Some words on rong’s house (communal house) and Central Plateau’s cultural rong house

Abstract

Rong house (communal house) in the Central Plateau have often been seen at Bana, Xodang, Cotu, Romam, Gie Trieng and Gia rai. Rong houses used to be common houses for communities built by local people with local available construction materials. Rong houses had 3 main functions: Society : Rong houses have been used as a meeting or receiving place, Culture : Festival and recreation organization and Religion (genie cult). In recent years, with Government’s policy on construction of “Rong cultural house”, many Rong houses in the Central Plateau were built in concrete and were not used as traditionally. The article suggests some recommendations to restore and preserve Rong houses in the Central Plateau of which construction of Rong houses should be carried on by local people and its function of belief should be maintained.