(Baonghean.vn) - While in many places there are no traces of "old houses", in Thanh Xuan commune (Thanh Chuong) there are still many families living under ancient roofs hundreds of years old.
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| Luong Dien village, Thanh Xuan commune currently has more than a dozen ancient houses. These are wooden houses with many rooms and roofed with scale tiles that have existed for hundreds of years. Although some houses have been renovated and re-roofed, the wooden parts with the old structure and style are still intact. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The ancient houses here are mainly made from ironwood, jackfruit, and rosewood. Each house usually has 3, 5, or 7 rooms (odd rooms), surrounded by wooden planks, and in the front there are many types of doors (large doors, windows, side doors, etc.). Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa (64 years old) in Xuan Nam hamlet said: The house his family is living in has 5 rooms, 26 pillars, about 200 years old. On the roof of the house is engraved the time the house was built in Chinese characters. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each house is usually divided into two parts by a wooden wall and a small door: the "outer house" is used for worship and receiving guests; the "inner house" is used for family activities. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Mr. Nguyen Canh The (56 years old) in Xuan Dien hamlet said: The 5-room house his family is living in, built in the second half of the 19th century, has not been renovated or repaired at all. Recently, many people have come to ask to buy it but he has not sold it. "Nowadays, many people like to collect old houses. They have come to see and ask to buy it but I do not sell it. I just want to renovate and re-roof the house to preserve it" - Mr. The shared. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| These houses still preserve many ancient utensils, means of living, and worship items. In the photo: A hat rack under the porch of an ancient house. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On the porches of old houses, the elders used to place wooden tubes to raise honey bees. Today, many houses still maintain the old tradition. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| “Seventh room” - the middle room is the most private part of the house. Outside there is a window (sliding door), inside the house there is a set of dong (bench) or a set of table and chairs, next is a private room. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Particularly, Mr. Nguyen Van Lieu's house in Xuan Lien hamlet has 7 rooms, 8 trusses, 38 pillars, and dragon-shaped curved eaves. This is the longest ancient house in Thanh Xuan. Mr. Lieu said: His house was built by his ancestors who went to the forest to cut ironwood, and has been through 6 generations (nearly 180 years). In his grandfather's generation, the 5 eaves were lengthened and more pillars were added. In the photo: Dragon-shaped curved eaves. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Existing for hundreds of years in the flood zone, the ancient houses in Thanh Xuan bear the mark of time. The good news is that these houses are being preserved and maintained by the local people as a beautiful feature in the local cultural tradition. Photo: Huy Thu |
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