Located on a land area of nearly 6,500 square meters, An Hien garden house is designed exemplary according to Hue garden house architecture, influenced by feng shui, architecture and nature blend together: in front there is the romantic Perfume River. , through the gate is a long walkway, followed by a screen, turning into a path with a yard, flower beds, ornamental plants and a clear blue lake and then to the majestic old house, modestly hidden in the middle of a spacious garden. The garden gate is built in an ancient arch shape. In the middle of the gate, on the outside, under the roof is an embossed horizontal scroll, a sign with the two Chinese characters "An Hien" inlaid with blue and white porcelain on a black wall background. From the main gate, following the long dirt road, you will see a large screen bending slightly to the west, protecting the main church. Behind the screen is a small lake planted with water lilies, located in front of the main church yard. The main architecture is a house with 3 rooms and 2 wings located almost in the center of the garden. The house is 135m2 wide, has exemplary architecture of traditional architecture in general and is one of the typical ancient houses that clearly demonstrate the traditional building art of Hue under the Nguyen Dynasty. The interior space of the house is clearly divided according to use function. The middle space is the worship space, with the principle of "before Buddha, then after Spirit". In particular, the house has many precious memorabilia of the Nguyen Dynasty royal court. In the middle space, above the first row of columns, hang two scroll-style horizontal scrolls, the first one is titled "In the district district" (meaning "The court uses it"), the second one is a scroll with gilded leaves and flowers titled "Van and Martial Arts". "filial piety" given by King Bao Dai to his family in the year of the Suu (1937) along with many poems by King Thanh Thai, are now also hung in the reception area of the house. Later, due to the need to receive guests as well as make the house a place to visit, Mrs. Tuan Chi built another house with French-style architecture on the left side of the neighboring Ruong house for living and activities. A special feature of this new house is Ms. Tuan Chi's book library with 338 books in many diverse genres such as literature, history, politics, law, dictionaries, feng shui... written in many languages. such as Vietnamese, French, English, Russian, Japanese. Not only is it a special house that has preserved many generations of famous families, An Hien is also truly an ecological space, a garden of four-season scents. Many rows of trees and tree stumps here are more than a hundred years old. Many types of fruit trees and rare tree varieties from all 3 regions are also brought here to gather. In particular, the great-grandson of the great poet Nguyen Du gave Ms. Tuan Chi 14 Tien Dien persimmon trees, which were presented to the king on the occasion of Thuong Tien festival. In particular, in the garden there are many Giang Chau mangosteen trees, a famous precious fruit in Hue that is used to honor the king... Hue not only attracts tourists because of the beauty of the natural landscape or the attraction of the specialty dishes but also because of the relics that preserve a long-standing culture. In the middle of the bustling city, An Hien garden house with its ancient architecture is always a famous tourist destination you cannot miss when you have the opportunity to come to this capital!
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Ngày cập nhật : 04/10/2024