Phuong Tien Communal House

1. Worshipped figures Phuong Tien Communal House worships two village tutelary gods:

Thien Cuong Dai Vuong: A talented general of the Hung Kings era and the brother of the deities Ta Son and Cao Son (part of the three saints of Tan Vien Mountain). He once established a local royal residence to advise the people on how to make a living and preserve fine customs and traditions.

Ly Nam De (Ly Bon): A national hero who led the uprising to drive out the Liang army in 542 and proclaimed himself emperor, founding the state of Van Xuan in 544.

2. History of formation Although the exact time of its construction is unknown, Phuong Tien Communal House has a history of over 300 years. Over time, the relic is now seriously degraded; in particular, the Tien Te hall has had its structure patched and is temporarily roofed with machine-made tiles.

3. Distinctive architecture and artifacts

Landscape: In front of the communal house is an ancient round well carefully lined with bricks, with a low decorative wall and a traditional "pond bridge"-style descent made of solid bricks.

Architecture of the Dai Dinh: It was built in the structure of "a longitudinal communal house" with two tiers of overlapping roofs covered with ri tiles. The soaring curved corners are adorned with animal figures (crocodiles, nghe) made from fragments of white porcelain bowls with blue glaze, strongly bearing the 19th-century Hue royal court decorative style. On the wall covering the gable end, there is also a relief of a "tiger holding the moon in its mouth".

Artifacts: The communal house preserves many valuable artifacts in the artistic style of the 18th-19th centuries, such as: an incense altar, a set of Eight Treasures, a pair of wooden cranes, two blue-glazed ceramic incense burners, carved "long van" brackets, and a large horizontal plaque inscribed "Cao minh bac hau".