Historical site of Cao Dinh communal house

Panoramic view of Cao Dinh village.

During the resistance war against the French, the communal house was demolished to carry out the resistance war. Once peace was restored, the villagers built Emperor’s harem. In 1989, the villagers rebuilt the communal house with 5 front ceremonial halls and 1 emperor’s harem. By 2007, the villagers together made merit and money to rebuild the great communal hall on a large scale.

The folding screens in the communal house.

Cao Dinh communal house is located in a large open space with beautiful landscape.

In front of the communal house is a large brick yard with old green trees, on the left of the communal house is a 5-room striped house, on the right is a communal pond.

Great Communal Hall has an architecture of Chinese “Dinh” letter.

The Great Communal Hall is built in Dinh style with 5-compartment Great Communal Hall and 3- compartment emperor’s harem.

The roof edge is embossed with "two dragons adoring the moon".

Curved roof.

The altar at the Front Ceremonial Hall.

3-compartment emperor’s harem.

Cao Dinh communal house worships the three tutelary gods: Cao Son Quy Minh, Cao Son Dong Vang, and Cao Son Hung Phuc, who had merit to help King Ly Thai To fight the Champa invaders.

The altar of tutelary gods in the emperor’s harem.

In the communal house, the worshiping system is decorated with reverence and solemnity, a number of worshiping objects are exquisitely crafted.

Set of eight treasures in the communal house.

Every year, on the 10th of February (lunar calendar), Cao Dinh communal house opens a festival.

Ordinations.

The communal house was ranked as a provincial historical relic, Decision No. 1034 dated September 17, 2013.