Phuc Trach Communal House, Phuc Loc Commune, Hanoi City.

Historical-cultural relic: Phuc Trach Communal House, Phuc Loc Commune, Hanoi City

Phuc Trach Communal House, Phuc Loc Commune, Hanoi City. Phuc Trach Communal House was built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. In 2009, the main worship hall of the communal house and its grounds were renovated and repaired; in 2019, the pagoda was repaired with funding from the state and through social mobilization, with the state and local people working together.

According to Han-Nom documents and two copies of the deity legends still preserved at Phuc Trach Communal House, the communal house worships Tho Lenh and Thach Huong as the village tutelary deities.

According to legend, the two deities were originally local people, skilled in martial arts and talented. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Ly Thuong Minh was appointed Governor of Phong Chau. When he arrived at Bach Hac Giang Khau, he saw that the area had beautiful terrain but the temples and shrines were still simple, so he had the place of worship built and repaired and placed two deity statues there for worship. Later, he dreamed of meeting the two deities Tho Lenh and Thach Huong. The two appeared in a manifestation, displayed their martial arts skills, and crossed the river before Ly Thuong Minh's eyes. Upon waking, he believed that the deities had manifested, so he sincerely worshipped the two as Tam Giang Phuc deities.

Through the dynasties, the two deities were celebrated as often manifesting, protecting the people, and helping armies on military expeditions. Therefore, kings of various dynasties issued many imperial edicts of conferment, among which the Tran dynasty conferred Trung Duc Dai Vuong, later additionally conferred Vu Phu, Uy Hien.

The deity legends also record that many officials, generals, and civil mandarins, when passing through the Bach Hac area, came to the temple to worship and pray. The belief in worshipping Tho Lenh and Thach Huong has been passed down in many places, including Phuc Trach Communal House.

One of the highlights associated with Phuc Trach Village Communal House is its traditional festival. Every year, at the beginning of the second lunar month, the people of Vong Noi Village eagerly await the festival. The village festival is held from the 11th to the 13th day of the second lunar month each year; a grand festival is held once every three years. On the 12th day of the second lunar month, a palanquin procession goes to the senior village of Phuc Loc; then on the 13th day of the second lunar month, the people of the senior village Phuc Loc carry the palanquin down to the junior village Phuc Trach to attend the festival. During the festival days, traditional folk games are organized, such as wrestling, cockfighting, rice-cooking contests, catching ducks in the water, and more, attracting a large number of participants. The festival has been maintained from ancient times to the present in order to educate and pass on to future generations the awareness of preserving, conserving, and promoting national identity, remembering the source when drinking water, and uniting to build the homeland ever richer, more beautiful, and more civilized.

Phuc Trach Communal House was decided by the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province, now Hanoi City, to be ranked as a provincial-level historical-cultural relic. Under Decision No. 1979, dated November 14, 2006.