The design task given to 6717 studio is to design a tourist villa with seven different bedrooms, including four double rooms, one family room, one twin bed room, one four bed Dom room . Especially the villa has living space, dining, kitchen and swimming pool. All rooms and common living spaces fully exploit the view and river breeze. The villa must bring the atmosphere and spatial spirit of Hoi An but still be modern and contemporary. Architect 6717 shared: “Hoi An Oh Villa is a project reminiscent of an old town on the banks of Hoai River.” According to the architect, Hoi An is the cherishing of traditional Hoi An values ​​and blowing a new breeze in accordance with the breath of the times. Overall floor plan of the project. Hoi An Oi Villa was developed from the tube house structure of Hoi An ancient town: the front house, the bridge house and the back house. The image of a familiar small gate commonly seen in Hoi An is used in the project, creating familiarity and closeness when approaching. Hoi An Oi Villa is a combination of three main blocks combined with sub-blocks. The main block corresponds to the sleeping space, the sub-block corresponds to the toilet or the common living area, forming the rhythm of the neighborhood facade and harmonizing with the landscape of the whole area. The ground floor of the villa is arranged into two areas: the public space and the living space are connected by a side hall and a staircase. The first and second floors, each floor has three rooms, the rooms are separated by a toilet and a common living space, to increase privacy, especially the problem of sound. From the outside, the building has a brick-colored roof system with the traditional style of Hoi An. Door system “Thuong Song Lower Village” – a feature in traditional Hoi An architecture. The bars can slide closed, regulating ventilation and privacy for the building. The ground floor of the villa is arranged into two areas: public space and living space, which are connected with each other by the side hall and stairs. Stairs lead to the upper floors. The curved arch in the interior space is developed from the curves of the lantern to create a harmonious and impressive feature. The golden light of Hoi An lanterns makes the space warm and outstanding, reminiscent of the full moon nights of the Old Town that anyone has ever been to Hoi An. The public space is the living room – dining – kitchen area that is interconnected and directly connected to the swimming pool arranged along the house. Living space, family room is arranged at the end of the land, separate from the public area, and at the same time, the space is expanded to the back is a large porch. All rooms are fully exploited with river view. The house trick is contrast but still harmony. Contrast color between white – black of space and interior. Modern and traditional architectural lines and spaces. The awnings used on the balconies create a familiar image in traditional Vietnamese houses, while limiting the sun and rain on the balcony. Characteristic details such as handrails are integrated into the building. Section of Villa Floor plan layout.

Sword Lake is the most special highlight in the heart of Hanoi TripAdvisor has just announced the award chosen by customers (Travelers’ Choice 2021 – Best of the Best), in which Hanoi and Hoi An are two tourist destinations of Vietnam in the list of 10 famous destinations. can’t miss” in Asia in 2021. The awards announced by TripAdvisor are voted on by millions of website visitors around the world, with categories such as best hotels, favorite destinations, favorite leisure activities. … The reviews are based on TripAdvisor travelers’ votes of places they visited in 2020, as well as places travelers wish to visit when tourism opens. In the list of top 10 Asian destinations in 2021 voted by Tripadvisor, Hanoi is in second place, and Hoi An is in fourth place. At the top of this list is Bali (Indonesia). In the top 10 “can’t-miss” destinations in Asia, there are also Bangkok (Thailand), Siem Reap (Cambodia), Phuket (Thailand), New Delhi (India), Jaipur (India), Kathmandu (India). Nepal), Beijing (China). Hanoi and Hoi An have been repeatedly rated by TripAdvisor as one of the 25 most sought-after destinations by world tourists. Earlier this year, the travel site TripAdvisor also announced a list of the top 10 destinations in the world, in which Hanoi ranked 6th in the category of the most attractive destinations in the world.

Hanoi is ranked 2nd in the list of top 10 “can’t-miss” destinations in Asia in 2021 voted by Tripadvisor. In the list of top 10 Asian destinations in 2021 voted by Tripadvisor, Hanoi capital is in second place, and Hoi An city (Quang Nam) is in fourth place. Bali (Indonesia), in addition to the top 10 “must-miss” destinations in Asia, there are destinations such as Bangkok (Thailand), Siem Reap (Cambodia), Phuket (Thailand), New Delhi (India) India), Jaipur (India), Kathmandu (Nepal), Beijing (China). Hoi An city (Quang Nam) ranks 4th in this list. Previously, the cities of Hanoi and Hoi An were repeatedly rated by TripAdvisor as one of the 25 most sought-after destinations by world tourists. At the beginning of January 2021, the travel site TripAdvisor also announced a list of the top 10 destinations in the world, in which the capital Hanoi ranked 6th in the category “World’s most attractive destination”. Writing about Hanoi, TripAdvisor page describes: “This thousand-year-old city is a harmonious combination of traditional and modern features. Hanoi still preserves and preserves the old quarter and architectural monuments well. dating back to the colonial period, while developing many modern buildings, in addition, this city also has a system of lakes, parks and more than 600 very attractive temples, pagodas and shrines, which can be easily explored by taxi”. The list of top 10 Asian destinations in 2021 has just been announced by Tripadvisor. The awards announced by TripAdvisor are voted on by millions of website visitors around the world with many categories such as: Best hotel, favorite destination, favorite entertainment activity … The reviews are based on TripAdvisor travelers’ votes of the places they visited in 2020, as well as the places travelers wish to visit when tourism opens.

