Ngoc Dong Communal House

Ngoc Dong Communal House (address in Da Ton Hamlet, Bat Trang Commune) is an architectural and artistic historical relic ranked at National level since 1990. Located in Da Ton Hamlet, the communal house worships the Village Tutelary God who made illustrious contributions to the country, a symbol of the strength and martial spirit of the resident community throughout historical periods. The communal house has an ancient architectural style with a wide-spreading roof, soft curved eaves, and a sturdy ironwood frame structure. The carved panels on the communal house architecture reach the pinnacle of folk art aesthetics with motifs such as a dragon curling in water and a unicorn playing with a ball, which are extremely graceful. Ngoc Dong Communal House also preserves many ancient royal edicts granted by feudal dynasties along with a system of splendid horizontal plaques and couplets. The relic is always on the special conservation list and undergoes regular strict technical monitoring to preserve the ancient architecture intact for future generations.