Stretching all over the country, there are ancient and poetic villages everywhere.
Bearing the time stamp hundreds of years old with ancient architecture and poetic peace is what people remember forever when they have the opportunity to visit these ancient villages in Vietnam. It can be said that the time and the “art” in this place have made the ancient villages become a highlight when traveling to that city. The villages are extremely suitable for walking or cycling so that you can go to every corner of the village without breaking the silence and peace of the old houses here.
Thien Huong Ancient Village
In Ha Giang, there is a hundred-year-old ancient village located on the side of a mountain separate from the outside world with poetic fields, making visitors feel as if they are lost in the fairyland of the past. Thien Huong ancient village is about 7km from the town center, located on the famous Dong Van Stone Plateau, but not all tourists know it.
Photo: Van Hni
The terrain is mostly steep, the houses in the village are also built into many high and low “stairs”, leaning against the mountainside, which is the reason why Thien Huong ancient village still retains its natural beauty. course. The road to Thien Huong village is also very unique, one side is an abyss, and the other side is a cliff with rustic roofs. Time seems to be stopped before the ancient and contemplative look of this village.
Duong Lam ancient village
No need to go far, near Hanoi there is also an ancient village that seems separate from the outside world. Just go through the village door, a peaceful countryside like in old fairy tales with “banyan tree, well, communal yard”. 44km from Hanoi, this place still preserves a lot of Northern village-style houses with brick roads and laterite walls.
In the midst of the modern city, Duong Lam ancient village appears amidst the modernization of the neighboring city as an ancient town full of nostalgia and peace. Duong Lam has many places to visit associated with the architecture and culture of old villages, communal houses, communal courtyards or old houses. Each place has stories with the charm that make us have to come to the place to learn, listen and feel the atmosphere here. Therefore, today Duong Lam ancient village is very famous and is an extremely attractive place for people and tourists to visit and explore.
Photo: Nina May
Crocodile Village
Sau village in Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province is known as “afternoon blue smoke on the ancient village”. The reason for its name is because of the slow pace of life here, extremely peaceful on the bamboo shady country road, mixed with the afternoon blue smoke in the fields.
The road to the village is lined with trees, leading to a village that is several hundred years old, with about 200 houses, including many ancient houses. The pace of life in the village slowly drifts away, the people around here cultivate year-round agriculture in the fields interspersed between their hills and riverside. Perhaps so, the village is still heavily impacted by urbanization, so it is worth a visit.
Photo: Le Vy
Hang Tau
The small village located on the mountainside, also known as the “primitive village”, is located in Ta No. 2 village, Chieng Hac commune, Moc Chau district, Son La province. people only temporarily built a few small houses to look after, but accidentally turned this place into a wild but also full of poetic steppe.
Photo: Bui Ngoc Cong
As a small village located deep in the mountains, few people know it, so it still retains its pristine lifestyle and scenery. Coming to Hang Tau is like a journey “back in time”, back to “primitive life”: there is no electricity nor mobile signal. Isolated in the valley, leaning against the rocky mountains, a place that still retains the traditional and peaceful way of life in the middle of a green meadow. The valley with poetic natural scenery is like leading the entrance to a fairy-tale village.
Phuoc Tich Ancient Village
Located about 35 km from the center of the ancient capital, Phuoc Tich ancient village is located peacefully on the banks of the O Lau River, between Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Tri provinces. According to some recorded historical documents, this place was formed as far back as the 15th century, so the whole scene of this ancient village is steeped in ancient typical architecture.
The village still preserves the craft village culture intact, with the system of communal houses, shrines, and old Ruong houses, typical of the countryside. The village still maintains the traditional craft of pottery, which has been famous for more than 500 years with the technique of burning with straw, creating famous products. Currently, Phuoc Tich ancient village has many types of tourism such as: visiting Ruong houses, staying, bicycles, pottery demonstrations… so you can freely visit and learn about the ancient village.
Photo: Tran Oi