Duong Lam was the first village to be recognized as a national historical site. With ancient beauty from feudal times. Duong Lam gave people the feeling of returning to a long time ago. Not far from Hanoi capital about 40km. Duong Lam ancient village is a great tourist destination for travelers who want to experience the feeling in a peaceful countryside. We would like to introduce some experiences to travel ancient village Duong Lam.

Introduce about Ancient Village Duong Lam

Duong Lam ancient village is a small village belonging to the territory of Son Tay district, about 40km from Hanoi. This is the first ancient village in Vietnam to be recognized as a National Historic Site. The village is a retention collection of all cultural values of the Vietnamese people’s spiritual life. With the characteristics of a Northern village are Banyan Tree and water wells and yards . Everything is still preserved and preserved here.

At present, Duong Lam still has 956 old houses with ancient and sophisticated architecture. The house is designed in 5 compartment style and 7 compartment. In front of the house there is a large yard, a wall and entrance. Not only is it famous about ancient Duong Lam, it is also the place where the most sacred . The only birth place was born into two kings, Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen. So folk also called Duong Lam “a Village Two Kings “.

How to Move and the Way to travel ancient village Duong Lam

Duong Lam is not far from Hanoi so if you plan to visit, it’s easy. There are many vehicles and routes to Duong Lam. But we will share with you the easiest way for you to reach Duong Lam.

Go To Duong Lam By Bus

You can get the bus number 71,70,77. 
Bus 71 : Start My Dinh station and end Son Tay station
Bus 70 : Start Kim Ma station and end Son Tay station
Bus 77 : Start Yen Nghia station and end Son Tay station
Every bus won’t go straight to Duong Lam village. So you can down the point nearest with Duong Lam village. Let ask the Bus’s driver.

Go to Duong Lam by Car

You can catch any car to run to the end is Son Tay bus station. Then ask him to the nearest point to Duong Lam Village. For ease, you can wait for the car on Ho Tung Mau and Cau Dien streets. Cars follow national highway 32.
Or you can choose the My Dinh – Phu Tho car to go to Duong Lam.

Go to Duong Lam By Motorbike

Choose personal vehicles or motorbikes to be proactive and free about travel time, you can choose the following two roads:

• From Hanoi to Thang Long Avenue to Hoa Lac T-junction, turn right and follow Highway 21 – then follow the sign pointing to the Village gate.
• From Hanoi to National Highway 32 to Son Tay then go to National Highway 21 and follow the signpost on the way, you will see the gate of Duong Lam village

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Tourist Attractions When travel ancient village duong lam

Ancient Architecture of Mong Phu Village Gate

Today Duong Lam still retains the ancient features of a northern village with village gates, banyan trees, water wharves, communal houses, etc. Mong Phu village gate is the only gate left until the day. now on. The village gate is facing east, designed with two tile roofs located right on the road to the village. On the left is an ancient multi-year tree, a lotus pond on the right. A peaceful and simple landscape right from the footsteps to the village gate.
The road from the village entrance is tiled and concrete to keep the village road clean.

Village Hall Mong Phu

Village hall is the place where festival activities of all people in the village take place. It is also the place to worship the tutelary gods of the village who built the village. Mong Phu communal house was built about 400 years ago. With a spacious area of about 2000m2. Is a delicate combination between 2 Vietnamese-Muong architectural cultures. The village hall is designed with wooden floor surface higher yard, this is an ancient design style to avoid the flood. The village consists of two halls and harem.

In the village hall is built by many wood carvings finely dragon phoenix pattern. It also holds a lot of folk values of Vietnamese national identity.

Temple Giang Van Minh

The temple was built in the center of Duong Lam Ancient Village. As one of the historic sites visited by many domestic and foreign tourists. The temple was built from the reign of Tu Duc King to commemorate the merits of Detective Hoa Giang Van Minh. The church is designed in a two-sided architecture and faces south.

Ancient House

Currently in Duong Lam Village there are 956 old houses built in the mid-19th century. All of the old houses here are built by traditional materials. The surrounding walls are built of laterite. A material is exploited in the local mountains. Create cool features in summer and keep warm in winter. Indoor columns are made of wood and bamboo. Every house has a large yard and a gate to access. The homeowners are all decorating the house like green trees and the Chinese characters are hung around the house.

Ancient Wells Duong Lam

Ancient wells of Lam Duong are a place to store water for all villagers. Every time when the afternoon came, my relatives pulled together to get water for living. Initially the well was built primarily of laterite. But later due to degradation and remodeling by cement and bricks.

Temple Phung Hung

This is the largest scale temple of Phung Hung in the country. The temple includes works such as Ta-Huu Mac, Dai Bai and Hau Cung. Along with some of the displayed patterns and mascots, the inside of the temple is as follows: the head of the snake, Pair of wood panels. Phung Hung’s statue is displayed in the middle of the harem. Around the temple are many types of trees that have been grown for a long time.

Temple và Mausoleum Ngô Quyền

The temple of Phung Hung for 500 meter is the tomb Ngo Quyen. The tomb of Ngo Quyen was designed quite extensively. Surrounding is a rice field stretching a bowl, cool fresh air. The temple and Ngo Quyen temple were built on a high hill of land called forbidden hill. The widely built temple consists of 5 compartments, all of which are constructed of natural wood. A temple plate with four Chinese characters “Tien Vuong Immortal” hung in the middle of the temple. And the middle is worshiped by Ngo Quyen.

Pagoda Mía

It is a sacred ancient temple with a very unique architectural style. The temple is also famous for its unique features both in shape and quantity. The pagoda was built and built with many kinds of precious wood. Also many elaborately carved carvings of the image of the four sacred, flower-shaped leaves.

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Specialty Should try When Travel Ancient Village Duong Lam

Chicken Mía

A precious specialty used only to give the king. Or use sacrifices on important occasions in the village. This type of chicken has very small legs with golden hair. The boiled chicken has white aroma and crispy ..

Cake Tẻ

The cake Te here has the aroma of the leaves, not too much of the smell of grease and no smell of onions, so when eating the cake is not bored and tastes quite rustic.

Tea Lam, Candy Dồi, Candy Lạc

Traditional dishes are made of very rustic ingredients from sugar, malt, peanuts, rice flour, …

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