After a period of banning on-site customer service, the People’s Committee of Quang Nam province decided to allow restaurants and cafes in Hoi An City to open for sale normally. As noted by PV VTC News, on the first day the shop was allowed to reopen and serve customers on-site (May 26), some coffee shops in the area around the Chua Cau arc presented tables and chairs from very early and attracts a large number of diners. However, it is also the only area in the old town that has visitors. The rest, most restaurants and cafes on the streets of the old town center such as: Bach Dang, Nguyen Phuc Chu, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Tran Phu, Le Loi, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai…, are still closed. dormant. Lemongrass herbal tea shop Mot (150 Tran Phu) – the most famous culinary address in Hoi An ancient town when diners want to enjoy have to wait in long queues to buy, has not yet reopened. Located at the end of Nguyen Thai Hoc Street – the location is considered a prime location, but this restaurant is also closed temporarily since the time of the 4th COVID-19 outbreak. Similarly, a row of restaurants a few steps away were also closed, although the ban on serving guests on site was lifted. The restaurant on Bach Dang street has its doors closed. A cafe with ancient architecture, mossy roof tiles over time, is still not ready to open to welcome guests. Nguyen Mai Ly (restaurant owner on Bach Dang street) shared that she started closing her business after the April 30-1/5 holiday because of the re-emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic. “Even though the local government now allows normal operations, if we open for business, there will be no customers. Because the shop in the old quarter mainly serves tourists, but now the epidemic is epidemic. complicated, tourism is also frozen, so no one comes to Hoi An to visit,” Ms. Ly said. Like Mrs. Ly, many restaurant and cafe owners in the Old Quarter are looking forward to the day when the COVID-19 epidemic is extinguished to resume business soon.

Receiving a text from my boss, I glanced at my watch. 6 more hours until my flight from Hanoi to Da Nang departs at 20 pm on April 30. Previously, on April 29, Ha Nam province recorded a case with a positive result for SARS-CoV-2, BN2899. This person has just completed concentrated isolation in Da Nang City and tested negative for nCoV 3 times. After that, many F1, F2 related to this case were found to have Covid-19. “Or stay where you are?”, I hesitated a bit. Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) at noon on April 29 was more crowded than usual because many people returned to their hometown or went on holiday on April 30. Photo: Ngoc Tan. However, this is my first leave since the beginning of this year. I was so excited that I planned it long in advance. There are still recommendations from the Ministry of Health on maintaining the 5K status (masks, disinfection, distance, not gathering, medical declaration), but then, moving between localities is not prohibited. Moreover, Da Nang has not had a ban on tourist areas, resorts and hotels from accepting guests. In the end, I packed my things in my suitcase and left with the thought: “If the translation is too complicated, I can book a ticket to return earlier.” Avoid going to bars and clubs for fear of danger On the morning of May 1, I decided to go to the beach. Contrary to my imagination of a crowded Danang during the holiday season, traffic is sparse on the streets. Seeing me wondering, the driver said: “The epidemic is so scary that people have been rushing back since April 30. There is a company that booked a 5-star hotel for 500 employees to go on vacation but also canceled the tour.” At the beach, although the weather is quite nice, I can count the number of people out here playing on my fingers. It was a group of young Chinese friends carrying buoys playing in the sea. A family with young children all fell into the water and struggled back to the shore to make sand. In the afternoon of the same day, the scene was still strangely deserted on the way to Linh Ung pagoda on Son Tra peninsula. Not many tourists visit Linh Ung Pagoda (Son Tra, Da Nang) on ​​the afternoon of May 1. Some foreigners do not wear masks. Photo: NVCC. Arriving at an emerging place recently, which young people call “Obama rock”, I saw about 100 people, mostly local families, sitting crammed in huts to eat, drink and sing. . Seeing the crowded scene, no one wearing a mask or paying attention to the distance, my companion and I quickly left. Although the plan that day was to go “chill” at the bar on the roof of a high-rise building in the evening, we decided to cancel because a closed environment such as a bar or pub can easily spread the virus. Throughout the day, my companion and I did not forget to wear masks and bring hand sanitizer. Sometimes when traveling on the road, I take advantage of reading the news to update the situation about new infections. Going out in anxiety According to the schedule, on May 2, I spend time mainly in Hoi An city (Quang Nam). Unlike Da Nang, the entertainment spots here are still quite crowded. Except when diving to see coral or swimming in Cu Lao Cham, my companion and I try not to leave the mask. At lunchtime, we also choose a corner table to limit contact with people. However, with the large number of tourists present on the island, it is very difficult to ensure social distancing. Visitors are sparse in Hoi An ancient town at about 4pm on May 2, but it becomes more and more crowded in the evening. Photo: NVCC. On the way to Hoi An ancient town, the taxi driver reminded us that the suspected case of SARS-CoV-2 infection was a local. I immediately opened the phone to check the information to be more secure. As evening comes, the number of tourists flocking to the old town increases, mainly young people traveling with lovers and families. They gathered around famous sightseeing areas such as Cau Pagoda, Ba Mu pagoda gate, Phuc Kien assembly hall… to take pictures. According to observations, most do not wear masks. Not wanting to linger long in a crowded place, we decided to leave after a tour around. The last day in Da Nang, I mainly stayed in the hotel, not wandering around the streets because I was bewildered by the complicated development of the disease. At the airport on the evening of May 3, I looked forward to returning home when the Da Nang Department of Health announced that the city had detected a Covid-19 patient in the community. This man works at Phu An hotel (Hai Chau district, Da Nang), residing in Hoi An city. I was jittery when I knew before that, he traveled to many places between the two cities. Before boarding the plane, I made the required medical declaration. My companion and I also thoroughly wore masks, disinfected hands and kept a distance before the flight departed. When I got home, the next morning, I immediately made a medical declaration when I received an email from the company. I would also like to self-isolate at home to monitor the epidemic situation. Through reading the news, I know from 0:00 on May 4, Da Nang city suspends non-essential activities and bans swimming. In Hoi An city, the streets also became quiet, shops closed after detecting a case of Covid-19. On the afternoon of May 4, the old town streets in Hoi An city were quiet after this locality showed a positive case for SARS-CoV-2. Photo: Thanh Duc, Quoc Tuan. For me, going out during the holiday that coincides with the outbreak of the new epidemic is a memorable experience when the feeling of insecurity is constant, from time to time I go online to read the news to update the situation. However, at least, I think I have implemented the 5K rule well and complied with all regulations on epidemic prevention in the places I went through.

