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Duong Lam is located in Son Tay town, Hanoi. When mentioning Duong Lam, visitors cannot help but think of the Mong Phu village gate, weathered by time but still retaining the original architecture of a two-roofed house.
Mong Phu communal house, built in 1684, is a typical structure reflecting the rich rural culture of Northern Vietnam. The courtyard is lower than the surrounding ground level, so when it rains, water flows into the courtyard and then drains out through two drains on the sides, creating the image of two dragon whiskers.
L StreetThe village has as many as 956 traditional houses. The oldest house, over 400 years old, still preserves a ceremonial text written in Chinese characters with ink on a wooden board.
A distinctive feature of the traditional houses here is that they are all built from blocks of laterite stone.
A trellis of morning glory vines covers a peaceful, idyllic courtyard in the countryside.
The craft of making soy sauce in Đường Lâm dates back to ancient times, and every household has a few jars of soy sauce drying in the yard.
The quality of the village's soy sauce is in no way inferior to that of Ban village (Hung Yen) or Cu Da village (Thanh Oai, Ha Tay...). People use the soy sauce as a dipping sauce for boiled water spinach, buffalo meat, beef, and for braising fish. There are also dishes like pickled eggplant and pickled radish.
The ancient wells are an integral part of the cultural heritage of Duong Lam village. Instead of retaining walls, the well openings are constructed from rough, dark brown laterite stones, making them very durable and sturdy.
Behind the weathered gates lies the simple, unassuming life of the families.
AndThe wheels of bicycles continued to roll steadily along the village road in Đường Lâm.
