Ninh Giang Communal House

Ninh Giang Communal House is the place of worship of the village tutelary deity named Nguyen Non; the deity's legend and merits have been handed down among the people and in historical records as follows:

Nguyen Non, a native of Phu Dong village (Phu Ninh canton), rose up at the end of the Ly dynasty. When the Ly dynasty declined, he returned to his homeland to practice medicine, treat the people, open a school to teach, enlighten the people's knowledge, and build a defensive line at Ninh Giang and Cong Dinh in case the Tran came to invade. When the Tran dynasty was established (1226), knowing that Non was a patriotic and talented man, the Tran king conferred on Nguyen Non the title Hoai Dao Vuong (Hoai Dao Hieu Vu Vuong), married him to Princess Nguyen Thieu, and assigned him the task of leading troops to defeat several local separatist leaders and unify the country. After some time (1229), he became seriously ill and died in his homeland; the people of the surrounding areas and the places where he stationed troops, opened schools, and treated the people built temples to commemorate his merits.

Ninh Giang Communal House was built to serve two functions: as a center for cultural activities, village and communal affairs, and as a place of worship for a deity who had merited with the country and the people and protected the villagers' lives according to the tutelary deity belief.

According to the inscription engraved on the stele “Hau Than Bia Ky”, which is still kept at the communal house, it can be affirmed: Ninh Giang Communal House was built in the year At Ty (1605) and completed in 1607, and underwent major repairs in the fifth year of Minh Menh (1825). The Phuong Dinh house (or Tien Te house) was built in 1910. During its long existence, the communal house has undergone various repairs up to the present day.