When preparing tourism in the high season, Hoi An is always in the top of the names most noticeable by the transfer world. If you are looking for a luxurious accommodation around the old town area, these are worth a try. Prices are surveyed during the period from May 3 to 6 on the Booking website, may change from time to time. The Mansion Hoi An Overview: Resort has green space, suitable for relaxation. The swimming pool is quite small but impresses in the design. If you like to go to the beach, you can go to Cua Dai beach which is about 3 km away. The resort provides free motorbikes for guests to use. What customers say? “The staff was too good, the food was delicious and the many nice photo angles. However, when I arrived, the pool was closed. Unfortunately it was a bad day so the yard was not in the sun. This price, I found the room a bit small. However, it is very clean and comfortable “- Trong “Friendly and enthusiastic staff. The resort has nice and clean decorative furniture. The size of the bed and room is great. However, the resort is farther from the old town than I thought.” Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa Overview: The resort is located along Cua Dai beach, featuring an outdoor swimming pool. The rooms are modern and comfortable. Design style intersects between Vietnam, Japan and France. What customers say? “Good breakfast, great location. You can see Cu Lao Cham from the restaurant in perfect weather conditions. Especially, I am impressed with the restaurant’s menu” – Atsuhi “Located next to the romantic old town of Hoi An, this is one of the most beautiful resorts in Vietnam. The staff are friendly and enthusiastic, speak English well. It makes us feel at home” – George -valentin Palm Garden Beach Resort & Spa Overview: Located along Cua Dai beach, this resort is surrounded by beautiful gardens. This resort features spa services and an outdoor swimming pool up to 45 meters long. You can use the shuttle service to Hoi An ancient town just 5 minutes away. What customers say? “The floor was clean and the pool was also very good. Looking at the pool always invited us to take a shower. Modern furniture, great staff from the cleaner, the waiter, the receptionist … Reception From the airport, it is impeccable “- First “A beautiful resort. The service and food were also great. The staff was dedicated to helping us. The room and swimming pool were nothing to criticize. We rented a balcony overlooking the sea and it was worth the money.” “- Craig Sunrise Premium Resort Hoi An Overview: Located on Cua Dai beach, the resort has rooms with garden or sea views. The spa room and modern gym equipment are appreciated. The resort is located 4 km from the ancient town of Hoi An What customers say? “Very nice hotel, located right by the beach with 2 super large swimming pools. Rooms with comfortable sea views. Friendly and enthusiastic staff. We love the swimming pool. The menu is also reasonably priced. They have free bikes in the hotel. It only takes you 15 minutes to cycle into the old town “- Felice “Great hotel, clean, delicious food. The garden is meticulous care. We will be back again. This is the best hotel of the 10 places we stayed in Vietnam” – Niall Vinpearl Hoi An Resort & Villas Overview: Airy, luxurious space and comfortable rooms. The resort has 2 restaurants, a bar and a large outdoor swimming pool. Guests can play tennis at the resort or massage, relax … What customers say? “Comfortable, peaceful atmosphere, lots of green trees. Staff are friendly, cheerful, wholeheartedly assisting guests. Very commendable. Due to the translation situation, the guests are not much, so the evening atmosphere is not very happy” – Tran “Great breakfast buffet menu, there are a lot of Asian and Western dishes. Food was good because I tried most. Nothing to complain about” – Vivian

Located on the riverbank of Cam Thanh commune in Hoi An (Quang Nam), the house is owned by Ms. Giang – an environmental expert. She conceived of the house as a space mixed with greenery. According to the group of architects, this house is not only a place to go home for a family of four, but it is also home to birds, spiders, or insects in the foliage. This is a small community center where homeowners work with their own environmental group and meet neighbors to build community relationships. Therefore, the architect creates an organization that has overlap in occupying space. The house in view of the architect is a traditional inn in Hoi An ancient town but rolled up like a shell. Houses are also built with these local materials at a very affordable cost. The spaces on the ground floor of the house are first raised together with a large garden and then spread out into the garden. Functional groups put in a garden rather than a garden set in a house. In the dining room, for example, the floor is both the floor but also a large bench placed in the garden where people work in groups or chat. With a prefabricated steel building structure leaning against thick walls on the ground floor, exposed structures of the house can be seen. Internally, human activities are encouraged to take place in different situations, creating different spatial boundaries. Thanks to that, the space shape changes, promoting the activities of people and neighbors to create a complete home. Photo source: Chimnon studio Video: House 25m2- the opportunity to have a house for many people? Source: VTV24

