Binh Thuy ancient house in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is an ideal place to explore the region’s history.
Located at 26/1A Bui Huu Nghia Street in Binh Thuy ward, about fivekilometres from downtown Can Tho, the house is filled with features thatrepresent rural areas in the Mekong Delta region during the 20thcentury.
The French-style house was built in 1870 by theDuong family on an area of nearly 6,000 sq m. Its base is about onemetre higher than the land surface.
In order to keep warm and avoid termites, the house owner sprayed a 10 cm layer of salt under the floorboards.
With front and back gardens, the five-room house offers acomfortable environment full of fresh air and brilliant sunshine.
The house is now preserved by Duong Minh Hien, the sixth generation of the Duong family.
Hien said the house has an orchid garden with various types offlowers, which his father, Duong Van Ngon, spent a lot of time andeffort on.
According to Le Hung Dung, Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee, there are very few ancient houses in theMekong Delta region and Can Tho city in particular.
Heunderlined the need for the city to devise strategic measures in orderto preserve and promote the house’s traditional values, thus servingtourism development.
Binh Thuy ancient house has beencaptured in many films such as “The silt ways,” “The Bac Lieu mandarin’sson” and “The lover” of French director J. Annaud.-VNA
Located at 26/1A Bui Huu Nghia Street in Binh Thuy ward, about fivekilometres from downtown Can Tho, the house is filled with features thatrepresent rural areas in the Mekong Delta region during the 20thcentury.
The French-style house was built in 1870 by theDuong family on an area of nearly 6,000 sq m. Its base is about onemetre higher than the land surface.
In order to keep warm and avoid termites, the house owner sprayed a 10 cm layer of salt under the floorboards.
With front and back gardens, the five-room house offers acomfortable environment full of fresh air and brilliant sunshine.
The house is now preserved by Duong Minh Hien, the sixth generation of the Duong family.
Hien said the house has an orchid garden with various types offlowers, which his father, Duong Van Ngon, spent a lot of time andeffort on.
According to Le Hung Dung, Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee, there are very few ancient houses in theMekong Delta region and Can Tho city in particular.
Heunderlined the need for the city to devise strategic measures in orderto preserve and promote the house’s traditional values, thus servingtourism development.
Binh Thuy ancient house has beencaptured in many films such as “The silt ways,” “The Bac Lieu mandarin’sson” and “The lover” of French director J. Annaud.-VNA
