Situated near Cai Muoi Canal which is always crowded with boats and junks, Cai Cuong ancient house in Binh Hoa Phuoc Commune, Long Ho District of Vinh Long Province is an architectural structure of European and Oriental styles. At present it is an interesting destination for domestic and international tourists on their tour to explore the land of gardens in the southwest.
The ancient house was owned by the family of Pham Van Bon who was a great local landowner in the old days. According to My Hanh, a tourist guide from Vinh Long Tourism Joint Stock Company, Pham Van Bon was the richest man in this area so people also called him Cai Cuong (Corporal Cuong).
Cai Cuong ancient house was built in 1885 in the shape of the Ding letter, consisting of two detached houses with the end of the second house attached to the middle of the first house, creating a perpendicular line. The front of the house faces Cai Muoi Canal. The unique feature of the house lies in the mix between the Oriental and Occidental interior and exterior architecture. This is a design style of combined French and Vietnamese architecture, in which the interior is harmonious with the Oriental traditional art and culture, while the exterior is harmonious with Occidental architecture.
Cai Cuong ancient house is an architectural structure of European and Oriental styles.
The house's corridor is designed in the European style of the Renaissance.
The house's facial wall is decorated with bas-relief in the European style of the Renaissance.
Elegant bow-shaped stairs in the house.
The set of wooden partitions are done in red lacquer trimmed with gold, making them very eye-catching.
The ancestor altar in the house.
One of the water-colour paintings are displayed in the living room.
Enjoying Don ca tai tu in the ancient house.
Don ca tai tu
Story: Do Van – Photo: Nguyen Luan
Đăng ký: VietNam News