Hoi An Oi Villa is a tourist villa with 7 different bedrooms: 4 double rooms, 1 family room, 1 room with two single beds, 1 dorm room with four beds. The building has living room space, dining room, kitchen and swimming pool. All rooms and common living space fully exploit river view and wind. Design requirement is that the villa must have the atmosphere and spirit of the space of Hoi An but still modern, contemporary … Hoi An Oi Villa is developed from the structure of the tube house of Hoi An ancient town: the front house, the toilet and the back house. The villa is composed of 3 main blocks combined with auxiliary blocks. The main block corresponds to the sleeping space, the sub-block corresponds to the toilet and the common area; creating rhythmic street facade and harmony with the whole landscape. Right from the entrance, Hoi An Oi Villa exudes the spirit of ancient house architecture. The ground floor of the villa is arranged into two areas: public space and residential space, which are connected by the auxiliary hall space and the staircase. In the public space, the living room, the dining room and the kitchen are connected and directly connected to the swimming pool arranged along the house. The living space is the family room arranged at the end of the land, separate from the public area, at the same time being extended to the back of the large porch. On the 1st and 2nd floors, each floor has 3 rooms, the rooms are separated by a toilet area and a common living space to increase privacy, especially in terms of sound. The eaves used in the balconies of Hoi An Oi create a familiar image in traditional Vietnamese houses, while minimizing the sun and rain falling on the balcony. The downstream door system is applied from traditional Hoi An housing architecture. The image of a familiar little gate often seen in Hoi An is used in the project, creating a familiar and close approach. The door system “Upper but low to low” – a feature of the traditional architecture of Hoi An was designed. The bars can be fully closed, adjusting ventilation and privacy for the building. The biggest advantage in Hoi An Oi Villa is that all rooms are exploited overlooking the romantic Hoai River. The rooms are designed with lots of windows and large sliding door systems, making the space always bright and extremely comfortable. The unique and colorful frescoes make the lobby space glow. Curved arches in the interior space developed from the curves of the lanterns create a harmonious and impressive look. The house’s tactics are contrast but still harmonious. It is the contrast between the white – black colors of the space and the interior, between the modern and traditional look of the line and architectural space. The golden light of Hoi An lanterns makes the space cozy and prominent, reminiscent of the full moon nights of the old town. When the old town lights up, the space inside Hoi An Oi Villa is even more cozy and sparkling. Hoi An Oi Villa is really a place to experience and enjoy, or in the words of the group of architects, Hoi An Oi Villa is the appreciation of traditional values ​​while still blowing a new breeze in accordance with contemporary architecture. Project name: Hoi An Oi Villa Location: 280 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Cam Nam Ward, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province. Land area: 280m2 Construction area: 140m2 Design: 2018 Construction: 2020 Design unit: 6717 studios Principal architect: Architect. Le Viet Hoi Associates: Nguyen Van Quy, Nguyen Duy An, Dang Thanh Bao, Do Van Tien. Structure: Nguyen Ngoc Thien Photo: Hiroyuki Oki

On the afternoon of April 30, thousands of visitors flock to Hoi An ancient town to have fun during the holidays April 30 to May 1. In areas such as Japanese Covered Bridge, many tourists visit, enjoy street food at roadside restaurants. On the pedestrian streets such as Bach Dang, Nguyen Thai Hoc, and Le Loi, thousands of tourists visit, creating a bustling scene. “During the holidays, I was assigned to be on duty at the spots or tourists to visit to remind them to wear masks to prevent Covid-19,” said Mr. Luu Dinh Duong, a resident of the street. Hoi An city also reduces 50% of the ticket price to visit tourist attractions in the old town for visitors on this occasion. In the Covered Bridge area, to take souvenir photos, many visitors have difficulty because of the crowded population. According to a guide, during the holidays of April 30 to May 1, the number of visitors to Da Nang, Hoi An is more than the previous year. “On this occasion of April 30th, the number of tourists following the group increased, but only domestic tourists. Previously, when there was no translation of Covid-19 more Western guests,” said the male tour guide. “It’s been 4 days off the holiday, but the epidemic of Covid-19 is complicated. I and my girlfriend decided to go to Hoi An to visit and have fun at a nearby place to prevent epidemics,” said Dang Vu, Da Nang guests share. Talking to Zing, Mr. Nguyen Van Lanh, Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Hoi An City, Quang Nam, said that the locality has halted the mass gathering of people to ensure the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic. Local people use mobile vehicles to propagate the people to ensure the distance of Covid-19 epidemic prevention. For visitors who do not comply with the Covid-19 anti-epidemic rules, the authorities will prompt and punish.

Quang Binh Tourism industry welcomes visitors on the Charter train. This is the second Charter train return to Quang Binh by the Unesco Hanoi Travel Club and the Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company. Train Charter Hanoi – Quang Binh departs from Hanoi Railway Station on the evening of April 29 and arrives in Quang Binh on the morning of April 30, bringing with 250 tourists. In the complicated context of the Covid-19 epidemic, Hanoi Railway Station, Dong Hoi Station, the tour group and the tour guides have strictly followed the rules of disease prevention and control such as: sterilization of the entire train, train stations, passenger cars, wearing masks, hand disinfection when entering the platform and before getting on the car … Tourists strictly follow wearing a mask and check their temperature before visiting Quang Binh. In addition, the tourist attractions have actively coordinated with businesses and travel agencies to coordinate delegations of visitors, limit the concentration of people at the same time, monitor the health of tourists. According to the Department of Tourism, this is a new and unique tourism product, built by the travel agencies of Unesco Hanoi Travel Club to provide visitors with many interesting experiences on new generation carriages.

