Äình Bảng communal house
Äình Bảng communal hall is one of the largest and finest village communal houses in Vietnam. It is located in Äình Bảng village, Từ SÆ¡n district, in Bắc Ninh Province of the Red River Delta, 17 km from the nation's capital, Hanoi.
The construction started in 1700 and was completed 36 years later.
Äình Bảng communal house is used for the worshiping of Cao SÆ¡n Äại vÆ°Æ¡ng (Mountain spirit), Thủy Bá Äại vÆ°Æ¡ng (Water spirit), and Bạch Lệ Äại vÆ°Æ¡ng (God of agriculture), together with the six individuals who rebuilt Äình Bảng village in the 15th century after it was devastated during the Ming occupation (1408-1428). The hall also functions as the village meeting hall and the seat of the local government office.
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- Sở Văn hóa Hà Bắc (1982), Äịa chà Hà Bắc, Ha Bac. (Ha Bac Department of Culture (1982), Monography of Ha Bac, Ha Bac province.)
- The communal house of Äình Bảng village (Vietnamese)
- The commnunal house of Äình Bảng village (Vietnamese)
Coordinates: 21°06′29.99″N 105°57′06.31″E / 21.1083306°N 105.9517528°E