Cung Thuế Communal House

Cung Thuế Communal House is the ancient communal house of Kim Đường Village, Ứng Hòa Commune, Hà Nội City (formerly part of Kim Đường Commune, Ứng Hòa District). The communal house is the center of cultural and religious activities for the Cung Thuế village community and is a locally valuable historical and artistic architectural relic. Together with Cung Thuế Pagoda (Long Vân Tự), the communal house forms a complex of relics tied to the history of the formation of Cung Thuế Village – an ancient Vietnamese village in the Ứng Hòa area. Cung Thuế Village is an ancient village with a long history in the southern Thăng Long region. According to local documents, from the Lê Trung Hưng period, Cung Thuế belonged to Sơn Minh District, Ứng Thiên Prefecture, Sơn Nam Thượng Protectorate; after many changes in administrative boundaries, it now belongs to Ứng Hòa Commune, Hà Nội City.

Cung Thuế Communal House was built by the villagers to worship the village tutelary god – a deity honored as having protected and supported the villagers. Over many centuries, the communal house has been restored and embellished several times but still retains its role as the center of worship and community activities.