From early morning, Cua Hoi fishing port, Nghi Hai ward, town. Cua Lo has become crowded and bustling. Every time a boat returns to the port, hundreds of small traders gather to buy fresh seafood. Photo: Nguyen Chau Inside the port area, the aisles are packed with people, laughs, and bustles in the whole area every morning. Photo: Nguyen Chau It is currently the peak of seafood collection because the holidays are approaching April 30 to May 1, so each seafood stall attracts a lot of buyers, everyone wants to come early to buy seafood. freshest. Photo: Nguyen Chau Mackerel is one of the most famous items in TX. Cua Lo, therefore, as many mackerel fish arrive at the port as they are bought by small traders. Photo: Nguyen Chau Currently, the price of fresh mackerel at the port ranges from 130,000 to 140,000 VND / kg and is always in a state of “out of stock”. Photo: Nguyen Chau Ms. Phuong, a trader in TX. Cua Lo said excitedly: “I went to the port from 4:30 a.m. to wait for the boat to return. Fortunately, I could buy fresh fish at a reasonable price, many people late at night find it difficult to buy first-class seafood …” . In the photo: Fresh and delicious fish caught offshore is currently priced at 70,000 VND / kg. Photo: Nguyen Chau Anh Minh, owner of a seafood restaurant in TX. Cua Lo said: “On the occasion of the ceremony, every day we import from 3 to 5 quintals of seafood, we all go to the port to buy seafood because it is always fresh and the price is much cheaper than buying through the points. Other …. “Photo: Nguyen Chau Currently, seafood prices have increased by 20-30% compared to 1 week ago, however, most seafood is consumed quickly. In the photo: the fresh squid sale points attract small traders to see and pay the price. Photo: Nguyen Chau Boiled fresh simmered squid is also one of the most sold seafood at Cua Hoi port, priced at only 100,000 VND / kg. Photo: Nguyen Chau After collecting enough goods, traders quickly transport them to markets for consumption or to warehouses for storage for the upcoming holidays. Photo: Nguyen Chau Cua Lo seafood has long been famous for its freshness, reasonable price, promising to bring great culinary experiences to visitors when coming to the beach this year. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Temporarily away from the bustling and stuffy city, this is the time to reward yourself and your loved ones for memorable vacation, so that you can recover body and mind after stressful working days. , pressure. Hoiana is a beautiful beach complex stretching over 4km long and located near Hoi An Ancient Town, offering modern dining, shopping and entertainment services. In April 2021, Hoiana will officially launch a series of attractive Summer promotions with many travel and culinary promotions for the whole family and free shuttle service from Da Nang city. Guests will have the opportunity to experience a modern and luxurious suite with an attractive package and special offers. In addition, to make it easier for tourists to move, Hoiana offers free shuttle buses with many different times of the day. With two offers “Hoiana Ultimate Escape” and “Stylish Easter Staycation” families or groups of friends will have more options to suit their preferences. For more details on offers and reservations, please call +84 (0) 235 858 8888 Posts: Nice News

Roving Chillhouse Hoi An is a destination not to be missed if you love rustic and rustic nature. The shop has open space, view straight out into the green rice fields, the breeze is cool and the scent of young rice faintly.

Photo: Roving Chillhouse

Photo: Roving Chillhouse

Photo: Roving Chillhouse

The space is designed to be simple, rustic, always bringing a warm feeling of country houses. You can sit indoors or on wooden panels under the areca canopy watching the green rice fields.

Photo: Roving Chillhouse

The scenery of the restaurant changes according to the rice season, so go in the afternoon (around 4:30) because the light is not too harsh, adding a beautiful sunset like a picture, spoiled for virtual life. In addition to drinking water, the bar also serves a variety of simple and rustic European-style snacks.

Chieu Coffee and fragrant rice flavor

The shop is impressed by its simple architecture and green space, style in harmony with nature, the decorations are mainly small green trees and colorful flowers. In addition, the shop also uses rustic and close, rural materials such as straw, coconut leaves, water jars … to embellish the space more impressively.

Photo: Xom Chieu

Photo: Xom Chieu

Photo: Xom Chieu

Photo: Xom Chieu

Photo: Xom Chieu

The “expensive” point is the view of the rice fields and the fresh air of the countryside, especially during the ripe rice season. Looking down from above, you can see the undulating “sea of ​​rice” and far away are the peaceful folds of the people of Quang. It is still the old tiled roof, tinged with the color of time, still a row of green areca in front of the alley, still a small path beside the simple and simple field. All are so familiar to the heart!

The menu of the restaurant is simple with drinks that are simply prepared such as coffee, sugarcane juice, peach tea, white-seed frost, … with super cheap prices.

Nuoc Mot is one of the famous drinks in Hoi An. (Photo: An An)

Accordingly, in the clip, it can be seen that the shop’s staff scoop each ingredient into a cup very professionally and quickly. Each step seemed to be memorized, so the hand ran quickly. However, what makes many people pay attention is that around this person and the pot of water there are many strange insects.

(Source clip: TikTok @ nvk09101992)

Some viewers of the clip said that it was a fly, specifically Facebook RB expressed: “It feels disgusting to see flies surrounded, like this, it hurts my stomach”.

However, many other netizens immediately protested, saying this was a bee, not a fly or any strange insect. Due to the ingredients of Mot water including herbs such as lemongrass, lemongrass, basil, cinnamon, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, green tea leaves, dried herb, lotus, jujube …, they have attracted bees fly over.

Besides, many customers have come here to confirm that the shop is very clean and the owner is also careful. In fact, if you look closely at the clip, you can see that even though the glass maker is doing it quickly, he still pays close attention to each stage. When taking the straw, this person does not use the handle directly but uses a tongs to ensure hygiene.

The ingredients of Mau Water are mainly from herbal ingredients.

Furthermore, the type of straw that the restaurant uses is also a bamboo straw, environment-friendly material. This has made many people love the special water that is only available in Hoi An.

It is known that Mot shop owner is Nguyen Huu Xuan. Xuan’s grandfather used to be a medicine man, so he used what he learned from him to cook this sweet and cool water. What makes many people curious is that the name “Mót” does not know where it comes from and what it means. According to Xuan shared in the press, Mót was his childhood name. When he opened the shop, he decided to take the names of his grandparents, his parents still called it for this kind of water.

