Dai Son communal house

03/03/2025 09:10

(BNP) – Dai Son communal house (Hoan Son commune, Tien Du district) used to be large in scale. Through the ups and downs of history, Dai Son communal house was destroyed during the resistance war against French colonialism. After peace was restored, local people built 3 houses in the front in the style of a cross-river house with a wall connecting to the back palace. In 1994, the local administration and residents worked together to repair the communal house in traditional architectural style on its original foundation. In 2005, the communal house was restored to its current state.


Entrance to Dai Son communal house.

The communal house is a place to worship tutelary god- the guardian god of the village, and is the place where the village gods are worshiped during festivals and ceremonies.


Dai Dinh hall.


In the middle of the roof ridge is a pair of dragons facing the sun.


The Dai Dinh hall has four curved roofs.

Dai Son communal house is currently located on a beautiful plot of land in the southwest of the village, facing south, next to the "Lien Hoa Tu" pagoda, forming a sacred ancient relic complex, surrounded by a densely populated residential area.


The main altar inside the communal house.



Set of eight treasures.

The building has an architecture of Chinese “Dinh” letter including the Dai Dinh hall and the Hau Cung. The Dai Dinh hall has 3 compartments, 2 wings, and 4 curved roofs.



Horizontal lacquered boards.


The architectural parts are decorated with stylized flowers and leaves.

The Hau Cung consists of 2 compartments.



Ordinations at the communal house.

The relic still preserves the content of two ordinations, bestowed by feudal dynasties.



The altar and the tablet at the communal house.

The Dai Son communal house festival was held from the 7th to the 15th of January every year. Nowadays, the Dai Son communal house festival is held from the 8th to the 10th of January.



The stone steles at the communal house.


 

Dai Son communal house was ranked as a provincial and municipal relic in Decision No. 1048/QD-UBND dated September 27, 2015.