The ancient Duong Lam village attracts visitors by the ancient houses and cultural space of an old Vietnamese village which has everlasting life over the time. Through its ups and downs, Duong Lam has kept a picture of Vietnam ancient village with the village gate, banyan trees, wells, lotus pond.

1. The ancient Duong Lam village
The ancient Duong Lam village attracts visitors by the ancient houses and cultural space of an
old Vietnamese village which has everlasting life over the time. Through its ups and downs,
Duong Lam has kept a picture of Vietnam ancient village with the village gate, banyan trees,
wells, lotus pond. Pass the ancient gates which is located under the a giant banyan tree over
300 years old are the alleys, roads, roofs, laterite walls, and ancient architecture in a space of
community with a bold identity of an agricultural village and are the mark of a rice
civilization.
Duong Lam village consists of 5 hamlets: Mong Phu, Cam Thinh, Dong Sang, Doai Giap and
Cam Lam lying together under the bottom of Ba Vi Mountain, next to the major rivers such as
Day, Da, Red and Tich River. In particularly, Mong Phu has the most ancient village’s gate
which was built in 1833. The significance in the village is Mong Phu temple built in 1684
under the reign of King Le Hien Tong, on a vacant land in the center of hill which is in the
center of village. There are two old wells in two sides of the temple which are believed as two
eyes of dragon. The fence around was built by the honeycomb stone, making a quaint beauty
and quiet for the temple.
Mong Phu villagers said that "The laterite stones have appeared since their ancestors and this
type of stone is dug up from underground. Whenever the stone is dug up, it is really hard
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2. because its diameter is typically about 15-40 cm ". Time makes the stone become firmer and
more rigid... as well as the Duong Lam villagers are more trust in their place through idyllic
life.
The Duong Lam villagers are very conscious of the value of the village. They aware of the
charm of the ancient houses attracting tourists who want to look for the beauty of the past.
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