Close-up of the ‘unique’ bridge in Hanoi

Khum Bridge is one of three ancient bridge works of Doai that still exists until today. The bridge has no longer function to travel as before, but is a spiritual place for people around the area.

Khum bridge photo Close-up of ‘unique bridge’ in Hanoi. Khum Bridge, also known as Moi Bridge, is located in the East of Yen village, Thach Xa, Thach That, Hanoi. The reason the bridge has a unique name because of its unique shape, like a boat upside down. There is a design in the form of “the upper house, the lower house”, the upper is the house, the lower is the bridge. This bridge no longer functions to travel as before, but is the sacred place of the village. In 1935 the bridge was badly damaged and remodeled by villagers to this day. Going through the two compartments is to the nave of the bridge, this is the worship hall “Spirit”, the middle is high and lower to the two gables. Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet (Thach Xa, Thach That, Hanoi) said: “The name of the new bridge has not been determined from where there is, it is all hypothesis, there is no concrete evidence”. Villagers in the village said that Khum bridge did not know when it was built, only known that the bridge was made of wood before. The wall was built of ancient laterite and the roof was covered with fish scale tiles. The two sides are making wooden stalls that can be used as a place to rest. The two sides of the outer gate are the opposite sentence: “Bodhisattva, a guest horse. Tuong Phung Tuong Tuong, ancient kim Huong “tells us that in the old days there were frequent wagons and horses, a place of cultural exchange in the four directions.