Hoa Xa Communal House

Hoa Xa Communal House is a grand communal house located next to the bank of the Nhue River, in Ta Thanh Oai Hamlet, Dai Thanh Commune, Hanoi City. It is part of the Hoa Xa Communal House – Minh Ngu Lau relic complex. Hoa Xa Communal House is named after the old name of Ta Thanh Oai – Hoa Xa Hamlet. This is the place of worship for King Le Dai Hanh and Do Ho Phu Nhan; Do Ho Phu Nhan is popularly called Lady Chua Hen, or Lady Chua Trai. Minh Ngu Lau is the shrine to Lady Chua Hen; legend says it was her parents' house, small in scale but closely connected to Hoa Xa Communal House.

Hoa Xa Communal House currently preserves 16 royal edicts, along with many horizontal plaques, couplets, etc. Architecturally, the relic faces south; the grounds are spacious and airy; the communal house has a royal court appearance (the gate is called Ngo Mon), is quite large in scale, and includes: the communal house well – courtyard, Ngo Mon – courtyard – gate – courtyard – two rows of left and right wings – main communal house – and a large garden.

The Hoa Xa Communal House – Minh Ngu Lau relic complex was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as Historical - Architectural and Artistic Relic national-level in 1994.