Duong Lam Ancient Village

The communal house (Đình) of the ancient village of Duong Lam, built in 1684, bears the strong architectural features of Viet-Muong style with stilt houses and wooden floors elevated from the ground. This area includes the Nghi Mon (ceremonial gate), the communal courtyard, two flanking buildings (Ta Mac and Huu Mac) on either side, and the central Dai Dinh (main hall). Stepping inside, you will admire many ancient horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences dating back hundreds of years.

Like the banyan tree, the communal house, and the well, ancient wells are considered the soul of many Vietnamese villages. Traveling to the ancient village of Duong Lam, you can encounter many ancient wells. The water here is very clear and is also where the locals get their daily water supply. Having gone through hundreds of years, the ancient wells in Duong Lam village remain intact and extremely sturdy.

Notable Tourist Attractions: Mong Phu Communal House (Đình Mông Phụ), ancient wells of Duong Lam, the ancestral temple of the mandarin Giang Van Minh (nhà thờ Thám hoa Giang Văn Minh), the ancient house of Mrs. Dien (nhà cổ bà Điền), the houses of Mr. Hung (nhà ông Hùng) and Mr. The (nhà ông Thể), and the mausoleum and temple of Ngo Quyen (Lăng đền thờ Ngô Quyền).

Coming to Duong Lam, you will not only visit ancient architectural works and explore unique traditional culture but also enjoy countless unique delicacies imbued with the flavors of the Northern Vietnamese countryside, such as Mia chicken (Gà mía), rolled roasted pork (thịt quay đòn), che kho (sweetened mung bean paste), tuong gao (fermented soybean paste), sesame candy (kẹo vừng), doi (pig intestine sausage), peanuts (lạc), and young rice cake (bánh tẻ).