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Admire the grandest and most beautiful village gate in the rice-growing region.

Annam • November 12, 2024 19:42

Visiting Hao Kiet village in Vinh Thanh commune (Yen Thanh district), tourists are inevitably impressed by the village gate, one of the largest and most beautiful in the rice-growing region.

bna_1(1).jpg — Hao Kiet Village is an ancient village with a long and rich history and culture. Historically, Hao Kiet Village encompassed three hamlets: Hao Cuong, Trung Thanh, and Phu Dien. Over the years, the people of Hao Kiet Village have always wished to build a village gate befitting the rich traditions of their homeland. (Photo: Huy Thu)

bna_2(2).jpg — After a period of preparation, the Hào Kiệt village gate began construction in July 2023 with funding provided by a villager living away from home and a friend. The project was inaugurated in April 2024. Photo: Huy Thư

bna_3(1).jpg — The gate of Hao Kiet village was built and designed based on the architectural model of the ancient Hao Kiet temple gate. Whether viewed from the front or the side, one can appreciate its balanced and harmonious beauty. Green trees provide cool shade in front of the village gate. Photo: Huy Thu

The building materials for the village gate are raw bricks, cement, steel, ceramic tiles, etc. The walls of the Hao Kiet village gate are mostly left with raw bricks. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_4(1).jpg — The Hào Kiệt village gate is 13.5m high and 10m wide, with a two-tiered architecture: the lower tier has three arched doorways (one main gate in the middle, two side gates); the upper tier also has three arched doorways, and above the gate, the tiled roofs are designed in a layered style with soaring curved eaves. Photo: Huy Thư

bna_5..jpg — Because the village gate was wider than the village road, two households in the village donated additional land on either side of the road to build the gate. From the outside, behind the village gate is a straight concrete road with a row of flagpoles and streetlights leading into the village. Photo: Huy Thu

The gate of Hao Kiet village boasts the beauty of traditional architecture with its exposed brick walls and curved tiled roof, resembling that of a village communal house. Photo: Huy Thu

The overlapping tiled roofs and the continuously opening arched doorways of varying heights create a soft and graceful feel for a rather imposing two-story village gate. Photo: Huy Thu

The Hào Kiệt village gate is built in an open location, at the intersection of many hamlets, especially near Văn Sơn pagoda and Vĩnh Tuy hill, with a traditional rural landscape. Photo: Huy Thư

On the village gate, both the front and back are adorned with beautiful verses that reflect the village's rich traditions and evoke feelings of love for one's homeland:"Eighteen dukes bring glory to the motherland / Heroes shine with the righteous spirit of their fatherland"; "Even if the son travels far and wide / The sacred heroes are remembered with love and longing.""Looking out from the village gate, right before your eyes is the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha and the unique phoenix-beak-shaped sacred rock of Van Son Pagoda." Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Phan Hoang Tao (80 years old) - Head of Hao Kiet village, Vinh Thanh commune, shared: "The completion of the Hao Kiet village gate not only fulfills the long-awaited aspirations of the local people but also contributes to beautifying the landscape of our homeland. The villagers, as well as their descendants living far from home, feel happy, excited, and proud of the large and beautiful village gate, thereby further strengthening the spirit of unity and cooperation in building a more prosperous homeland." (Photo: Huy Thu)

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