Hanoi Tourism - Escape from the noisy street, the luxury and aesthetic modern beauty of Hanoi, moving along Thang Long highway or via Nhon-Son Tay direction on 32 Street, you will be immersed in space of an old Vietnamese village that seems to exist centuries ago - Duong Lam ancient village.
Duong Lam ancient village is located in Son Tay town, Hanoi (Ha Tay province in the past) and 40 km to the west of the central city. There is a tip for people who prefer travelling by motorbike is that to ask the way coming to Son Tay town, and then you'll be guided the way to Duong Lam ancient village that is only 5km from Son Tay town. At the village main gate, you should park your vehicles and rent a bicycle to enjoy the peaceful ancient space as well as discover interesting things related to the culture and history of the village.
Duong Lam is truly an impressive ancient village because it still holds a lot of culture, ancient architecture that originated centuries ago. Duong Lam ancient village is basically a combination of 9 smaller villages linked to each other to form a unified whole of customs, habits, routines, cultures and beliefs; these characteristics have been maintained through generation up to now. You will see that this place covers the most basic characteristics of an ancient village in Vietnam with the image of courtyard houses, wells, brick roads, temples, mossy shrines, etc.
Duong Lam ancient houses were mostly built in the previous centuries, some houses were even built 4 centuries ago. The common in architecture of those houses is that the walls and gates are made of bee-stone, the entrances are lined with traditional bricks, the windowsills are knee-high while the main room is the space for ancestors. Houses of wealthy families may be decorated with dragon, unicorn, phoenix sculpture, or there are places to place important furnitures of the family. Most of the houses here are designed with large lower deck pavement. This comes from the perspective of "the convergence aquatic resources" of the owner - which means the family could store water when it's rainy instead of draining the rain to the outside. That's also the reason why the window sill is always at knee height.
Duong Lam ancient wells are also a unique architectural feature of Duong Lam ancient village. It's not easy to find a place in Vietnam where there are as many wells as it is in this village. These wells have a lifespan as of houses, temples or pagodas here. Another special thing is that, these wells not only are used as water storage but also carry a spiritual meaning that not many people understand.
Historic and cultural spots could not be ignored in Duong Lam ancient village. This place is well known as 2-king region as it is the homeland of Ngo Quyen and Phung Hung. Because of that, coming to Duong Lam ancient village, we are able not only to enjoy the culture of an ancient village but also to discover the high valuable history shown in Ngo Quyen tomb, Mia pagoda, an ancient village gate in Dong Sang, etc.
Moreover, this place is considered as the homeland of Vietnamese soysouce - a traditional culture that has been preserved and promoted my people of Duong Lam ancient village.
Author: Ngat Huong
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