Changes in Architecture and Festival of Nguyen Trung Truc Communal House in Kien Giang Province

Nguyen Trung Truc communal house in Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province is considered one of the oldest established communal houses in the locality. After the first restoration in 1881, the communal house has existed for two centuries. Impressions of reclamation and establishing of the hamlet period are still preserved through the custom of worshiping “Ca Ong” and the Thanh Hoang God, the landscape or the architecture of the communal house. The article introduces the architectural and festival changes from the time the communal house was born until now. The study of changes will contribute to identifying cultural nuances and, more broadly, the spiritual life of residents in the land located at the southwest end of Vietnam.