At Cuu village in Hanoi city.
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It is an old village that has literally risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes. The "Village of villas," as local residents call it, owes its relative modernity to a fire that happened nearly 100 years ago.
Cuu village attracts visitors to a quiet and peaceful land.
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The structures in Cuu Village were built with lots of architectural innovations in line with Vietnamese culture and notions of beauty.
The Vietnamese features could be seen in houses constructed of ironwood with curved roofs. Dragons, kylins, tortoises and phoenixes were carved at the ends of the beams. The gardens typically had pines, bamboo trees, daisies and other typical flora.
Each house had a specially designed gate. There were idiomatic phrases or parallel sentences carved on them. The architectural features had more than aesthetic purposes. They also aimed at highlighting the cultural spirit of the village.
Particularly, the most unique feature of Cuu village which has been considered as the most beautiful village in Vietnam by researchers The gate at the village entrance was big and built to look like a giant open book. In the past, the village was a close-knit community.
Entrance to Cuu village in Van Tu commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi
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Cuu village has become the destination for many people passionate with art like photographers or architecture students.
