Cach Bi Communal House

19/10/2022 14:58

(BNP) - Cach Bi communal house was built a long time ago on the alluvial ground outside the Duong river dike. In the Nguyen Dynasty, in the year of Tu Duc XIX (1886), the communal house was moved into the dyke, built less than 100m from the foot of the Duong river dyke. In 1993, the communal house was restored and embellished on the old ground in the traditional appearance.


Great Communal Hall.

Cach Bi communal house is currently located on a land with a total area of nearly 700m2, in the upper hamlet of Cach Bi village, Cach Bi commune, Que Vo district. The communal house has an architecture of Chinese “Dinh” letter, including Great Communal Hall and Emperor’s Harem.


The gate of Cach Bi communal house.

The great communal hall consists of 3 compartments and 2 lean-tons, 4 curved blades.


Temple of literature stele.

Emperor’s Harem consist of 2 compartments.


The altarpiece to worship the Holy Spirit Lang is located at the Emperor’s Harem.

Cach Bi communal house is a place of worship and memorial of Linh Lan Saint (Hoang Chan), who is the fourth son of King Ly Thai Tong and concubine Hao Nuong.


Horizontal lacquered board is made of wooden material dating after 1945.


Set of eight treasures dated after 1945.

Cach Bi communal house till preserves many valuable documents and artifacts such as: thrones, tablets, incense altars, worshiping swords, bowls of eight treasures, altars…



The ordinations are bestowed by the Kings.

Cach Bi communal house has been classified as a provincial historical relic in Decision No. 1626/QD-UBND dated December 21, 2012.

By P.H