Like any village in Vietnam, there's always a community house built in the center of the village. The Community House was the center of the village's life: all policies and all affairs of each village were done at the Community House. The Community House was the connection of every one in the village and this was the core of the Vietnamese culture.
The community house of Dinh Bang was known from the 12th century but was destroyed in the vicissitude of history. The current Dinh Bang Community house was built in 1736 and is said to be one of the only 2 community houses in Vietnam surviving the French destruction. The other one is in Hai Phong, called Hang Kenh Community House.
Visiting Dinh Bang Community House, you'll follow the former Tieu Tuong River from the Do Temple for 500m. The old architecture faces the east and retains much the of the original elegantly-carved dragons and motifs.