Giang Cao Village Communal House

Giang Cao Village Communal House (located in Giang Cao Hamlet, Bat Trang Commune) is a city-level relic according to Decision No. 5196/QD-UBND dated July 30, 2002. The structure is valued as a long-standing spiritual architectural and historical-cultural symbol of the community of Giang Cao pottery craft village. The communal house worships the tutelary gods who carry the mission of protecting the village's peace and developing agriculture and trade. The architecture of the communal house bears clear characteristics of the Northern Delta region, with a system of wooden structural components firmly joined by mortise and tenon, and vividly carved motifs of the four sacred creatures and four noble plants. This place preserves many ancient imperial edicts, horizontal plaques, and couplets of profound historical research value. At present, in order to prevent deterioration caused by time and enhance the heritage value, the relic is entering the stage of preparing to implement a comprehensive restoration and embellishment project with a very large investment scale of up to VND 29.237 billion, combining the state budget and socialized funding sources; the construction drawing design dossier has been carefully appraised by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.