Phu Luong Communal House
Introduction
Phu Luong Communal House is located at the head of the village on a beautiful plot of land; in front is a river newly cleared by the people, formerly called Boi creek. Around it are many old trees casting shade on the communal house roof, creating a beautiful landscape. Overall, Phu Luong Communal House is a beautiful communal house with a Nguyen dynasty reign date. In 1914, the 8th Duy Tan year, the communal house underwent major repairs, and to this day it has an architectural layout in the shape of the Chinese character dinh, facing southwest. The Dai Bai main hall consists of 5 bays, and the Hau Cung rear sanctuary has 3 bays. The trusses are uniformly made in the gia chien, con, bay style. Most notable are the 4 corbels in the two central trusses carved with the very vivid long ngu hi thuy motif, meaning dragon and fish playing in water. There are also carvings of the four sacred creatures. All structural components in the communal house remain beautiful and sturdy. Inside the Dai Bai and Hau Cung, ritual objects are arranged quite richly in type and beautifully decorated.
Phu Luong Communal House worships Thanh Hoang Bach Loi. The divine genealogy, compiled by Nguyen Binh, a Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si at the Academy, during the Le dynasty in the first Hong Phuc reign year (1572), then copied in the Nguyen dynasty in the fifth Tu Duc reign year (1852), together with 7 royal edicts, states: The deity was talented in both civil and military affairs and understood heaven and earth. He joined Tan Vien Son Thanh, Cao Son, and Quy Minh to fight the Thuc invaders and helped King Hung keep the country peaceful. During the military campaign, Phu Luong was the place he chose to build a military post to fight the enemy, and later he passed away here. Because of his merits to the people and the country, the people of Phu Luong Hamlet honored him as the village Thanh Hoang. Feudal courts issued edicts conferring on him the title Duong Canh Thanh Hoang Bach Loi Dai Vuong, Duc Bao Trung Hung Linh Phu Chi Than.
Phu Luong Communal House was ranked as an architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1988.


