Son Trung Communal House

Son Trung Communal House was built on the edge of Son Trung Village, facing southwest. In front of the communal house are an inter-village road and the wide, open fields of Son Trung Village, now Thong Nhat Hamlet, Son Dong Commune. The current terrain shows that the communal house was originally chosen to be built on a low hill similar to Mang Son Temple; its structures are also spread out horizontally and rise gradually along the slope.

Son Trung Communal House has a ground plan in the shape of the character 'Nhi', comprising the Great Hall and the Rear Sanctuary.

In addition to main components such as the ceremonial gate, Great Hall, and Rear Sanctuary, Son Trung Communal House also has other auxiliary structures such as the left and right wings and a kitchen...

Son Trung Communal House worships the three Tan Vien Son deities - the supreme deities of Son Dong Commune, Son Tay Town, Hanoi, including Tan Vien Son Thanh - the leading saint among the 'Four Immortals' of Vietnamese folk belief – the one credited with controlling floods and protecting crops so that the people could live in warmth, plenty, and happiness.

The festival is held on the 7th and 8th days of the first lunar month every year to commemorate the merits of the three Tan Vien Son deities. This is a major festival of the ancient Doai region, long famous through the folk verse: “Even if one eats rice mixed with cassava and sweet potato, one should not miss the Doai region’s Mang Temple festival.”

With its historical, cultural, architectural, sculptural, and decorative values, together with the Mang Son Temple relic cluster and Son Dong Communal House, the Son Trung Communal House relic in Son Dong Commune, Son Tay Town, Hanoi, was ranked as a national historical and artistic architectural relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Decision No. 891/QD-BVHTTDL dated April 15, 2022.