Dinh Bang Communal House

Dinh Bang Communal House, located in Dinh Bang village, Tien Son district, in Bac Ninh province, 20 km from Hanoi, is very famous in the north of the country.

Construction started in 1700 and finished in 1736. The house is a place of worship for three tutelary spirits: Cao Son Dai Vuong, God of land, Thuy Ba Dai Vuong, God of water, and Bach Le Dai Vuong, God of harvest. The main part of the communal house, Bai Duong, is rectangular, 20 m long, 14 m wide, and consists of 7 rooms. It is very imposing due to its large roof and ironwood pillars. There are approximately 60 ironwood pillars with diameters ranging from 55 to 65 cm. The design of the components is very complicated and the structure is very sturdy. There is a panel inscribed with Chinese characters that can be read in Vietnamese as "Ba Ma Quan Phi," which means "Eight Running Horses."