“Trees soaked in water for 20 days cannot survive,” said landscape planner Ngo Anh Dao, who has planted dull forests along the 650m long shore of Triem Tay and neighboring Cam Kim commune since 2018. Sad is sad, she said, but this is the law of nature.

The cork tree is the body

According to TS. Ngo Anh Dao is “a pioneer tree and a sacrifice for the posterior generation behind.” As a result, although the number of poor trees is only 1/3, the riverbank of Trem Tay village does not erode like in the previous years when floods came.

This poor forest is the outermost layer of an ecological soft embankment coping with landslide. Anh Dao put it to the test at her farm An Nhien after the historic flood in 2017 seeped 12ha of the riverbank area. Before the embankment was constructed, each time the flood came, the banks of the Trem Tay River would recede more than ten meters deep and many villagers determined that they would have to leave sooner or later.

TS. Ngo Anh Dao, the concept designer of the ecological embankment. Photo: Yen Duong

The ecological soft embankment model is the result of many years of observation and research by TS. Anh Dao goes downstream of Thu Bon river. She does not consider this as a new invention but simply a process of restoring indigenous ecosystems.

“This is a very sensitive and fragile area,” said the female landscape planner, when she was under pressure from the water pouring in from the Truong Son mountain range, and the pressure from waves and storms. Just comparing the map of Thu Bon river basin from 1984 with the present, anyone can recognize the appearance, swelling and disappearance of floating dunes. If more than 30 years ago, there were four large and small sand dunes in front of Trem Tay, over time, the side of the mudslide, now they have formed a large dune deviating to the north, causing the flow from upstream to crash into the bank of Trem Tay village and the neighboring Cam Kim commune. Therefore, every time the flood comes, the Trem Tay bank will slide and the other sand dune bank accretes.

The villagers of Trem Tay seem to be too familiar with this harsh law of nature. At the age of 54, Pham Duoc had to move his house twice despite being born and raised in this village. His first home was at the head of the village but by the age of twenty, he was forced to move to the middle of the village. In 2009, the commune authorities urged him to continue to move, but because of “comfortable housing, a garden, a chicken”, he decided to stay. However, after the historic flood in 2017, when the water flooded to 1.6 meters deep, he got scared and decided to demolish the house, sell the land and move to his current home at the end of the village.

“I wanted to build a house to leave for the children, so I accepted it,” he was told. Each time like that, he “is not sad” because “has to accept it.”

Also because of the desire to keep the village and have a passion for planting trees, this builder began to work as TS’s farm housekeeper. Anh Dao from 2016 on a piece of land at the end of the village abandoned because some people have retreated inland like Mr. Can. Others, especially the young, have quit farming because their rice land is either no longer available or salty, and go to work on tourism in Hoi An or Da Nang.

On this wasteland, Mr. Can and other workers have built wooden houses with modern designs, combining the high structure of stilt houses with indigenous materials such as bamboo and grass. The houses are mixed with nursery gardens and research of diversity of plants.

Standing from the house overlooking the river bank is a bamboo forest that villagers planted in the 1980s to prevent floods. “Thanks to this bamboo forest, when the flood comes, the flow will decrease”, he is explained. “Like when water runs through that basket.”

In front of the bamboo forest, along the riverbank is the ecological embankment.

Use “soft” against “hard”

Different from the commonly applied concrete hard revetment in Vietnam, the soft revetment does not resist the destruction of waves and floods but backs and accepts it – more similar to the village motto of living with floods. This 200 years old.

“The current popular philosophy is that people are fighting against nature, conquering nature with hard solutions and ignoring the understanding of coastal ecosystems, the access between water and land”, PhD. Mr. Dao analyzed. “Thinking like conquering nature, using it hard against the power of nature will be terrible because its destructive power will be even greater.”

Principle TS. Cherry mentioned that the law is immutable in physics: punching a wall with your hand will always hurt more if you punch the mattress with the same force. And given the increasing intensity and destructive power of storms and floods due to the effects of climate change, new coping measures are becoming more and more imperative to minimize damage from dike breaks.

Illustration of three-layer ecological soft embankment used to cope with the landslide of TS. Ngo Anh Dao. Illustration: lambinh

In the design of the ecological embankment, the cork tree is TS. Cherry brought back to plant from Quang Tri, is the outer layer of the buffer protecting the village shore. The roots of this plant are of two types. The main root is poked straight down, possibly up to ten meters deep. The secondary roots, also known as lung roots, are precipitated when immature, soft and swaying with the waves. When the tree grows, this lung root hardens, protrudes from the mud about 60-80cm, very hard. Therefore, cork trees have the ability to accumulate mud, hold soil, and reduce the destructive power of underground waves.

Next to the cork layer is a layer of grass, including native grasses such as hammer grass, grass with bald roots that can be up to 3m deep below the ground, next to the pangasius is a two-leafed tree, the roots are even deeper. tens of meters. These are easy-to-live, fast-growing plants with good soil holding capacity.

The last layer is a row of casuarina trees planted from 2017 that are 8m high. In addition to the ability to hold soil, the height and softness of the conifers help to both block waves and windbreak.

These three layers together create a green vegetation reinforced with bamboo biological “lock” layers to support soil retention in the early years when the layers are young, the roots are not deep enough.

With the initial results achieved, TS. Anh Dao is confident that the philosophy behind this model is the right direction for the sensitive downstream areas that are suffering from both natural disasters and natural disasters. The flood discharge of dozens of hydroelectricity upstream; exploitation of sand in the river bed; monoculture agriculture, improper exploitation of groundwater, causing subsidence; along with tourism development, regardless of the fragility of the ground here, all contribute to increasing the risk of landslides in the area, he explained.

