Vinh Xuong Thuong Communal House

Vinh Xuong Thuong Communal House is located in Vinh Xuong Thuong village, My Thanh commune, former My Duc district (now My Thanh village, Phuc Son commune). The communal house worships three village tutelary deities: Cao Son Dai Vuong, Mao Liep Dai Vuong, and Dai Vuong Linh Tu. Among them, Cao Son Dai Vuong is a historical figure from the Ming dynasty who passed the doctoral examination and served as Chancellor; after leaving officialdom and traveling through the land of Vinh Xuong, he taught the people farming and helped the villagers settle down and make a living. Mao Liep Dai Vuong and Dai Vuong Linh Tu were people who contributed to reclaiming wasteland, building houses, digging rivers, opening roads, establishing the village, and promoting education. Based on the architectural structure, the system of 9 royal edicts (including 3 from the Canh Hung period and 6 from the Nguyen period) and a stone stele dated Thanh Thai 13 (1901), Vinh Xuong Thuong Communal House is presumed to have been originally built during the Le dynasty and to have undergone many restorations and repairs in 1916 (Binh Thin), 1938, 1991, 2008, 2009, and 2013. The communal house lies beside the Day River enriched by alluvium and on an inter-village road convenient for transport; the relic of architectural-artistic type was recognized by Hanoi City in 2014.

To commemorate the protective merits of the tutelary deities, every year the people of Vinh Xuong Thuong organize the village festival on the 12th day of the 3rd lunar month and a memorial ceremony on the 12th day of the 9th lunar month.