Phi Trach Communal House
Introduction
1. Type and Ranking: It is an Architectural and Artistic Relic. It was recognized and ranked as such by the Minister of Culture and Information in Decision No. 06/2004/QD-BVHTT dated February 18, 2004 National-level Relic.
2. Worshipped Figure and Historical Value
Worshipped Figure: The communal house worships the village tutelary god, Lord Ngo Xuong Xi, a third-generation descendant of Ngo Vuong Quyen (son of Ngo Xuong Ngap).
Divine legend: Lord Ngo Xuong Xi was one of the Twelve Warlords, stationed at Binh Kieu. When Dinh Bo Linh unified the country and invited him to Hoa Lu to abdicate, he refused on the grounds of preserving moral principles and the will of heaven. After his death, Dinh Tien Hoang issued an edict to establish a temple for worship; all dynasties from the Le to the Nguyen granted edicts of investiture in his honor.
Revolutionary events:
During the resistance war against the French, the communal house was a secret activity site for cadres and guerrillas of Khu Chay.
In 1964-1965, the communal house hosted a model agricultural collectivization conference for the entire North, directly directed by General Nguyen Chi Thanh.
During the anti-American period, the communal house was an evacuation site for the Central Circus, the district military command, and Van Dinh hospital.
