Traditional laterite building and architect in Thach That
Laterite, a highly compacted and cemented type of soil and rock, has long been used for construction and sculpture in Thach That district, just 30 km away from Hanoi.
A laterite mining site in Thach That (Photo: VNA)
Laterite can easily be cut into brick-shaped blocks for building. (Photo: VNA)
In Vietnam, laterite is called “Da Ong” as its rough surface looks like beehives. (Photo: VNA)
A man is carving a laterite block. (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
A man is making the wall of a laterite well in Dung Da workshop in Binh Yen commune. (Photo: VNA)
A tool set for turning laterite into products(Photo: VNA)
A laterite wall (Photo: VNA)
A laterite house in Binh Yen (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
The Thai Binh Communal House was built with laterite. (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
A laterite fence (Photo: VNA)
A laterite animal sculpture (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
A house in Binh Yen commune made of laterite (Photo: VNA)