Thuy Khue Communal House

Thuy Khue Communal House was built long ago. Through many historical changes, to this day, the communal house architecture bears the traditional Northern Village communal house style with items such as the gate, communal courtyard, main hall and rear hall. The ancient communal house space, harmonious with the rural landscape, is where cultural and religious activities and traditional festivals of the local people take place.

The communal house was built to worship the village Tutelary God – the deity who protects the local community. According to the tradition of the Sai Son region, many villages in the area, including Thuy Khue, worship Do Canh Thac as the village Tutelary God. He was a brave general of the Bach Dang victory in 938, a loyal close minister of Ngo Vuong in the cause of building and defending the independent government. After the Ngo dynasty disintegrated, General Do Canh Thac headed one of the warlords during the period of the Twelve Warlords. He established his base and helped the people grow rice and develop the economy and social culture.

folk culture aimed at preserving the national cultural identity, educating the younger generations on the tradition of patriotism and the spirit of community solidarity. The traditional Thay Pagoda Festival organizes the Palanquin Procession ritual (once every 5 years); the people of Thuy Khue Village, together with the people of Da Phuc, Sai Khe, and Khanh Tan villages, will jointly carry palanquins from the communal house to Thay Pagoda on the 5th day of the 3rd lunar month and from Thay Pagoda to Quan Thanh Temple on the afternoon of the 7th day of the 3rd lunar month.