Natural balance

Realizing the initial efficiency of the project, in addition to the affordable price – the construction cost of 1 meter of ecological embankment is only 1/5 of the cost of building the concrete embankment – Hoi An government plans to extend 900m of longitudinal embankment. According to the territory of Phuoc Thang village in the neighboring Cam Kim commune, where after the flood in 2017, the bank fell 50 meters deep into the mainland.

However, the ecological embankment is not without its risks. “An embankment requires a tree to develop to a certain extent to be effective,” said Nguyen The Hung, vice president of Hoi An city. This is a fact to consider when choosing the time to start planting trees for ecological embankments because according to the experience of the Hoi An people, every three to five years a big flood will repeat and the poor forest also needs that many years. to be able to cope with floods.

The most obvious evidence is the initial failures in the construction of ecological embankments by TS. Cherry. In fact, the horticultural forest she planted in 2018 was the second test after the failure of 2017, when the historic flood hit and killed the immature cork trees that were only one year old.

Pham Duoc, born and raised in the village of Trem Tay, had to move his house due to the impact of floods and landslides. Photo taken on January 26, 2121 in Trem Tay village (Dien Phuong, Dien Ban district, Quang Nam province). Photo: Yen Duong

Therefore, each ecological embankment requires a deep understanding of the local soil and climate. Invited by the authorities of Dak Nong and Dak Lak to study the replication of an ecological embankment model for the Krong No riverbank, which is suffering from severe landslides, PhD. Anh Dao cannot carry the whole model from An Nhien. The key thing that does not change is the principle of using measures of “soft, back and forth” instead of “forward and conquer”.

Post-flood cleaning in An Nhien continues after Tet. Meanwhile, the poor forest has begun to show signs of revitalization. “Maybe I will leave it alone, the cork tree will grow back on its own, or I will plant more, depending on the budget”. Anh Dao said.

What is important according to the doctor is the long-term perspective. Once the embankment ecosystem is returned to its natural equilibrium, other social and economic benefits will follow.

Since the ecological embankment, shrimp, fish, birds, wild ducks, many insects have created a new source of livelihood for the village. Each spring, “so many birds can not sleep at night,” he shared. The green embankment on the transparent river also contributes to attracting more tourists to visit this ancient village.

If before 2015, Trem Tay land was sold for 1 million / m2, not many people bought, now, the land price has increased 15 times thanks to community tourism projects, resorts and the belief that village land will is kept. Walking around the road surrounded by the tea tree fence of the village, you can see that people are taking advantage of repairing and repainting their houses to make them more stable and spacious. From the past two years, young people working away from home have come back with plans to do tourism and open shops. All just wait for the disease to pass to be ready to revive.

Le Giang Lam

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(This article is supported by the Rainforest Press Foundation in partnership with Pulitzer Center)

The old chapel of the Nguyen family church. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

For hundreds of years, the ancient houses have been considered as unique treasures of the people of Hoi Ky village, Hai Chanh commune, Hai Lang district in particular and the people of Quang Tri province in general.

However, under fluctuations of wars, natural disasters, time, now the preservation, restoration and transmission treasure This is for the next generations who are having many difficulties. To protect the ancient house is not only the efforts and efforts of the homeowner, but it is necessary to enter and care of the functional branches …

Unique cultural “heritage” of a countryside

Located next to the romantic O Lau river with three sides bordering the river, Hoi Ky village was established about 500 years ago. Considered land “Spirit of masterpieceSo this place is chosen by many mandarins, landlords, and wealthy families as the place to build land and build a house.

The old-school houses were born like that. Currently, Hoi Ky village also has 16 old communal houses, of which there are 15 houses and 1 family church. Most of the communal houses here have a lifespan of over 100 years. In particular, there are many houses with a lifespan of more than 200 years such as the house of Mr. Duong Quang Dan, descendants of Mr. Ky’s house (the rich man of the old landlords village); the house of Mr. Duong Van Tue, a descendant of the chief physicist; Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung’s family is descended from Mr. Do …

Taking us around the village, Mr. Nguyen Be, Secretary of the Branch, Head of Hoi Ky village said that each house of Hoi Ky ancient communal house has its own unique spirit of ancient architecture and lifestyle. To make these unique homes, its owners have to store wood for many years.

Those are the types preous wood Chosen for size color, block-tight box. The craftsman chosen to build a house must also be highly skilled. Every detail, even the smallest, of the house is meticulously designed.

In particular, according to many people, when the house is completed, when the house is checked and accepted, the owner will use a large mug of water to pour into the joint position between the wooden pillars. The house is rated when water does not flow through those locations; If the water is leaking, the landlord will “arrest” the worker. Therefore, each old house is an expensive and enthusiastic work of art, valuable in terms of history, culture, architectural art of both the builder and the owner.

Designed in the form of 3 rooms with 2 wings or 1 room with 2 wings, the middle room for ancestor worship and reception desk, the Western room for men to live and the East room for women to live, the houses here are all bearing signs The private countryside of the Central region when there is a mezzanine known as “tra” to store rice, rice, utensils and is a shelter for families when flood water rises.

Hoi Ky schoolhouse has a distinctive design with many typical architectural elements such as roofing with tile; the textbook door opened and closed like a book; The system of incense sticks, columns, trusses, racks are elaborately carved according to the aesthetic of the homeowner, depending on the class of mandarins or landlords to have suitable and diverse patterns …

Away from the bustling life of the city, to the old house of Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung (56 years old), Hoi Ky village, Hai Chanh commune, visitors may think they are lost in the past with the areca trusses. rows of betel nuts, yellow apricot trees in front of the alley and green tea trees are carefully trimmed.

