Nhan Ly communal house, Nam Phuong hamlet, Xuan Mai commune, Hanoi city

Nhan communal house
Ly is a relic ranked by the People's Committee of Ha
Tay in Decision No. 2713/QDUB dated December 31, 2003. History records
according to the book Than Pha by Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si Nguyen
Binh respectfully compiled in the second year of Hong Phuc (1573);,
and the supervisor of the Hundred Deities, Tri Dien Hung Linh Thieu Khanh, Nguyen Hien, currently
kept at the relic, says that the village communal house worships Quy Minh Dai Vuong. During the Hung
king era, 18th generation, the Than Pha book writes that there was a clan chief named Tuan Xuong, whose wife was Pham Thi
Huong, from a noble and virtuous family devoted to doing good and generous to every
person, so the local people loved and respected them. They gave birth to a son on
the 10th day of the first lunar month in the year of Giap Thin, with extraordinary appearance, intelligent and quick-
witted, growing up skilled in military strategy, accomplished in both civil and martial arts, and filial to his parents, so they named
their son Quy Minh. At that time, the country's foundation had passed to the 18th generation, 2622 years
under King Hung Due Vuong, when there was foreign invasion, King Hung called on talented and virtuous people to
fight the enemy and help the country. Quy Minh reported to the king asking to go fight the enemy. The king
agreed and conferred on him the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Great Army, commanding more than 30,000 soldiers to fight
the Thuc invaders. He and his soldiers fought in the East and suppressed the North, achieving many victories. When passing
through Nhan Ly village, it was dark, so he let the soldiers rest. Seeing that this place was an area with
beautiful mountains and water, he immediately set up a military camp, and together with soldiers and local people reclaimed
wasteland, establishing a prosperous countryside. In addition to rice cultivation, he also taught
the people various crafts and trades. That was an expression of culture during the nation-building period. Later
when he passed away, the villagers remembered his great merits and honored him as
the Village Tutelary God. Quy Minh Dai Vuong, tutelary god of Nhan Ly village, is a hero
against foreign invaders, and also a hero skilled in water control in this low-lying, watery
countryside. Every year, the 17th day of the first lunar
calendar is the village festival day to commemorate his merits to the country and the people,
including the people of Nhan Ly village today. Through the dynasties, the village communal house has had
royal edicts conferring the title of Thuong Dang Than. The edicts of the
communal house were issued by kings of various dynasties, starting from the Later Le period by King Canh Hung (Le Hien Tong)
in 1748. King Chieu Thong in 1786. King Tu Duc in 1852, 1882. King Dong
Khanh in 1886. King Duy Tan in 1908, and finally King Khai Dinh in 1924.
The above edicts are recognized as historical documents, rare and valuable over hundreds
of years along the historical flow of the country.