Lung Kenh Communal House

1. Location
Lung Kenh Communal House is located in Lung Kenh Village, Hoai Duc Commune, Hanoi City. It is a typical historical and cultural relic of the locality, closely associated with the religious life and long-standing historical traditions of the local community. Set amid a peaceful rural landscape, the communal house is an attractive destination for visitors who wish to learn about the distinctive traditional cultural values of the Hoai Duc area.

2. Architecture and Landscape
Lung Kenh Communal House bears strong marks of Northern Vietnam village communal house architecture with a Dinh-shaped layout, including the main worship hall and the rear sanctuary. Over many centuries of existence, the structure has preserved many distinctive architectural and artistic values, with its wooden structural system, finely carved panels, and many royal edicts, horizontal lacquered boards, parallel couplets, and historically valuable artifacts. The communal house grounds are spacious and ancient, in harmony with the traditional rural landscape, creating a solemn and serene space.

3. Historical figure
Lung Kenh Communal House is dedicated to General Trinh Tich, who helped Hung Due Vuong (the 18th Hung King) defeat the Thuc invaders, protect the borders, and safeguard a peaceful life for the people. With his talent and merits in the cause of national defense, he was honored by the local people as the village tutelary deity and has been worshipped for generations. The image of General Trinh Tich has become a symbol of patriotism, indomitable will, and the tradition of remembering the source when drinking water of the people of Lung Kenh.

4. Festival
The traditional festival of Lung Kenh Communal House is held annually from the 13th to the 15th day of the tenth lunar month. During the festival, many solemn rituals take place, such as the announcement ceremony, palanquin procession, deity worship ceremony, and incense offering, along with distinctive folk cultural activities such as swinging, duck catching, Quan ho singing, and cultural exchange performances. This is an occasion for the people to commemorate the merits of the village tutelary deity and to preserve and promote the fine traditional cultural values of their homeland.

5. Relic Values
With its outstanding historical, cultural, and architectural-artistic values, Lung Kenh Communal House was ranked by the Ministry of Culture as a National-level Architectural and Artistic Relic under Decision No. 2009/QD dated November 15, 1991. It is a source of pride for the local people and an attractive cultural destination on the heritage exploration journey of Hoai Duc Commune.