Phu Da Communal House

1. Location
Phu Da Communal House is located in Phu Da village, Hoai Duc commune, Hanoi city. It is one of the typical ancient communal houses of the locality, closely associated with the cultural and religious life of the community over many generations. Along with Chien Communal House, Nhue Communal House and a number of other relics in the area, Phu Da Communal House belongs to the system of relics worshiping the Six Great Kings (Luc Vi Dai Vuong) – a distinctive feature of folk belief deeply marked by the history of Hoai Duc land.

2. Architecture and Landscape
Phu Da Communal House bears the strong traditional architectural style of a Northern Delta village communal house, with an ancient, solemn space in harmony with the rural landscape. Through many restorations, the communal house has still preserved traditional artistic architectural values along with a system of artifacts and ritual objects of historical value. In particular, the communal house currently keeps copies of three royal edicts from the 9th year of Khai Dinh (1924), which are valuable materials reflecting the worship of the village tutelary god through historical periods.

3. Historical figure
The Phú Đa Communal House is dedicated to the Six Great Kings, including: Lý Trung Quân Thượng Tướng Đại Vương, Trình Đô Hộ Hiển Ứng Đại Vương, Đỗ Binh Mã Phủ Quân Đại Vương, Quốc Vương Lữ Nam Đế Phủ Quân, Quốc Vương Tề Thiên Đại Thánh, and Đông Hải Nhuận Trạch Đại Vương. According to the divine records kept at Quan Tong Temple in Nhuệ Village, these deities all had merits in the cause of defending the country and were conferred titles and worshipped by feudal dynasties over many generations. The worship of the Six Great Kings expresses the moral principle of remembering the source when drinking water and the people's deep gratitude to their predecessors.

4. Festival
To commemorate the merits of the tutelary deities, the people of Phú Đa Village hold a traditional festival annually for two days, from the 1st to the 2nd day of the third lunar month. Every three or five years, the locality organizes a grand festival with solemn traditional procession rituals. In years when the annual festival is held, the festival mainly consists of offering rituals, incense offerings, and community cultural activities, contributing to preserving and promoting local cultural identity.

5. Relic ranking
With its outstanding historical, cultural and folk belief values, Phu Da Communal House was ranked as a City-level Historical-Cultural Relic by the Hanoi People's Committee under Decision No. 388/QD-UBND dated January 17, 2023. This is a recognition of the relic's distinctive values and also contributes to raising awareness of preserving and promoting cultural heritage in the community.
Today, Phu Da Communal House is not only a place for local people's religious activities but also a meaningful cultural destination in the journey to explore the system of relics worshiping the Six Great Kings and the distinctive historical and cultural values of Hoai Duc land.