Dinh So deserves to be a place very close to Hanoi for you to visit on the weekend with friends and take pictures!
So communal house is the communal house of So village in Cong Hoa commune, Quoc Oai district, about 40km from the center of Hanoi. The communal house was built in 1673 to worship the three emperors Nguyen Soai Dai Vuong who helped King Dinh Tien Hoang to quell the 12 warlords in the past and is a place to store worshiping objects handed down from ancient times and processions. Only allowed to go out during festivals. 
From the dyke of the Day River, curved like a peach silk strip, you will see the majestic and majestic So communal house reflected on the surface of the semicircular lake. After 4 times of renovation and the ups and downs of history, the house has an architecture that is both in harmony with the natural scenery and has the full appearance of an ancient Vietnamese house but still shows the sophistication and sophistication of the house. artistic quintessence. This is the only rare communal house left in the land of “White Clouds Land” that has been preserved intact until now.In front of the gate is a large courtyard with a row of 18 stone steps leading down to the semicircular lake, on both sides there are two rows of stone railings, each end has a very soft and lively cloud shape, creating a feeling of When you come to visit, go around the road located to the right of the communal house, take the car by foot from where there are stairs and the stele “Ha Ma” (get off the horse) . The two outer ends of the three gates are two big old trees that do not know how many years old, as if silently witnessing the ups and downs of this land. The decorative motifs and carvings on the roof of the three gates are extremely beautiful and sophisticated, especially the image of the two dragons, the tide and the moon at the top, and the four summoned beasts lying obediently at the foot of the wooden pillars.
From the dyke of the Day River, curved like a peach silk strip, you will see the majestic and majestic So communal house reflected on the surface of the semicircular lake. After 4 times of renovation and the ups and downs of history, the house has an architecture that is both in harmony with the natural scenery and has the full appearance of an ancient Vietnamese house but still shows the sophistication and sophistication of the house. artistic quintessence. This is the only rare communal house left in the land of “White Clouds Land” that has been preserved intact until now.
In front of the gate is a large courtyard with a row of 18 stone steps leading down to the semicircular lake, on both sides there are two rows of stone railings, each end has a very soft and lively cloud shape, creating a feeling of 
When you come to visit, go around the road located to the right of the communal house, take the car by foot from where there are stairs and the stele “Ha Ma” (get off the horse) . The two outer ends of the three gates are two big old trees that do not know how many years old, as if silently witnessing the ups and downs of this land. 
The decorative motifs and carvings on the roof of the three gates are extremely beautiful and sophisticated, especially the image of the two dragons, the tide and the moon at the top, and the four summoned beasts lying obediently at the foot of the wooden pillars.The communal house has 7 compartments, 2 wings, 4 wide roofs with tiled roofs, the head of the knife is curved around four corners, the roof is curved like a comedy nose, proud and splendid. Inside the pavilion, large and small ironwood columns are arranged in 6 horizontal rows, 10 rows of columns, there are 32 large iron columns that you can’t hold in your arms and 32 small iron columns surrounding them, more especially, almost all of them are surrounded by ironwood. carved with extremely sophisticated and vivid patterns of dragons, clouds, glasses, Nghe, and flowers. Behind the shrine is the “palace” – this place is only open during festivals.
In the courtyard of the communal house, there is an enchanted orchid with green leaves, the sweet fragrance of orchids seems to be absorbed into each tile roof and corner of the communal house.
The village festival takes place in three days starting from the 8th day of the second lunar month, you can invite each other to visit or attend the festival, and moreover you can sit “talk” with the elders 
together. Raise a cup of wine, a cup of tea, and chat to understand more about the proud history of this famous communal house.
Source: Collected internet.