Exploring Duong Lam Ancient Village
Far about 50 km from Hanoi city center, Duong Lam Ancient Village is situated in Son Tay town, Hanoi.
It is one of the most unique ancient villages in Hanoi.
The village has been considered as the unique laterite museum with mossy ancient houses dating back over 400 years old.
If considering Hanoi Old Quarter and Hoi An Ancient Town are museums of urban lifestyle,
Duong Lam Ancient Village is the museum of rural lifestyle and agricultural one.
A visit to Duong Lam Village is also the journey to the origins of culture and traditions of Vietnam.
This is also an opportunity for tourists to admire the unique architectural features of the ancient houses.
With an area of 800ha,
Duong Lam Ancient Village is the cultural space having preserving the quintessence of traditional cultural features of Vietnamese people.
It is an indispensable tourist site in the journey of exploring Hanoi travel
attracting tourists who prefer to discover the unique ancient architectural characteristics.
Once setting foot on Duong Lam Village, tourists will actually get unforgettable memories.
Duong Lam Ancient Village is one of the architectural ensemble strongly inspiring Vietnamese culture.
It is the most ancient village in the North with its history of more than a thousand year of development.
In order to enter the ancient village,
tourists will pass through the village's gate made of wood,
which is typical of Northern village with the porticoes curved-shape roofed.
The village retains the closed structure with a main road, from which radiates around the corner of the village.
It preserved the large number of the ancient houses built with laterite and ironwood pillars giving rise to the ancient beauty for Duong Lam.
It is the unique characteristic has turned the Duong Lam Village into one of most impressive Hanoi attractions alluring tourists.
Duong Lam Ancient Village today still retains many ancient houses characterized by the folk houses at Red River Delta.
They are typical ancient houses having still remained largely intact ancient architectural style.
The houses dating back over 200 years account for about 5%, the rest mostly dates back less than 100 years.
Most old houses here have maintained gate, fencing, courtyard, garden, main house, outbuilding, kitchen, ranch...
which are very familiar with the ancient village in Thang Long - Hanoi but could hardly find elsewhere today.
Duong Lam Ancient Village can be considered as a traditional living space of the agricultural residents,
which has not been affected much of the urbanized lifestyle.
Taking a stroll along the streets in the village,
tourists will find it easy to catch the lateric walls,
brick walls and rows of areca in the garden in harmony with the peaceful natural landscapes.
It is the cultural site inspiring the characteristic beauty of the ancient village in the mountainous areas,
a living museum having great appeal for tourists.
Duong Lam Ancient Village displays its important contribution in promoting Hanoi tourism to domestic and international tourists.