The hundred-year-old house is associated with the love story of a Southern prince and a French female writer

TPO - The ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le (128 years old), located on the banks of the Sa Giang River (Sa Dec City, Dong Thap) is a destination that attracts many tourists, especially visitors from European countries. The house has an intersection of Vietnamese - French - Chinese architecture, associated with the romantic love story between French female writer Marguerite Duras and the wealthy son Huynh around the 30s of the twentieth century.

TPO - The ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le (128 years old), located on the banks of the Sa Giang River (Sa Dec City, Dong Thap) is a destination that attracts many tourists, especially visitors from European countries. The house has an intersection of Vietnamese - French - Chinese architecture, associated with the romantic love story between French female writer Marguerite Duras and the wealthy son Huynh around the 30s of the twentieth century.

Huynh Thuy Le ancient house is located in a prime location right at Sa Dec market, along the Sa Giang river.... This is one of the destinations that attracts a large number of tourists, especially visitors from European countries every time. visit Dong Thap province. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

The ancient house is located right in front of Sa Dec market. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

In front of the old house is the Sa Giang river, Sa Dec city, Dong Thap province. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

A French tourist visited the ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le. She said that in France, the novel "The Lover" is very famous, so this time when she traveled to Vietnam, she went to Dong Thap to visit and learn about the house associated with this love story. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

The house has a roof covered with yin and yang tiles, and the two sides are curved in the shape of a boat, symbolizing the river region of the Southwest. The special feature of this ancient house is the architectural interference of three cultures: Vietnamese - French - Chinese and the romantic love story between French female writer Marguerite Duras and her son Huynh (Huynh Thuy Le). Photo: Hoa Hoi

The house was built in 1895 with the main material being wood. The house is divided into three compartments, the middle compartment worships Quan Cong according to traditional Chinese cultural beliefs. The two rooms on both sides are the reception area, two bedrooms, and a wide hallway leading downstairs. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

In 1917, Mr. Huynh Cam Thuan (Mr. Huynh Thuy Le's father) restored the house to look like a French villa, harmoniously combining East and West architectural styles. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

Patterns carved on wood are still preserved today. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

Oriental architecture shows softness through sophisticated, elaborate carvings. In particular, those motifs depict bustling Southern rivers and fresh green fruit trees, symbolizing the rich land. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

Household items are kept to this day. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

The bedroom of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le's family is currently being restored to serve guests with a stay experience. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

Portrait of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le.

Mr. Huynh Thuy Le with his wife.

Mr. Huynh Thuy Le's 5 children.

The narrator introduces the characters in the movie Lover. Photo: Hoa Hoi.

International visitors listen to an introduction to Huynh Thuy Le's ancient house and love story.

The narrator introduces Huynh Thuy Le ancient house.

This ancient house is the starting place for a love story between Mr. Huynh Thuy Le - the richest family in Dong Thap in the 30s of the twentieth century - and the French female writer Marguerite Duras.

At the end of 1929, on the My Thuan ferry crossing the Tien River, Mr. Huynh Thuy Le saw a woman with white skin, golden brown hair, and tall figure, standing on the ferry and looking at the water hyacinths floating scattered on the river. .

Mr. Huynh Thuy Le took the initiative to get to know the girl and they both fell in love at first sight. That love lasted nearly two years in secret and ended in tears when Mr. Huynh Thuy Le had to marry a girl who had been previously arranged by his father. Seeing her lover marry someone else, Marguerite Duras was extremely miserable and decided to board a train with her family to return to France.

More than half a century has passed, Marguerite Duras still embraces that love. In retrospect, the female writer wrote the novel "Lover" (French name L'amant, published in 1984) to tell about her difficult love. To date, the novel Lover has been translated into more than 40 languages. In 1992, French director Jean Jacques Annaud released a film of the same name based on her novel. The premiere of the film received much appreciation from audiences around the world.

Dong Thap 1990 view

Update day : 22/12/2023