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Visit Dong Du Communal House – Hai Phong

Dang Cuong Wards, An Duong District, Hai Phong city, VietNam
Dong Du Communal House is the historical site of Hai Phong. Learn about this famous historical site.
Location: Dong Du communal house, Dang Cuong commune, An Duong district, Hai Phong
Features:  Dong Du communal house  was built on a high land with the main face facing west with a large open space, with ancient trees on the bottom. 300 years.

 According to the jade genealogy of the great kings worshiped by the villagers of Dong Du: under the reign of Tran Thuan Tong (1388 – 1398), in the Quang Thai era, there was a Nguyen family named Dai Pham, a native of Hoa Phong district, Hai Dong country. husband and wife with Do Thi Uyen from Dong Du page. Husband and wife lived together very harmoniously, after 3 years, they gave birth to a son. A few years later, five more sons were born. Because the eldest son was born under a pine tree, he was named Ba Tung, the second son was Trong Bach, followed by Trong Minh and Trong Man. The last two children were named Quy Hong and Quy Nghi by the couple.

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Dong Du communal house relic

To fulfill his dream at a young age, to become a mandarin, wearing a brocade robe of honor, Dai Pham bid farewell to his wife and children and went to study in Bao Thien ward in the Thang Long capital. After years of grinding history, in the 9th year of Quang Thai (1397), he won first place in the Dinh exam. Dai Pham was appointed Thua Tuyen government of Nam Sach, town of Hai Duong, and after two years was promoted to An Phu of Hoa Chau.

During his time as a mandarin, he was generous, fair, considered the people as his own blood, and treated everyone with kindness. The land he looked after was free of theft, and the people were living in peace. The king was very respectful, allowing him to collect the tax of a commune. Since then, the people of  Dong Du Everyone was imbued with his grace, every house was rich in wealth, and the land was fertile. At that time, there was a foreign noble who liked the Tran dynasty, Ho Quy Ly, who tried to take the military power to his hand. In the year of the Rabbit, the second Kien Tan era (1399), Quy Ly won the Tran dynasty, proclaimed the emperor, and named the country Dai Ngu. Many people’s courtiers were disgruntled, quit their positions, and stopped working with the Ho Dynasty. Dai Pham retreated to his hometown Dong Du, lamenting: “Let me be in the air to worship two kings”.

Dong Du communal house in Hai Phong  holds the festival on the 10th day of the second lunar month. Visitors to Dong Du communal house on this festival will be able to participate in traditional festival activities in this famous temple. After the naturalization ceremony, the villagers carried the statue of Dai Pham with the door tablet of 6 sons from different places to the communal house to celebrate the ceremony in 3 days. A solemn festival atmosphere, honoring the villagers before the heroic spirits of the emperors for the great cause of sacrifice for eternal life.

Dong Du communal house relic  was ranked by the State in 1991. Today, Dong Du communal house historical relic is known by many tourists from all over the world and come to visit and offer incense at this relic.

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