Ngai Khe Communal House
Introduction
Ngai Khe Communal House is located in Dai Nghiep Village, Chuyen My Commune. It was recognized as a city-level relic in 2007. The communal house is situated in a position popularly likened to a dragon's head, with a lake in front and memorial trees around it. The communal house consists of two main components:
Main hall: consists of 3 bays and 2 wings, roofed with di tiles, with a plain ridge. At the ends of the ridge, two mushroom-shaped ornaments are built in the style of a closed gable wall, bearing the architectural characteristics of the Nguyen period. The interior uses a system of lim wood columns; the roof trusses are structured in various traditional styles such as gia chieng chong ruong, van chong ruong, and qua giang vuot tuong ke.
Rear shrine: consists of 3 bays, with an area of about 30 m², connected to the central bay of the Main hall. This is where the long ngai, ancestral tablets, and the village deities are worshipped. The rear shrine is decorated with horizontal plaques, scrolls, dragon motifs, and patterns of the character Tho.
The communal house was built long ago and is associated with historical figures and events from the Tran, Ly, and Le dynasties.
According to documents, the communal house was once destroyed by war, then restored with contributions from local people around the twelfth year of Bao Dai's reign, around 1937.