Mr. Dung is a descendant of the 5th generation teacher Do, one of the famous people in the village in the past. Carrying out ancestral training, up to now, many generations of Mr. Dung’s family have preserved and kept the old house order. His house has a panel called “Four great roads” roughly translated as 4 generations of father-son-grandchildren always living in the same house. This is the advice and desire of the person who gave birth to this house to send to generations and descendants.

Currently, Mr. Dung’s family has two old-school houses, in which the main house in the middle of a room with two roofs is still relatively intact, but the other house has been modified and restored to serve the needs of use. like preserving the house.

Mr. Dung confided: Carrying out the teaching of his ancestors, his family is still trying to keep the house order according to instructions. Currently, the most difficult problem in preserving and conserving ancient traditional houses is the severity of natural calamities, especially before storms and floods like last year. Not only his family’s communal house, but also other families were severely degraded, and the structure of the house was damaged.

The roofs of the ancient houses of Hoi Ky are covered with tile (yin and yang). (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

It is very difficult to preserve the old traditional traditional houses, when the cost is very high and skilled workers are very rare. The temporary way in the short term is to keep the ancient system of the old chest intact and repair damaged places with bricks, cement …

Mr. Dung said his family had to repair many details such as the roof, the body, the front porch support system … to be able to serve the needs of using as well as protect the house.

Hundred year old school house conservation

In the two old houses of the Dung family, the East house was repaired with a concrete wall, the floor was re-tiled with flower tiles, the tile was also new in a modern style instead of tile. double-door instead of scientific door … However, the system of trusses and ancient chest is still intact with separate motifs. For the main house in the center, it still retains the ancient features, has not been affected much in the structure and construction structure. However, the system of pillars on the front porch and wall was repaired, renovated, built with cement …

Like Mr. Dung’s, Duong Quang Dan’s house is also in a similar situation, although the system of the communal house still remains unique because the system of ancient temples over 100 years old, scientific doors and tile …

However, due to the time factor, the house was degraded, Mr. Dan also restored the house to suit the needs of use. The 4-pillar system in front of the eaves has been rebuilt with concrete, the side of the house is rebuilt with cement walls, the floors are tiled with flowers … This is the common feature of most ancient houses in Hoi Ky village today. . In order to suit the needs of use as well as overcome the impact of time and natural disasters, most ancient houses are renovated and remodeled by the owner.

With a unique imprint on the personality and soul of a countryside from the time of opening and setting up a hamlet, but today, this communal house is facing the fierce of time and natural disasters. Currently, many houses have been seriously degraded. Besides, the repairs encountered many difficulties when the implementation cost was very high. Most of the houses are renovated in the form of renovation when it is not possible to restore the original condition according to the original design.

A house of Hoi Ky ancient chest has been repaired and refurbished. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

Mr. Bui Van Sinh, Chairman of Hai Chanh Commune People’s Committee, said the biggest difficulty in preserving the throne ancient communal house Currently, they are not properly preserved but mainly rely on the restoration of the house owner. Because of the difficulties in the maintenance and maintenance funding, many families want to sell old traditional houses because of the above reasons.

Facing this situation, the commune held propaganda and advocated people not to sell but to take measures to protect and preserve for the next generations. The commune government is also working with the Hai Lang District Department of Culture and Information to develop a project to connect Thac Cho – ancient village of Hoi Ky. Hopefully, the development of tourism will bring economic efficiency, help people restore, repair and protect as well as contribute to promoting the beauty of Hoi Ky ancient village to tourists from near and far.

The Hoi Ky ancient communal house system is a unique culture left behind by the ancestors’ generation that needs to be preserved and passed on to the next generation. However, to accomplish this, it is necessary to enter the conservation functions according to the original values ​​of the old traditional houses.

Mr. Do Van Binh, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Tri province, said that Hoi Ky ancient village is a distinct advantage of Hai Lang district in terms of culture and history, this is also a place to visit. full of fun.

In order to promote the value of the old traditional houses, in the coming time, the Department will direct the professional departments to continue studying and preparing documents to recognize the title of Ancient Village, creating a premise for tourism development. community to attract domestic and international visitors to visit. Thereby, it creates conditions for promoting the unique image of Hoi Ky ancient village as well as generating income for the locality, contributing to the protection and restoration of ancient traditional houses.

The Department will accompany the locality in planning and mobilizing tourism development resources associated with conservation, restoration, embellishment, and promotion of the values ​​of culture and heritage … /.

The roofs of the ancient houses of Hoi Ky are covered with tile (yin and yang). (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

Each house has a diaphragm, which is the advice of the ancestors to leave for their descendants. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

The house of Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung (56 years old), Hoi Ky village, Hai Chanh commune, the 5th descendant of teacher Do, one of the famous people of the previous village has been restored due to natural disasters and space. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

The house of Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung (56 years old), Hoi Ky village, Hai Chanh commune is the 5th descendant of Mr. Do, one of the famous people of the village before. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

A house of Hoi Ky ancient chest has been repaired and refurbished. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

All the doors of the old traditional houses are locked doors that open and close like a book. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

The system of trusses of the ancient communal house is engraved elaborately. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

The system of trusses of the ancient communal house is engraved elaborately. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

An ancient painting over 100 years old has been preserved by the people to date. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

The old chapel of the Nguyen family church. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

The old chapel of the Nguyen family church. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)

The house of Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung (56 years old), Hoi Ky village, Hai Chanh commune, the 5th descendant of teacher Do, one of the famous people of the previous village has been restored due to natural disasters and space. (Photo: Thanh Thuy / VNA)