The ancient house with one hundred pillars made of precious wood, built by a noble family for 5 years, is a National Heritage.

Everyone was surprised and delighted to see and touch the wooden pillars of the ancient house.

The ancient house of a hundred pillars

According to Long An Newspaper, the Hundred Pillar House in Long Huu Dong Commune, Can Duoc District, Long An Province is one of the places that attracts domestic and foreign tourists to visit. Everyone is surprised and delighted when they see and touch the wooden pillars of the ancient house.

The Hundred Pillar Ancient House is located in Long Huu Dong Commune, Can Duoc District, Long An Province. Photo: Long An Newspaper

Mrs. Tran Thi Ngo - the homeowner said that the ancient house was built by her grandfather, carved with sophistication and meticulousness. According to some information, Mr. Tran Van Hoa was a famous rich man of Long An. He owned almost all the land of Long Huu to grow rice and rent it out. When the South was still poor, traveling mainly by boat or horse-drawn carriage, Mr. Tran Van Hoa wore suits, ties, Western shoes, and drove a luxury French car.

Around 1890, he went to Hue himself, hired a team of about 15 skilled workers to Long An to build a house. He also went everywhere to buy precious woods such as rosewood, red oak, honey oak, and rosewood to build a house.

The ancient house with a hundred pillars made entirely of precious wood. Photo: Long An Newspaper.

After 2 years of construction and 3 years of carving, the house was officially completed. It is called the house of a hundred pillars but officially it has 120 pillars, including 68 main pillars (round) and 52 secondary pillars (square) which are extremely sturdy.

Special architecture of the ancient house

Not only attracting with the name of Hundred Pillar House, the ancient house is also attractive because of its special architecture, following the style of Hue's traditional houses. Looking at the plan, the house has the shape of the letter Cong, the structure of the traditional house (xuyen trinh) has 3 rooms, 2 wings. The house has a total area of ​​up to 900m2, including the main house with 3 rooms, 2 wings (upper and lower), roofed with yin-yang tiles in the traditional style.

The Hundred Pillar House on Long Huu Island is an important relic in the tourism development planning map of Long An province. Photo: Long An Newspaper.

The carvings of the house are extremely delicate, meticulous, creative and combine Hue, Southern style and Western art. Besides the famous fruit images, typical of the West such as soursop, mangosteen... are carvings with Western culture. To create the above patterns, the group of workers had to build a ladder to carve directly on the wood. At the same time, there are also "four sacred animals" (dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix) and "four noble flowers" (apricot, orchid, chrysanthemum, bamboo); there are lotus flowers, lotus leaves, lotus buds...

Having gone through hundreds of years of destruction by time and war, the ancient house still stands strong over the years. The house stands silently, overcoming natural disasters, bombs and bullets to protect its owner. In particular, the wooden pillars have become “watery” and smooth after many years, as a way to show the ups and downs it has overcome.

The hexagonal tiled floor remains intact. In 1997, the Hundred Pillar House was ranked as a Historical Relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.   - National culture.

The old house has been restored once with the State budget. Currently, the family is preventing termites to preserve the house in the best way.

Currently, the Hundred Pillar House of Long Huu Island is a relic with an important position in the tourism development planning map of Long An province. Not only is it an impressive work in terms of materials and detailed lines, this place also has a space filled with green trees, cool, bringing visitors peace.

According to the homeowner, the ancient house with a hundred pillars has also been chosen as a setting for many film crews such as "Doan Truong Nam Ai", "Tieng Thiet Trong Mua"...

Source: https://danviet.vn/ngoi-nha-co-tram-cot-lam-tu-go-quy-dong-ho-danh-gia-vong-toc-xay-5-nam-moi-xong-la-di-san-quoc-gia-20241116222339059.htm