BINH THUY ANCIENT HOUSE - Can Tho
by TRINH BAO
Jun 19, 2023
Getting There - 144 Đ. Bùi Hữu Nghĩa, Bình Thuỷ, Bình Thủy, Cần Thơ
Attractions - Anyone who admires Binh Thuy ancient house for the first time has a different feeling about the architecture here. There is a unique interference between Eastern and Western architectural imprints. Around the time Mr. Duong Chan Ky built the house, Western culture prevailed. Therefore, many European architectural features appear in the house. This explains why the ancient house of Binh Thuy is both ancient and dignified and elegant and liberal.
In the middle of the house is a large altar in the traditional style of the Southern people. All worship items are delicately carved with iconic images in Eastern culture such as bamboo, chrysanthemum, apricot, peacock, dragon, phoenix... Inside the house there is also a three-door gate bearing the imprint of ants. Chinese bamboo.
Binh Thuy ancient house not only has a different history and unique architecture. In the campus of this old house, there are many interesting impressions to visitors. It is an orchid garden, antique storehouse and special stone benches.
In the 1980s, Mr. Duong Van Ngon - the 5th generation descendant of this family with his hobby of ornamental flowers collected many precious orchid varieties everywhere. And an orchid garden, bonsai garden began to form in the premises of the house since then. In particular, the most special is the Mexican Kim cactus more than 40 years old. At that time, Binh Thuy ancient house was often a meeting place for people who shared the same hobby of playing with flowers and ornamental plants.
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Post by TRINH BAO | Jun 19, 2023













