Yen Thuong Communal House

Yen Thuong Communal House is named after the place in Yen Xa village, Phu Dong commune.

Based on the tablet in the rear sanctuary, Yen Thuong Communal House worships Quy Minh Dai Vuong as the village tutelary deity.

The legend of the origin of the deity Quy Minh in various localities has many variants, and it has been mythologized in many places in different forms. For example, in the Kinh Bac region, according to the legend of Ngam Mac village, Gia Binh, Bac Ninh: In the reign of Hung Due Vuong, a husband and wife from Hong Chau came to Thien Thai pagoda to pray for a child. From then, a sac was born containing two boys, named Cao Son and Quy Minh. When Hung Due Vuong sought talented people, both came to court, and the King conferred on them the title of Do chi huy su General.

Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong raised troops, and the king sent the two to lead troops to suppress the enemy. Both led troops to Soc Son mountain, Kinh Bac route; after just one battle, the Thuc enemy was defeated and fled. The king granted them a fief in the Kinh Bac route. He returned to the previous military base and passed away on the 12th day of the 11th month.

Yen Thuong Communal House is also a place of worship for Duc Thanh Tran Hung Dao (since 1960). Tran Hung Dao, also known as Hung Dao Dai Vuong or Nhan Vu Hung Dao Dai Vuong, was a politician, military strategist, and member of the royal family of Dai Viet during the Tran dynasty. He is notable for commanding the army that defeated the two invasions of the Yuan-Mongol forces in 1285 and 1288.

Yen Thuong Communal House is a historical and cultural relic with an early construction date. According to the stone stele “Bao duc chi bi” dated “Chinh Hoa van van nien chi that nien” (the 7th year of Chinh Hoa - 1686), we can infer that the communal house was first built from the late 17th century or earlier. In addition, some stone artifacts from the Nguyen period also show that the communal house existed continuously and was restored and repaired through various periods.