Yen Thinh Communal House, Son Tay Ward, Hanoi City

According to the Ngoc pha and the elders of successive generations: The ancient Yen Thinh Village originated from An Lao Thi, Lac Tan Canton, Yen Lang Prefecture, Phuc Yen Province; it was also commonly called “Ba Lang”, and is now in Me Linh, Phu Tho. Due to historical events and natural geographical changes, and with the requirement to protect the borders, the royal court recruited soldiers and led people, both to make a living and settle, and to have conditions to defend the rivers and mountains and the country. Since ancient times, 32 estates were established along the bank of the “Cai River,” now the Red River, including Yen Thinh Village. It was formerly commonly called “Trang Cu”, belonging to Cam Gia Thinh Canton, Phuc Loc District, Quang Oai Prefecture, Son Tay Garrison; now it is Yen Thinh area, Van Mieu residential group, Son Tay Ward, Hanoi.

The old Yen Thinh Communal House was built on the bank of the Red River. During the resistance war against the French, the communal house was used by the Quartermaster Department of the Ministry of National Defense as a transit depot for weapons and military supplies to the Viet Bac war zone. In 1948, when the French colonialists attacked Son Tay, entered the village and swept it, they discovered traces of weapons that had just been moved away, so they burned the communal house; in 1952 the communal house collapsed into the Red River. In 1985, local people rebuilt the communal house at its current position inside the dike.

The communal house worships the deities: Bach Hac Tam Giang, Ngoc Tri, Can Tuy, Ta Bo, and Ly Trien, who were generals that rendered service to the people and the country and are worshipped by the people. From ancient times to the present, generations of Yen Thinh people have continued the incense and worship. Continuing the spiritual tradition left by the ancestors since ancient times. Every spring, the people of Yen Thinh joyfully organize the traditional Village Communal House Festival on the 5th day of the 3rd lunar month. Over the years, the people of Yen Thinh have followed the example of previous generations, united together, proactively overcome storms, floods, and risen to build an increasingly civilized and modern life.

Yen Thinh Communal House was ranked as a city-level historical and cultural relic by the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province in Decision No. 1586/QD-UBND dated November 28, 2002.