Village with many hundred-year-old ancient houses in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - As a land of talented people in Nghe An, in addition to large and beautiful communal houses and famous families of scholars, Nam Nam region, Nam Dan district still preserves many hundred-year-old ancient houses.
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Ancient houses are scattered throughout the Nam Nam region but are concentrated in ancient villages, especially Hoanh Son village. Many village roads and alleys here still retain the bamboo banks, as in ancient times. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Around the Hoanh Son communal house area, there are dozens of ancient houses that are over 100 years old. These are wooden houses with many rooms and roofed with scale tiles, most of which have been renovated and embellished, but still retain the wooden structure... In the photo: The ancient house of Mr. Nguyen Thien Toan's family in hamlet 1, Khanh Son 2, Khanh Son commune. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Like the ancient houses in Yen Thanh, Thanh Chuong… the ancient houses here are mainly made from ironwood, jackfruit, and doi wood… over time, they are still sturdy and bright. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The edge of the roof and the roof of Mr. Nguyen Van Tri's old house in Hamlet 4, Khanh Son 2, Khanh Son Commune still preserve the carved patterns on the tiled roof. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The wooden parts of the ancient houses here are decorated quite simply, not elaborately carved like some ancient houses in Yen Thanh. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The front of the old houses is covered with wooden frames, with wooden doors or wooden doors for convenient opening and closing. The large and small doors all have thresholds with a full set of doors, such as a bed, a toilet, etc. Photo: Huy Thu |
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According to the elders, the ancient houses in Nam Nam were often built by local carpenters and Ha Tinh. Around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, people here often built houses with four pillars, trusses, rafters, or upper trusses and lower trusses. However, because this type of house has a high ceiling, making it difficult to live in during floods, they improved it to the Ha Lam style, with a lower ceiling, more stable in storms and floods. In the photo: the interior space of a four-pillar house. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Like most ancient houses, each house is usually divided into two parts: the “outer house” is used for worship and receiving guests. The “inner house” is used for family activities. Currently, in ancient houses, people still preserve many ancient items, means of living, and worship objects. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The owners of these ancient houses believe that they consider preserving the ancient houses as the responsibility of descendants towards their ancestors, both as a souvenir and for educational purposes. Photo: Huy Thu |
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A hook for hanging ao dai in the ancient house of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Phuong's family in Hamlet 4, Khanh Son 2, Khanh Son Commune. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Many artifacts associated with ancient houses are still of use. In the photo: An ancient jar of soy sauce that is hundreds of years old is still being used to make soy sauce at the house of Mr. Nguyen Van Tri in Khanh Son commune. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Under these roofs, many generations of people were born and grew up, they themselves have been preserving and conserving the ancient houses as a beauty in the local cultural tradition. Recently, JICA - Japan has conducted field surveys to cooperate in preserving and restoring ancient houses and ancient villages in Nam Nam. Photo: Huy Thu |