a tutelary deity revered by people in many localities.

Hoa Thon Communal House belongs to the Luc Giap system and is associated with Dai Dien, Dinh Doai, and Quan Ngu communal houses in the tradition of worshipping tutelary deities. This is a distinctive cultural feature expressing the community connection among villages in the area.

Over time, the communal house was restored several times; the Dai Bai was renovated in 2003 and the Hau Cung in 2016, contributing to preserving the traditional religious space.

The communal house festival is held annually on the 7th and 8th days of the third lunar month; every three years it is organized on a large scale with a traditional palanquin procession according to the Luc Giap tradition.

With its outstanding historical and cultural values, Hoa Thon Communal House was ranked as a City-level historical and cultural relic under Decision No. 651/QD-UBND dated May 21, 2008.