NGUYET ANG COMMUNAL HOUSE

Nguyet Ang Communal House is located at the western end of Nguyet Ang village and faces southwest. In front of the communal house is a large pond that serves as a water-gathering feature, creating landscape and feng shui elements; behind it is a wide, open field.
The relic is relatively imposing in scale, with many architectural components such as the screen wall, Nghi mon (ceremonial gate), communal courtyard, Dai bai (main worship hall), Ong muong (tube corridor), and Hau cung (rear sanctuary), arranged in the Cong character plan. Although there are no specific figures for the total area, the scale of the architecture and component structures show that the communal house has a spacious area sufficient for organizing religious activities and community activities of the villagers.
Nguyet Ang Communal House was ranked as a national-level historical and artistic architectural relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in 1995.
The communal house worships Duc Cong Ba Dai Vuong, who according to legend was the third younger brother of King Hung and is the village tutelary god. He is believed to have discovered the land of Nguyet Ang, gathered people for land reclamation, established hamlets, and laid the foundation for the formation and development of the village. After his death, the people built a communal house to worship and honor his contributions.
The communal house currently preserves 15 royal edicts from the Le, Tay Son, and Nguyen dynasties. Among them, the oldest edict dates to the 4th year of Chinh Hoa (1683), and the latest to the 9th year of Khai Dinh (1924). These edicts all confer the title of Thuong dang phuc than (top-rank blessed deity), demonstrating the court's recognition of the worshipped deity as well as the important role of the communal house in the community's religious life.
Nguyet Ang Communal House has architecture strongly imbued with the traditional style of the Northern Delta region. The overall complex includes main components such as Dai bai (five bays), Ong muong (two bays), and Hau cung (three bays), closely linked along the central axis. The wooden frame is made in the giao chien – chong ruong style, sturdy, with tightly connected details that give the structure durability. Architectural decoration mainly consists of leaf and dragon motifs in the artistic style of the early 20th century.
In addition to its architectural value, the communal house also preserves many precious artifacts, such as an octagonal bronze bell about 0.4 m high and 0.23 m in diameter (believed to date from the late 16th to early 17th century), incense bowls, bronze censers, an 18th-century long palanquin, and many stone steles, horizontal plaques, and couplets. These artifacts help clarify the historical depth and cultural value of the relic, while also reflecting the rich religious life of local residents over many centuries.