Phuoc Tich Ancient Village: witness to centuries gone by

VietNamNet Bridge – With its gentle O Lau River, Phuoc Tich Ancient Village in Phong Hoa Commune in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Phong Dien District seems cut off from the outside bustling world by its stillness.

 

Phuoc Tich Village gets architecture relic status

Architects seek to save historic village

Ancient Phuoc Tich village listed as cultural heritage

This quaint village has the typical features of the region with a river wharf, temples and their yards, old pagodas and a winding path lined with green tea trees. The scenery is like a step back in time and each temple and house wears a coat of green moss. 

 

Lying silently 40 kilometers north of Hue, the ancient village is well-known for its traditional pottery crafts and ancient houses and temples that have been preserved for as many as 500 years, making them invaluable architecturally and culturally.

  A 1,000-year-old tree near an old temple in Phuoc Tich Ancient Village.

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Lao-Vietnamese-Thai cultural village built in Laos

The ground-breaking ceremony for building a Lao-Vietnamese-Thai cultural village has been held in Laos ’ central province of Borikhamsay.

Eight border provinces of the three countries along Road 8B, namely Bolikhamsay and Khammouane provinces of Laos, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces of Vietnam and Noong Khai, Xacon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom provinces of Thailand, will build their traditional houses, clubs, parks and exhibitions halls in the 197ha village.

The village, which is being built under the agreement reached between the three countries in 2006, will depict the three countries’ housing architectures.
Source: SGGP