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Ancient house in classic short story

An older than a century house of Ba Kien – a character in classic short story “Chi Pheo” by writer of Vietnamese realism Nam Cao has become a tourist attraction.
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  • The house is located on an area of nearly 900 m2 in Dai Hoang village, Hoa Hau commune in Ly Nhan district, Ha Nam province (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • The first owner of the house was Tran Duy Hanh, a wealthy merchant. In the 1910s, he hired 20 talented carpenters to build the house in Ly Nhan district (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • The house now welcomes visitors to learn about writer Nam Cao's career (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • The house now welcomes visitors to learn about writer Nam Cao's career (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • The house now welcomes visitors to learn about writer Nam Cao's career (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • In the past, there were many valuable things such as paintings, pictures, ancient couplets in the house. The house was nearly burned by the French but it then got saved (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • This is also a particularly elaborate wooden house that cannot be seen in neither Ly Nhan district nor the surrounding provinces (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • The house has three compartments designed in traditional Vietnamese rural style, with 16 big pillars (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • The house is over 100 years old but the roof is still in good shape (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

  • Up to now, the house still retains its ancient architecture and becomes an ideal attraction for visitors (Photo: Minh Hieu/Vietnam+)

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