Van Phuc Communal House (General Communal House)

Van Phuc Communal House (General Communal House)

Van Phuc communal house (also known as Tong communal house, Van Bao communal house) is located on high ground in lane 194, Doi Can street, Ba Dinh district. The communal house was built in the 11th century and is a place to worship Linh Lang Dai Vuong Thuong Phuc Than. Van Bao camp was later changed to Van Phuc camp, with the general pavilion of Thirteen camp area. Van Phuc relic cluster includes Van Phuc communal house, White temple and Bat Thap pagoda. The communal house has ancient origins dating back to the construction of the capital Thang Long (Ly Dynasty). This area has a temple worshiping Linh Lang Dai Vuong, according to legend, he was Hoang Chan, the fourth son of King Ly Thanh Tong (1054 - 1073), who was instrumental in fighting the Song invaders and preserving the capital of Thang Long. . Van Phuc Communal House was also the place where his army was stationed. In addition, the communal house is also a place to worship Mother Thien Tien Ly Hue Tong. Linh Lang Dai Vuong's name is Hoang Chan, the fourth son of King Ly Thanh Tong. In 1075, the country had a foreign invasion, Linh Lang asked the king and Prince Chieu Van to command the fleet to cross Vinh An sea, attack and destroy enemy posts, coordinating with General Ton Dan's troops. Capturing strategic bases and gathering food and supplies of the invading Song invaders. Our army won a great victory, the King held a Grand Banquet, wanting to cede the throne to the Prince but he refused. The country was peaceful for a while, but at the end of 1076, the Song invaders sent troops to invade our country again. Once again, the Prince and Prince Chieu Van commanded the fleet from Van Xuan upstream to Khao Tuc, suddenly gathering attacked the Eastern defense line of the Song enemy on the north bank of the Nhu Nguyet River, expelling the Song enemy from the border of the Fatherland. At this river, the Prince heroically sacrificed his life (February 10, Dinh Ty - 1077). Considering the prince's merits, the King bestowed the title of My Tu, allowing 269 villages throughout the country to build temples and shrines and conferred the title of Linh Lang Dai Vuong, Superior Phuc Than. The main festival of the communal house on the 9th day of the 2nd lunar month commemorates the transformation day of the Holy Saint. The remaining days, 12th day of the 9th lunar month, is the Grand Banquet day, and the 13th day of the 12th lunar month is the birthday of the Holy Saint. At the communal house, the largest drum in Hanoi is kept. Each side of the drum must be stretched with the skin of a buffalo so that every time the drum is beaten, all the people of "Thirteen Camps" can hear it. By 1986, Van Phuc communal house was ranked by the State as a national historical and cultural relic and a historical and cultural relic in 1992. Source: Electronic information portal of Ba Dinh district, Hanoi city.

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