Vinh Lac Communal House

Vinh Lac Communal House is a solemn historical and cultural relic located in Vinh Lac village, My Thanh commune, former My Duc district (now My Thanh village, Phuc Son commune, Hanoi city). This is where local people reverently worship Duc Cao Son Hien Ung Dai Vuong, placing their faith, gratitude and aspirations for a peaceful and prosperous life. Vinh Lac Communal House is not only an architectural work of belief in the Northern Vietnamese countryside, but also the cultural soul of the community of Vinh Lac village, Phuc Son commune, Hanoi city. Through many changes of time, the communal house has received attention from local people and the State for restoration and embellishment, contributing to promoting the value of the relic in present-day life so that the communal house always remains present as an enduring witness, sheltering and preserving the sacred values of the homeland. In that solemn yet warm space, traditional rituals and festival seasons on the 14th, 15th and 16th days of the third lunar month continue to be passed down through many generations, like a strong thread connecting people with their origins.

Not only rich in cultural and spiritual values, Vinh Lac Communal House is also a red address of revolutionary memory, where the difficult yet heroic years of the homeland were imprinted. As a locality with an early revolutionary movement, from mid-1943 the Vinh Lac Viet Minh base at locations in Vinh Lac village such as Bao Sat Linh Pagoda (Vinh Lac Pagoda), the village communal house... served as secret standing and operating places, meeting places of Party cells and mass organizations, and the revolutionary center in the region. Vinh Lac homeland was where comrades who later became senior leaders of our country operated and directed the resistance, such as: Vice President Nguyen Luong Bang, General Secretary Do Muoi, comrade Binh Phuong, comrade Nguyen Van Loc, comrade Tran Tu Binh. Each corner of the communal house, each roof ridge, each courtyard seems to still retain the breath of a time of persistent struggle, marking the patriotism, solidarity and indomitability of local people. Therefore, the communal house is not only a place to return to during festivals or commemorations, but also a place reminding every child of Vinh Lac of their origins, traditions and pride in their homeland.

With its inherent values, Vinh Lac Communal House was ranked as a historical relic by Ha Tay Province in 2000.