4 hundred-year-old ancient villages near Hanoi should visit right at the weekend

4 hundred-year-old ancient villages near Hanoi below are not to be missed suggestions for first-time visitors and want to learn the Capital's culture in just 2 short weekends.

Duong Lam ancient village (Son Tay Town, Hanoi)

Duong Lam Ancient Village is one of  the hundred-year-old villages near Hanoi , located in Son Tay town, only 44 km from Hanoi capital but still retaining the ancient and pristine features of the countryside. by the North; from village gates, wells to quaint houses.

The highlight of this village is the simple Mong Phu village gate, without any guards like other village gates, the two sides of the road are eye-catching green rice. 
 

Gate of Mong Phu village

Going inside, visitors will surely feel very excited to admire the ancient roof tiles aged over 300 years of soup covered hundreds of laterite walls, red brick roads with vitality. intense forever with the years. Many people visit Duong Lam to admire 956 traditional houses, many of which have been built since the 17th century. Also known as the land of 2 kings, Phung Hung temple and Ngo Quyen mausoleum. are two destinations not to be missed when visiting Lam Duong.

It is not too difficult for tourists to explore the entire Duong Lam ancient village in just one weekend by walking or renting bicycles of the households here for only VND 20,000-VND 30,000. 

Duong Lam ancient village viewed from above

Duong Lam is famous for its traditional career in making soy sauce and grilled galangal bacon. Tuong Duong Lam is not inferior to Tuong Ban, which is very popular with near and far tourists. Catering here is limited, some dishes that tourists should enjoy here are boiled chicken, stir-fried melon, boiled spinach with Mong Phu sauce and candy, rice cakes or thorns.

In addition, visitors can combine to visit Ancient Village with Son Tay Citadel (located in the center of Son Tay city), Temple and 3km away.

Former Village (H. Xuyen, Hanoi)

Located on the banks of the Nhue River, the Old Village in Van Tu commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi has more than 500 years of age, attached to the ups and downs of the country's history. 

Ancient features in the Old village

The gate of the Old village was built in the style of a three-story pagoda, a middle door with a very wide dome. Above there are a couple of unicorns and two dogs holding the gate. The inside of the gate is full of wine, dotted flower buds, and the lines of pale black ink. The gate of the Old Village was swept with gold from ancient times, now faded, with black spots. Many researchers believe that the Old village gate is neither old nor modern. It is this structure that resembles the great gate of the Old City gate, which many experts consider to be the most beautiful village gate in Vietnam.

Old Village is  a village of hundreds of years  old. It is famous for villas mixed with ancient Vietnamese and French architecture. During the period when the French belonged to many families to make a living, the villagers were well-off, so each family owned a private villa. Over time, many of these houses became deserted and degraded without being repaired; Currently, only over 20 villas in the village remain intact.

Architectural features of the Old Village

The typical architecture of most villas in the Old Village is Gothic - a typical architecture  of France . In addition, there are many Vietnamese-style houses with red tile roofs, winding village roads, many alleys ...

Not like Duong Lam; The former village has not been sucked into the whirlpool of tourism, so it is still very wild and undeveloped service. In here, modern houses are almost not there. The four-level model house of subsidy period is also hard to find. The beauty is very strange mixed with a bit of splendor mixed with a bit of popular, both pompous but true nature gives the Old Village unmistakable beauty to attract visitors the first time to visit.

Ancient Village of Cu Da (H.Thanh Oai, Hanoi)

Cu Da ancient village is an ideal destination in Hanoi that anyone who has a love for Vietnamese architecture, history, traditional craft villages or wants to drop their soul into a peaceful scene for 2 days weekends should not be missed.

Cu Da village is located in Cu Khe commune, Thanh Oai district, only 20 km from Hanoi center, right next to the gentle Nhue river. 

Cu Da ancient village viewed from above

A special feature of the architecture of the hundreds-year-old houses in Cu Da village is the combination of ancient and modern. Most of these villas are meticulously carved, details such as floors or pillars are tiled with flowers brought from France.

Many hundred-year-old houses are kept in Cu Da

Cu Da village is also one of the rare places that still retain the image of old trees, roofs, temples, village gates, mossy houses ... Many works in the current village have been classified as relics. National level. On the village gate, the clock remains intact, marking a period of prosperous prosperity in history.

Visiting the ancient village of Cu Da, don't worry about buying gifts for your loved ones because this village is famous for making vermicelli and soy sauce. Since ancient times, the specialty of this place has been mentioned in the phrase "Tuong Cu Da - Coffee village of Dam". Images of sun-soaked pots in the yard, each bundle of golden vermicelli in the field also create a unique beauty that only Cu Da has.

Burma Cu Da is dried in the sunny days

If outside of the world is crowded and crowded, in this village on the Nhue River, visitors will be allowed to drop their soul into a quiet picture of quiet countryside to calm their hearts after a week of tiredness at work and life. living.

Nom village (Dai Dong, Van Lam and Hung Yen)

Nom village in Hung Yen province is only about 30km from Hanoi capital, which is very suitable for tourists to explore in the last two weekends.

Nom village gate

Nom village is well known for its rustic and peaceful beauty nestled behind the majestic, nostalgic village gate and the windy bamboo groves. Images of banyan trees, wharves, communal yards, simple tiled houses ... familiar of  the hundreds-year-old villages in  the Red River Delta can be easily found here.

A peaceful setting in Nom village

The remaining scarlet brick streets and the scarcity of fences interspersed with the rows of masonry walls that lead into the corners of the village.

The most famous stop in the village is the Nom market - the ancient wall of red brick walls has been broken over time or the Nom Bridge - the bridge over the Nguyet Duc River that flows around the village, including 9 stone pillars. are carved with sophisticated and sophisticated dragon heads.

A corner of Nom pagoda

The temple with the largest, highest-ranking Tam Quan in  Southeast Asia  and Tam Giang communal house - a place to worship a general of Hai Ba Trung are also famous spiritual tourist destinations in the village. 

The ancient stone pillars and wells that have been preserved for two centuries remain intact. The ancient houses along the lake, the ancestral churches of the Nguyen, Le, Ta and Dan families create an eternal prosperity of time and express the unique culture in the ancient land of Hien Street.

On the weekends, do not forget to visit the  four hundred-year-old villages near Hanoi  to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere or to preserve beautiful photos in the peaceful and ancient countryside. 

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