Kim Ngan Communal House Đình Kim Ngân
Communal house at 42-44 Hang Bac
Walk through the courtyard at 42-44 Hang Bac and into the communal house altar. The ticket is 20,000 VND a visit from 8 December 2025. Day hours are 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:30. Friday to Sunday the hall opens again at 19:00 and closes at 21:00 or 21:30. Children under 16 go free. Skip it when the shops on the street are the only stop you want.
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The courtyard, tiled hall, and incense urn at Kim Ngan
Photo: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
You come in off Hang Bac at numbers 42-44 and walk a brick courtyard to a tiled hall. A tree stands over the court, and an incense urn sits in the middle. The stop is the courtyard and the hall, on the same walk as the shops outside.
Photo: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
From 8 December 2025 the ticket is 20,000 VND a visit. Children under 16 go free, and a child under 1.3 m without papers goes free. Severe disability is free. Students from 16, visitors of 60 and over, people with meritorious service, people on a social concession, solitary older residents, and people from remote mountain areas pay half.
The day runs 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:30, every day. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the hall opens again at 19:00. The evening close is 21:00 or 21:30, so check the board at the gate before a night visit. Entry is also free on 23 November, on the last day of the lunar year, and on the first two days of Tet.
Getting there and around
The communal house is at 42-44 Hang Bac, in the lanes north of Hoan Kiem Lake. Walk north from the lake. Hang Bac is the silver street, and the house sits on it.
From Hoan Kiem Lake
On foot, north into the lanes to 42-44 Hang Bac.
Hours and fees
- Hours
08:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:30 daily. Friday–Sunday evening from 19:00, closing at 21:00 or 21:30.
- Closed
Open every day. Free on 23 November, the last day of the lunar year, and the first two days of Tet.
- Admission
20,000 VND a visit from 8 December 2025. Children under 16 are free, and a child under 1.3 m without papers is free. Severe disability is free. Half price for students from 16, visitors of 60 and over, people with meritorious service, people on a social concession, solitary older residents, and people from remote mountain areas. Free on 23 November, the last day of the lunar year, and the first two days of Tet.
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