Bua Village Communal House

Bua Communal House (also called Khe Bo Communal House, Bua hamlet, former Tuy Lai commune, now Giap Bon hamlet, Phuc Son commune) worships two generals, Cao Son and Quy Minh, from the reign of the 18th Hung King. At that time, two Nguyen brothers had married but remained childless for a long time; on a spring day they went to Mount Tan Linh and met a fairy who blessed them. Not long afterward, the elder brother's wife gave birth to a boy named Nguyen Tuan, while the younger brother had two sons named Sung Cong and Hien Cong. By the time they were 17, their parents had both died. After burying them and observing three years of mourning, the brothers went up the mountain together and became adopted sons of a goddess surnamed Ma.

Historical records also note that Sung Cong and Hien Cong were both talented and virtuous men, so they were appointed to serve the king and help the country. At that time, our country was invaded by the Thuc, and the king appointed them as Left and Right Chief Commanders and Great Ministers; the two helped the king defeat the invaders. After the victorious return, the king held a banquet to celebrate their merits and honored them as Cao Son Great King, Supreme Deity, and Quy Minh Great King, Supreme Deity. The people of Khe Bo village built a communal house to worship them and honored them as the village tutelary gods.

Khe Bo Communal House has architecture including a gate, left and right corridors, a main worship hall, and a rear sanctuary. The Main Worship Hall is outside, and the Rear Sanctuary connects lengthwise from the central bay of the Main Worship Hall into a chain toward the rear. In front of the Main Worship Hall is a large brick-paved courtyard; on the left is the path into the communal house, while on the right are lush trees casting shade over the courtyard and pond. The Main Worship Hall consists of a five-bay horizontal building with brick walls, closed gable ends, and two sloping roofs covered with ri tiles. The front of this building is left open without a door system. The Rear Sanctuary is two longitudinal bays connected to the Main Worship Hall. The first roof truss is structured in the upper wooden panel, lower bracket style, carved with a pair of dragons flanking the moon, and above the moon is a support for the upper beam. The second truss is made similarly to the first, but the lower wooden panel is carved with dragons and the top support of the upper beam is carved with a tiger talisman.

Khe Bo village festival is held on the 6th day of the third lunar month every year. The communal house was ranked as a historical-cultural relic by the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province in 2003.