Chang Son carpentry village in Hanoi is well known for its wooden houses which are considered the pinnacle of construction for wooden architecture in Vietnam.
Patterns carved by the hands of Chang Son craftsmen (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Smoothing wooden columns (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Architect Nguyen Giang has successfully restored the making of wooden houses (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Carving patterns on a door (Photo: VNP/VNA)
A wooden house designed and made by Nguyen Giang in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Columns, trusses and patterns are finished by Chang Son craftsmen (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Columns, trusses and patterns are finished by Chang Son craftsmen (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Delicate patterns carved by Chang Son craftsmen (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Inside a wooden house in Cu Chi district (Photo: VNP/VNA)