The ancient village in Thai Binh is causing a stir in the online community: "The nostalgic, peaceful beauty, imbued with the countryside of the Northern Delta"

Those are the comments of a fanpage when sharing a series of beautiful photos of an ancient village in Thai Binh. The series of photos quickly became a hit on social networks with thousands of interactions. Recently, a series of photos of An Co village (An Co hamlet, Thuy An commune, Thai Thuy district, Thai Binh province) was shared by a fanpage and became a hit on social networks. Hundreds of excited comments from the online community: "So beautiful, so peaceful"; "Thai Binh is so wonderful"; "Memories of the countryside in the 90s"; "Feeling so peaceful, my heart is filled with homesickness, missing my parents, missing my mother's cooking, then seeing this image makes me miss home so much. Missing my dad and mom."; "When I return to my hometown soon, I will definitely take this set of photos to keep for my children and grandchildren" ...

The photo series stands out with its brick red tone. (Photo: Vu Ngoc Thien)

A series of photos were shared by the fanpage from the account Vu Ngoc Thien with the comment: "The village has a nostalgic, peaceful beauty, typical of the countryside of the Northern Delta" . Through the brick walls and moss-covered concrete roads, sometimes even red brick roads, we can feel the soul of the Northern countryside that has become familiar for decades, sometimes even hundreds of years.

The village still has many houses with moss-covered tiled roofs. (Photo: Vu Ngoc Thien)

According to many documents, An Co village is a coastal village that still preserves many cultural values, architectural values, and long-standing art. The village has a peaceful life and a tobacco growing profession. In particular, An Co communal house and Keo pagoda (Vu Thu district) are the first two relics of Thai Binh province to be ranked as national historical and cultural relics since 1962. An Co communal house is considered a precious gem in the architectural and cultural heritages of the Le - Mac period. This is the place to worship the Great King of the South Sea, impressing with elaborate and sophisticated carvings and a stone platform paved with shaved slate. An Co communal house is also considered one of the three oldest and largest communal houses in the coastal region of the North, along with Tra Co communal house (Quang Ninh) and Hang Kenh communal house (Hai Phong). The communal house was built in the Later Le period, around 1527, so it is considered by researchers to be a typical work of architecture and fine arts of the Later Le period.

Ancient well right next to An Co communal house. (Photo: Vu Ngoc Thien)

In addition to An Co communal house, An Co village also preserves many ancient houses and an ancient well, which imprints the cultural features of the ancient village community. Perhaps anyone who sets foot in An Co village will feel the breath of a peaceful, nostalgic village with the image of "banyan tree, well, communal house yard" which has become a traditional symbol of the Northern countryside for hundreds of years.

Brick walls, bamboo hedges, haystacks - Images that are both familiar and distant. (Photo: Vu Ngoc Thien)