Hundred-year-old Cao Bang stilt house opens to welcome guests

Nhà sàn cổ 9 gian, xóm Tục Ngã, xã Đức Xuân, huyện Thạch An, tỉnh Cao Bằng - Ảnh: TTXVN — Ancient 9-room stilt house, Tuc Nga hamlet, Duc Xuan commune, Thach An district, Cao Bang province - Photo: VNA

According to Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Cao Bang province To Thi Trang, previously in Tuc Nga hamlet, Duc Xuan commune (Thach An), Mr. Duong's family built a new, solid stilt house to avoid wild animals, build a rice warehouse, and ensure the safety of the family.

The stilt house was built from 1899-1903. The house is made of precious wood, 8.5m wide, 23m long, three wooden compartments, roof covered with yin-yang tiles, wooden walls.

The stilt house has a lower floor which is an open space for agricultural tools and poultry farming; the second floor is the family living space, the middle room is the most solemn place for the ancestral altar, the living room, behind is the kitchen, on both sides are private rooms. On the top is a small attic for storing rice, corn, beans, peanuts, etc.

In 1934, the house was reinforced and 6 more adjacent rooms were built, becoming the unique 9-room architecture as it is today. With an area ^{of 400m2} , the house frame consists of over 100 wooden columns, of which 40 main columns are 9m high.

The wooden column system is connected through mortise and tenon holes with the rafters and crossbeams. The roof is covered with traditional yin-yang tiles. There are no partitions between the rooms, creating a large living space in the house. The upper floor is still the family's living space, the lower floor is where agricultural tools are stored and poultry is raised.

Up to now, the 9-room stilt house in Tuc Nga, although over 100 years old, is still sturdy and retains the unique cultural features of the Tay ethnic group.

The organization of the announcement and opening of the 9-room ancient stilt house tourist site aims to further develop types of tourism in the province.

Besides, encourage and motivate people to actively participate in tourism activities, attract tourists to learn and experience the daily life of local people.

Thereby, raising awareness of heritage conservation associated with sustainable tourism development so that people can proactively and actively participate in tourism activities, contributing to increasing income and improving the livelihoods of families and localities.

Cắt băng khai trương nhà sàn cổ 9 gian, xóm Tục Ngã, xã Đức Xuân, huyện Thạch An, tỉnh Cao Bằng - Ảnh: TTXVN — Ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the 9-room ancient stilt house in Tuc Nga hamlet, Duc Xuan commune, Thach An district, Cao Bang province - Photo: VNA

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee Trinh Truong Huy requested relevant units to continue to pay attention to arranging investment funds; direct support for professional work and other conditions so that the new tourist destination can continue to be completed and developed day by day.

Along with that, it is necessary to promote propaganda and raise awareness so that people actively participate in serving tourist groups, contributing to increasing income and improving the livelihoods of families and localities.

Travel agencies build tours with new and attractive products to meet the increasing demands of tourists. At the same time, choosing the ancient 9-room stilt house to become one of the first destinations when coming to Cao Bang...