Phuoc Loc Tho ancient village is located on provincial road 824, in hamlet 2, Huu Thanh commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An, where the region transitions from the Southeast to the Southwest, creating a unique identity. It has both the beauty of the Mekong Delta and the charm of the Southeast region. With 22 ancient wooden houses across three regions of Vietnam, and hundreds of precious antiques, in 2012, the Vietnam Book of Records established a record for owning the most ancient wooden houses with the richest carved patterns in Vietnam. Male. The main gate to the tourist destination "Phuoc Loc Tho ancient village" is stylized like an ancient city gate. Entering Phuoc Loc Tho village, the first impression visitors encounter is a large rockery and a gurgling stream day and night. Ancient houses ranging from 80 to 150 years old have been preserved and restored almost intact, keeping their ancient features. Harmonious arrangement, methodical planning in airy space in harmony with nature. The zigzag roads lined with rutted stones and green grass, on both sides are bamboo bushes, areca rows, and many flowers and landscapes... make visitors feel relaxed. The Hue houses in the ancient village have a royal style with gilded lacquer and carved dragons and phoenixes very delicately and meticulously in every small detail. The Western-style pillared houses are 5 rooms wide, 3 wings, and all are made of oak wood. Each beam, rafter, and column in the beam houses is elaborately carved with delicate carved lines. In Phuoc Loc Tho, there are 6 stilt houses of ethnic groups in the Southeast and Central Highlands regions such as wooden pillar bases in the shape of a familiar basket of ethnic people. This place also stores daily items of Central Highlands people. In the complex of Phuoc Loc Tho ancient village, the most famous is the "Cong" house with 104 columns, over 100 years old, very massive, designed according to the ancient architectural style of the North, the columns in the main room are inlaid with mother of pearl. Decorated with the four sacred dragons, unicorns, tortoises, phoenixes and the four precious apricot blossoms, orchids, chrysanthemums, and bamboos, the walls are elaborately carved with themes of fruits, birds, and animals, showing magnificence, splendor, and majesty. In addition to the collection of ancient houses, in Phuoc Loc Tho there are also antiques from the reign of Lord Nguyen and King Bao Dai such as dragon sieves painted with vermilion and gilded with gold or sets of ancient coins also displayed here. Besides, Phuoc Loc Tho is also a place to preserve daily life items of many ancient social groups from kings, military officers, landowners to people. Cultural spiritual objects of the Vietnamese people are made of a variety of materials such as wood, iron, bronze, and ceramics, diverse in age and rich in types. Including antique items with a modern style from the time when the French colonialists first came to colonize Vietnam, such as telephones, radios, gramophones, cameras, night lights, etc. At the octagonal quadrangular small house (the home of the great mandarins of the Nguyen Dynasty), there are a set of three bronze statues of the same age, vividly depicting Buddha Tathagata, Avalokiteshvara and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. There are seals engraved on the backs of these statues. Because of the ancient and unique features of Phuoc Loc Tho Ancient Village, this place has become the filming location of many historical films. Leaving the sightseeing area to the entertainment area of Phuoc Loc Tho ancient village, visitors will admire nearly 300 different types of orchids. In the ancient village complex of Phuoc Loc Tho there is also a pagoda modeled after the One Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi. The Ancient Village also serves a variety of dishes in a charming space. In particular, Long An tourists coming here will enjoy Long An specialties and fresh fish caught directly from Vam Co River.
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Ngày cập nhật : 01/04/2023