Co Vien Lau

If anyone has ever compared Ninh Binh Vietnam as the epitome of Vietnam, Viet Village - Co Vien Lau is a typical village of Northern Vietnam, of traditional folk values. And certainly, every visitor when coming to Ninh Binh land, returning to the ancient capital land, will not be able to ignore the visit to the ancient Vietnamese village - Co Vien Lau.

Co Vien Lau is located next to Tam Co Bich Dong tourist station, with an area of 22,000m2. The east is adjacent to Thai Vi temple, which is the place of worship of the Tran dynasty, to the west by Ngo Dong river, to the south by Tam Coc boat wharf, to the north by Cua Quen mountain.

This is a village that preserves the ancient features of traditional Vietnamese houses between majestic mountains and charming rivers, modeled on a typical Northern village. This place preserves more than 20 ancient stilt houses dating from the 18th-20th centuries and thousands of antiques of cultural value associated with the nation's development history over thousands of years of building and defending the country. The old houses are gathered from many villages in the Northern Delta, each house here has its own story.

The ancient house of Tho Xuan of a shaman in Thanh Hoa is nearly 200 years old. When it was brought here, the workers could not build it. Only when the shaman himself suggested removing the spell from the ceiling that the craftsman could begin to put the house back together. Or the ancient house of Van Hai in Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa. This house was built in 1853, 12.6m long, 6m wide, 75.6m2 area in the style of "gooseneck porch" with 3 compartments and 2 wings, oak tree both avoids termites and adapts to moisture. The overall veranda includes gooseneck truss, door frame carved with flowers and leaves... Luu Phuong ancient house originated in Luu Phuong commune, Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province was built in 1807 with the main material being jackfruit wood, wood. oak and more than 90m2, including 5 compartments, 2 wings, 2 wings. The house is roofed with fish fin tiles.

There is also a very special house, restored originally from the idea of the house of Ms. Dau with three main compartments and two wings, thatched roof, clay floor, the main material of the house is earth combined with wood. bamboo, cork, straw. The communal house has a main door and two bamboo windows, three main compartments have a bamboo cot, outside the yard is a tall pile of straw, water jar, mill and garden.

In particular, in this village, there is also a communal house. This is the Thanh Liem ancient communal house collected in Thanh Liem district, Ha Nam province, with an area of more than 100m2 with a curved roof with fish fin-shaped tiles on a Tho-shaped tile surface. In the communal house, there are 28 ironwood columns with a diameter of 75-85cm clad with green stone against moisture and termites.

Not only temples, ancient houses, visitors also come here to admire familiar objects such as tea cabinets, corridors, pedestals, etc. hundreds of years old are carved with vivid and sophisticated motifs. Somewhere in the old houses, there are still many antiques dating back to BC, dating from the Dinh, Ly, and Tran dynasties, which are displayed according to each theme, each historical period.

In the evening, in a quiet space, visitors can listen to Ninh Binh artisans singing echoes, Ca Tru of 200 years ago… A day living in an old house, to feel it. The lifestyle of our forefathers hundreds of years ago, in a peaceful space, the pure Vietnamese village also brings unforgettable experiences.

If you want to enjoy the atmosphere of the mountains and explore the typical architecture of the Vietnamese countryside, you can come to the ancient Vietnamese village of the historical land on the Hoa Lu Tam Coc tour, to get a better feel of the countryside. antiquity and understand more about the life of Vietnamese people. The feeling of peace and quiet is something that anyone can easily notice when coming here.