The attraction of Huynh Thuy Le ancient house and Phuong Nam cultural tourism area

Sức hút của nhà cổ Huỳnh Thủy Lê và Khu du lịch văn hóa Phương Nam - Ảnh 1. — Domestic and foreign tourists visit Huynh Thuy Le ancient house

Ancient house in world famous movie

Huynh Thuy Le ancient house (225A Nguyen Hue, Ward 1, Sa Dec City, Dong Thap ) was built by merchant Huynh Cam Thuan in Sa Dec in 1895 and restored in 1917. The house has a total area of 258 m², designed with three rooms typical of the South, a unique blend of Vietnamese - Chinese - French architectural styles.

The facade of the house stands out with its decorative flower molds, ceramics, porcelain, and elaborately carved wooden doors. The yin-yang tiled roof, the two gables are curved in the shape of a boat, in the style of a Northern communal house or pagoda. The horizontal lacquered boards, columns and beams are embossed with vivid patterns of birds, animals, plants, and are lacquered and gilded, quite sophisticated and eye-catching...

However, visitors to Huynh Thuy Le ancient house not only see the unique features of the house but also learn about the love story of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le (the youngest son of the homeowner) with French writer Marguerite Duras in a chance meeting on the My Thuan ferry in 1929. The romantic but unsuccessful love story of the two was written by writer Marguerite Duras in the novel The Lover in 1984 and translated into more than 40 languages.

From this novel, French director Jean-Jacques Annaud adapted it into the film L'Amant (The Lover) in 1992. In 2009, Huynh Thuy Le ancient house was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists.

Sức hút của nhà cổ Huỳnh Thủy Lê và Khu du lịch văn hóa Phương Nam - Ảnh 2. — Tourists experience at Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area

Find out about Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area

More than 10 km from Huynh Thuy Le ancient house is Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area, covering nearly 20 hectares. This is a complex of cultural - spiritual works and experiential tourism to commemorate and worship ancestors who have contributed to the discovery and glory of the Southern land and to worship the ancestors of the Dang family. To date, Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area has been recognized as achieving 9 national records in many fields.

Coming to Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area, visitors cannot help but be overwhelmed by the magnificent works. The highlight is Nam Phuong Linh Temple, built in the traditional Hue house architecture, bearing the mark of the Nguyen Dynasty royal court. The door systems, louvers, reliefs, horizontal lacquered boards, and parallel sentences are all made of precious wood, carved very elaborately. The nearly 700 m long corridor is protected from the sun and rain, with 540 large wooden pillars built from more than 7,000 m³ of precious wood.

In addition, there are many other interesting things here such as the Southern Land Museum with thousands of ancient artifacts from thousands of years ago; the Southern countryside area, the culinary area, the entertainment area with many exciting games and activities...