Trong Trieu Dong Communal House

Trong Trieu Dong Communal House in La Thanh village, Doai Phuong Commune, Hanoi City. It is an ancient communal house built long ago, playing an important role in the cultural and religious life of the local community. The communal house worships Tay Ky Vuong Nguyen Kinh and Three Tan Vien Son Thanh Deities, the gods who made great contributions to the people and the country, and are respected and worshipped by the people through many generations.

Trieu Dong Communal House is located on a high mound, facing the Southeast. In terms of architecture, the communal house has a moderate scale, bearing the architectural style the Nguyen era. The overall layout consists of the main items: Nghi Mon, Dai Bai Hall, and Hau Cung. Dai Bai Hall is a horizontal row of buildings three bays and two side wings, with a traditional truss structure with 4 main trusses and 2 auxiliary trusses placed on a system of sturdy wooden columns. Hau Cung is a horizontal row of buildings with brick walls and closed gables, where long thrones and memorial tablets worshipping the village tutelary god.

Through historical upheavals, wars, and the erosion of time, Trieu Dong Communal House has been repaired and preserved many times by local people. Currently, the relic still retains many valuable historical and cultural artifacts, typical examples include: 4 long thrones and memorial tablets in 18th-century style; 2 genealogies; 2 Tho Ha ceramic incense bowls; 3 stone steles and a system of royal edicts, including an edict from the reign of King Khai Dinh, which are of great historical and scientific value.

The traditional festival of Trieu Dong village is held annually on the 6th day of the first lunar month, an occasion for the people to remember the merits of the gods, and also to contribute to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of the homeland.

With outstanding values in history, culture, and architecture, the communal house of Trieu Dong village has been the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province (former) classified Historical – Cultural Relic under Decision No. 1503/QD-UB dated December 29, 2004; it is now located in Hanoi City.