The Tuy Loan Village Communal House was built in 1889 in the reign of Emperor Thanh Thai, and it was recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national-level historical and cultural relic in 1999.  Many royal honour-conferring diplomas from the Nguyen dynasty are stored here.

A cylindrical glutinous rice cake-making contest at the festival

The traditional Tuy Loan Village Communal House Festival is held annually on the 9^th and 10^th days of the 1^st lunar month.  The event aims to remind the younger generations of long-lasting traditions as well as to preserve and promote the village’s cultural identity.

This year’s event took place in Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Phong Commune on 5 and 6 February.  It featured many solemn traditional activities and exciting folk games.

A royal honour ceremony to confer diplomas was held in the afternoon of 5 February, whilst incense-offering and gift-giving ceremonies in commemoration of national heroes and ancestors took place in the morning of the following day.

Various folk games were organised on the 2^nd day of the festival.  Included were boat races on the Tuy Loan River, and ‘bai choi’ (singing while acting as playing cards) performances combined with exciting activities to honour the traditional crafts of making ‘banh trang’ (rice paper) and ‘banh tet’ (cylindrical glutinous rice cakes).

Following the Tuy Loan Village Communal House Festival, various similar events will soon be held across the city.  These include the Hoa My Communal House Festival in Lien Chieu District on the 12^th day of the 1^st lunar month (8 February), the Hai Chau Communal House Festival in Hai Chau District on the 10^th day of the 3^rd lunar month (6 April), and the Phuoc Ly Communal House Festival in Lien Chieu District on the 16^th day of the 4^th lunar month (11 May).