Duc Nghia communal house was founded in 1846 (the 6th Thieu Tri year) in Duc Nghia quarter, Phan Thiet Town, Binh Thuan province.
The first construction was held by Mr. Nguyen Van Bang with simple model, mainly was bamboo, thatch.... In 1864, (the 17th Tu Duc year - Giap Ty), Mr Tran Van Kim organized to rebuilt including preaching house, ancestral house tieu hien house Deity -worshipping house, vo ca house.
- Tieu hien house is 10 metres long, 8 meters wide, includes 1 room and 2 lean - tos, 12 pillars divided into 3 rows with 4 big pillars with 30cm -diameter of each. Inside, there are 3 altars sculptured sophistic ate dly by images of dragons, phoenixs, flowers... Here is the place for the cult of people contributing to build the temple: Nguyen Van Bang, Tran Van Kim, Le Van Hanh. Nguyen Van Thanh.
- Deity worshipping house is 20cm far from Tieu Hien house the right. The house has towered shape with a square. The house with each edge to be 10 metres. The house comprices 1 room and 2 wings with 6 roofs covered by Yin - Yang tiles. On the roofs top is a pair of dragons waiting upon, 1 meter tall. At 4 corners have also 4 cement dragons. On the top, there are 16 columns divided into 4 rows. All big columns have balustrade surrounding with many magnificent ornamentation of flowers, birds, dragons... Inside, there are 3 altars and 3 shrines for ancestral tablets with red lacquer trimmed with gold.
- Vo Ca house is in front of the worshipping house comprising 1 room and 2 lean tos with 15 metres long, 10 meters wide. Its four roofs are tiled by Yin - Yang tiles. The house has 4 rows of pillars. The main one has 30 centimeter diameter and 5 metres tall. The temple worships tutelary God with 2 terms of sacrifices each year. The first takes place in spring from 14th to 16th of the 1st lunar month. The second takes place in Fall from 14th to the 16th of the 8th lunar month Bisides, there is the dead aniversary of Tieu Hien on the 15th of the 5th lunar month.
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