Unlike the traditional long houses of the Ede and Mnong people in the region, the 140-year-old house in Buon Tri, Krong Na commune, Buon Don district, Dak Lak province is built entirely of wood, with 3 pointed roofs. With its unique architecture, the ancient stilt house is not only a place to preserve valuable relics of the "elephant hunting king" Y Thu Knul, but also becomes an attractive destination attracting many tourists on their journey to travel, explore the land, and learn about the culture of the land of elephants in the Central Highlands. To prevent pregnant women from quietly crossing mountains, leaving their villages... to go to foreign countries to wait for the day of birth to sell their own children - a Social Work Group in Huu Kiem commune (Ky Son, Nghe An) was established, named "Fetal Watching Group". As for us, we call it... birth watching. Although today, the problem of buying and selling fetuses has temporarily subsided, the birth watching campaign in Huu Kiem commune is still hot. Because just a break, the painful situation is at risk of continuing. On the occasion of the State visit to the Republic of Indonesia, an official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat; from March 9 to 11, General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, visited the Embassy, met with officials of representative agencies and the Vietnamese community in Indonesia. On March 8, in Lac Hoa commune (Vinh Chau town, Soc Trang province), Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) coordinated with EVN Trade Union to organize the launching ceremony of the emulation to complete the construction progress targets of the project to supply electricity from the national grid to Con Dao district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. 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In 2 days, March 7 - 8, with the consent of the Party Committee and leaders of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions; Implementing the Plan of the Youth Union of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions on Youth Month 2025, the Youth Union of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions coordinated with the Youth Union of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Youth Union of the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the District Youth Union - Vietnam Youth Union of Con Cuong District (Nghe An) to organize the Youth Month and March Border Month Program 2025, in Mon Son Commune, Con Cuong District. On the morning of March 9, Saigon - Gia Lai International Eye Hospital coordinated with the Gia Lai Provincial Association of the Elderly to organize a workshop on "Common diseases in the elderly and dangerous complications". While fishing, fishermen in Binh Dinh discovered a hawksbill turtle about 0.6m long caught in the net, so they removed it and released it back to the sea.
Buon Don is a legendary land with majestic natural landscapes and is known as the land of elephants in the Central Highlands. This place is also famous for its hunting and taming of wild elephants, along with the image of brave warriors, the "elephant hunting king". Among them, the elephant hunting king Y Thu Knul (1828 -1938) is considered the founder of the profession of hunting and taming wild elephants.
During his life, Mr. Y Thu Knul hunted and tamed about 400 elephants, including a rare white elephant. In 1861, he presented this precious white elephant to the King of Siam (present-day Thailand) and was given the title Khunjunob by the King of Siam, meaning “elephant hunter king”.
Mr. Y Thu Knul has two bloodlines: his father is Laotian who migrated to Ban Don to settle down, his mother is Mnong ethnic group. According to the old people here, around the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, Laotians came upstream from the Serepok River to trade and exchange goods with the people of the Central Highlands. Seeing the beautiful scenery and hospitable people, some traders decided to stay here to make a living and make a living . Therefore, Laotians married Ede, Mnong, and Gia Rai people, creating a generation of children with two bloodlines.
There are still many valuable heritages here such as the Bodhi tree over 100 years old in Yang Lanh village; the tomb of the best elephant hunters in Ban Don located at the edge of the forest and the ancient house over 140 years old is the residence of the "elephant hunting king" Y Thu K'Nul in Buon Tri.
The building was built in the style of Laotian and Thai pagodas with three adjacent parallel rooms, built entirely of wood. Especially the roof, the craftsmen had to meticulously carve and trim each piece from 8,726 pieces of wood so that the roof tiles would have the same size.
According to documents, the house was started on October 7, 1883 and completed on February 19, 1885. To build this house, "elephant hunter king" Y Thu Knul mobilized 18 elephants into the forest to carry wood, 14 skilled workers carried out the project, in which the foreman was a Laotian woodcarver responsible for the design.
Through many ups and downs, the ancient house still retains its original architecture, becoming an attractive destination attracting tourists with mysterious stories of the land of elephants in the Central Highlands.
In the scorching heat of the Central Highlands dry season, stepping into the ancient wooden stilt house feels cool, dispelling the heat of the borderland. Although elephant hunting has become a memory, the precious relics that the "elephant hunting king" used to hunt and tame elephants are still preserved inside the ancient house. Each artifact is clearly marked on the boards placed right next to it.
Typically, a 90-120m long buffalo leather rope is the main tool for hunting wild elephants. To create a complete rope, the skin of 7 male buffaloes is needed. After weaving, the rope is dried day and night on a tree for 3 months. Before being put into use, a ceremony must be held during a farming season. This way, the rope will be strong, durable, and can be used for hundreds of years without rotting. In addition to the rope, the elephant saddle pad is also an indispensable item on hunting trips. This pad is also made from wild buffalo skin, reserved only for experienced elephant hunters who have hunted over 70 elephants.
Buon Tri, Krong Na commune is a place where many cultural values of 12 ethnic groups converge, especially heritages imbued with Lao culture. The whole village has 350 households, currently the people here still preserve more than 100 traditional stilt houses, many traditional festivals, unique culinary culture and handicrafts such as weaving, brewing rice wine, weaving brocade... In particular, the ancient house of "elephant hunting king" Y Thu Knul is a heritage imbued with Lao culture - This place also preserves many relics related to the elephant hunting family Y Thu Knul. Every year, many tourist groups come here to visit, learn about the architecture of the stilt house, learn and explore the profession of hunting and taming wild elephants of elephant hunters. The ancient stilt house has become an attractive stop on the tourist journey.
In 2024, Tri village was announced as a community tourism village by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak province. This is the first community tourism village in the border district of Buon Don and the 7th community tourism village in Dak Lak province.
Source: https://baodantoc.vn/tham-ngoi-nha-san-co-hon-140-tuoi-cua-vua-san-voi-y-thu-knul-1741523225199.htm
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