Unique beauty of ancient houses in Dai Dinh village

With a long-standing cultural tradition, besides famous historical relics, Dai Dinh village, Dai Dong commune also preserves many unique ancient houses.

Visiting Dai Dinh village, an ancient village located on the Lam River, now part of Van Long hamlet, Dai Dong commune (formerly Thanh Chuong district), after admiring unique architectural and artistic relics such as the Nguyen Viet and Nguyen Nhu churches, tourists can explore and learn about the old houses. Photo: Huy Thu

Despite numerous ups and downs and transformations, in Dai Dinh village, the people still preserve ancient houses with moss-covered tiled roofs alongside modern multi-story houses and villas. The house of Mr. Nguyen Viet Ngan's family, built in 1884, is now 141 years old and is considered the most well-preserved ancient house. Photo: Huy Thu

In front of this house, the eaves are carved and sculpted on both sides with unique, graceful floral and dragon motifs, especially the two eaves in the central section. Photo: Huy Thu

The ancient houses in Dai Dinh village are built in the traditional four-pillar style, with 3 rooms and 2 ends, 5 rooms and 2 ends. The house frame is mainly made of ironwood, in addition to jackfruit wood, doi wood... Photo: Huy Thu

The middle of the house usually has 2 hidden columns, that is 2 short columns placed above and below, to create a spacious, airy space for the house. The rectangular hidden column base is decorated quite elaborately. The structures on the roof such as supporting columns, gong racks, and bowing heads are carved with vivid patterns and lotus flowers, demonstrating the skillful talent of ancient carpenters. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Hoang Pham Hoa (70 years old), the owner of an ancient house in the village, shared: The house his family is living in was bought from a household on the other side of the Lam River during the resistance war. This house was originally a 5-room ironwood house. At that time, two families bought it together, so each family dismantled half of the house to live in. Photo: Huy Thu

The original ancient house of Dai Dinh village has a roof covered with yin-yang tiles. The gable is designed with two layers above and below to protect from rain and sun. Between the two layers of roof there is a window to let light shine into the house. Photo: Huy Thu

On the roof ridges of old houses, at both gable ends and the four corners, stylized floral motifs are meticulously sculpted in relief with mortar by skilled craftsmen of the past. Photo: Huy Thu

Existing alongside the ancient houses are time-worn objects and artifacts such as water tanks built from mussel shells, seashells, and sacrificial objects... Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Nguyen Viet Ngan (58 years old), the owner of the famous ancient house in the village, said: The house his family lives in was bought by his grandfather from Vinh An village, Thanh Tuong commune (formerly). During the war years, the ancient house was a residence for soldiers. Having existed for nearly 1.5 centuries, although it has been renovated to some extent, the house still retains its original architecture, serving as a testament and preserving many memories for generations of his family. Photo: Huy Thu

Many ancient houses in the village have been renovated, pillars raised, floors paved, walls built... to suit the living conditions of each family. The ancient houses of Dai Dinh village are being preserved and conserved by local people in the spirit of self-awareness and respect for the heritage of their ancestors. Photo: Huy Thu

Unique carved wooden structures on the ancient house of Mr. Nguyen Viet Ngan's family. Video : Huy Thu

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