Tourists to Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province should visit Hoang A Tuong mansion, which is isolated in the centre of the town. This used to be the most powerful house in the northwest region.
Hoang A Tuong mansion was built in 1914 – 1921 (Photo: VNA)
Its owners were father and son Hoang Yen Chao and Hoang A Tuong of Tay ethnic group who ruled the region and were called King before 1945 (Photo: VNA)
Hoang A Tuong mansion was built in the style of Asia – Europe with closed rectangular layouts (Photo: VNA)
The moss-covered mansion has stood majestically after almost a century (Photo: VNA)
Bac Ha district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai experienced a 200 percent surge year on year in number of tourists in the first five months of the year, according to Ta Cong Huy, Chairman of the local People’s Committee.
The Bac Ha tourism cultural week, themed “Colours of the White Highland”, began in Bac Ha district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, on June 2.