Kim Son Communal House

Kim Son Communal House is in Kim Son village, Kim Son commune, Gia Lam district, now Thuan An commune, Hanoi city.

According to bibliographic sources, royal edicts, genealogies, steles, and folk legends, the communal house was built to worship the village's tutelary god, the twin brothers Do Cong and Dien Cong, historical figures from the Dinh dynasty. After quelling the rebellion of the 12 warlords, the country was unified. Dinh Bo Linh ascended the throne, proclaimed himself Dai Thang Hoang De, and rewarded meritorious officials and generals. Do Cong and Dien Cong were granted fiefs in Gia Lam district; the two received orders to find a location with good terrain to establish a settlement. One day, the two came to Kim Son village and saw that the terrain here was like dragons bowing and tigers crouching, the mountains were not high but the land was flat, the water was clear blue, and the sources and channels were abundant; it was a rare place to establish a settlement.

After three years of construction, the village became prosperous and peaceful. The court received news that Champa troops had invaded the border; King Dinh summoned the Two Lords to court and gave them 50,000 troops to fight the enemy. The Two Lords accepted the order, divided the troops into two routes by water and by land, defeated the Champa invaders, and kept the border peaceful. On the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Two Lords, together with their Kim Son household servants and recruited soldiers, returned to the Kim Son camp; suddenly a storm arose, and the Two Lords passed away together. To remember the god's merits, the people of Kim Son wrote the god's title and established a shrine for worship. When Ly Thai To ascended the throne, thinking of the loyal officials of the former Dinh dynasty who had shown loyalty and great merit, he conferred on them the titles Dai Dien Great King and Do Cong Great King and issued an edict for Kim Son village to establish a temple and shrine for worship.

Kim Son Communal House was built on a large site, facing south, including the following items: the ceremonial gate, courtyard, main communal house, and rear shrine. The traditional festival of Kim Son village takes place over two days (the 11th and 12th days of the third lunar month).

Kim Son Communal House was ranked as a historical and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports in 1992.