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丨Author: Village Girl Chen

“1”

Eat barbecue with the customer service girl.

As usual, I took a pack of first-class white peonies, went to the barbecue restaurant, asked the store for a large glass pot of boiling water, poured the peonies into it, and drank it to understand that it was greasy and relieved of anger.

She said that she wanted to get the silver needle, but the tea was gone.

The silver needle tea is gone?

Yes, the silver needles have sold so well this year.

“Why do so many people fall in love with Yinzhen all of a sudden?” Village girl Chen remembered the scene of people shaking their heads when they heard of Baihao Yinzhen three or four years ago. What happened in this?

The customer service girl ate the grilled fish and explained that the customers I met were all because they were not short of money. As soon as they heard that Baihao Silver Needle was the most expensive in white tea, they desperately bought it.

Village girl Chen Nao made up this picture, it was indeed a bit beautiful.

Buying tea only picks the expensive ones, this is the waywardness of the rich.

But buying Baihao silver needles blindly like this is obviously inappropriate.

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The price of Baihao Silver Needle this year is extremely expensive.

So in fact, the tea shopkeepers didn’t have many silver needles in their hands-who has so much real money in the goods?

They are still in the tea factory.

Especially in the context of the reduction in white peony production this year and the increase in silver needle production, tea factories of all sizes have placed a large number of white peony silver needles in their hands.

Do not believe? You can go to the tea area for a walk. See if the tea factory owners sell Baihao Silver Needles as soon as they come up? Or although it is not ranked first, but after drinking a few teas, the main recommendation is still silver needles.

Moreover, the main focus is still the “function card.”

At the moment of the epidemic, it looks like an effect card, which is the best card to play, and it is unsatisfactory.

As if to mention the effect, everyone flocked to it, no matter what, they bought it with their eyes closed.

But in fact, the owner of the tea factory pushes the silver needles most of the time to solve the financial pressure-the tea green money has been paid to the tea farmers, and the tea shopkeepers think that the silver needles are expensive and refuse to purchase more, so many silver needles finished tea piles. In the warehouse, how will the survival of this factory be maintained before it becomes realised a day?

As a result, the individual tourists who went to Chashan to find tea this year became the first eye-catching leeks.

Tea friends who went to Chashan to find tea, did you hear the sound of sharpening your knives while you were sitting in the lobby drinking tea?

“3”

Actually, I really don’t recommend everyone Blindly Purchase Bai Hao Silver Needle.

Some tea friends said that silver needles are small in quantity and scarce, and there is a high room for appreciation in the future.

Is it really?

No one knows that the future has not yet come. However, the output of silver needles is no longer low, which is an established fact.

For this year’s silver needles, tea farmers have severely affected the output of Peony King in order to pick them. It is conceivable that the price of the green tea of ​​silver needles in the next two, three, and four years will continue to rise as fast as this year. Then, in the future, the output of Peony King will continue to be affected.

Even, not only the output of Peony King, but also the output of first-class white peony will be affected.

So, at the time point of the “future” mentioned by tea friends, will the output of Baihao Silver Needle be “less”? of course not.

At that time, with the promotion of the lovely tea farmers who only love silver needles, the output of silver needles on the market must be higher than that of Peony King.

At that time, Peony King will be a scarce resource.

Even the first-class white peony will become a hot commodity because of the reduced output of the silver needles.

But now, the Baihao Silver Needle, which is estimated to be “low-yield”, will no longer be scarce because of the surge in output.

Then, can its appreciation space still occupy the high position of all white teas as people currently imagine?

Not anymore.

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In addition, regarding the increase in the price of silver needles and the fact that the price of old silver needles will show a huge rate of return in the future, village girl Chen also held a wait-and-see attitude.

There are rumors that the price of silver needle tea greens soared this year, reaching the highest point in a decade, because of market misunderstandings.

According to people familiar with the matter, at the end of last year, big capital entered the white tea industry.

These capitals are newly entered. In the years before they entered, high-quality white tea, real old white tea, good tea-producing areas, and good tea mountain resources have been listed by those who entered the white tea industry in the early years.

For example, the top ten municipal-level leading enterprises in Fuding, and those in the industry who were optimistic about white tea earlier, such as the village girl Chen, carve up the white tea of ​​the early years-when they were still new white tea, of course, they have now become genuine products at a fair price. Old white tea-the early bird catches the worm.

In the Haocha Mountain in Fuding, there is a leading enterprise in each mountain that has “occupied the mountain as the king” and has included all the good tea resources in one hand.

People in the industry, such as village girl Chen, did not have the strength to wave a big hand, pointing to a certain mountain top and saying, “This mountain is contracted by me”, but they also planted a few ecological tea gardens and signed a few fixed tea greens. Supply households. (Actually, I am an authentic village girl. “The peasant woman has a little field in the spring” is my ideal)

Although the capital that has only entered now, although strong and wealthy, it has missed the opportunity-at least the root of Zhengmiaohong’s old white tea is not available for first-hand supply-second-hand supply and third-hand supply, even if it can be obtained, it may not necessarily Fidelity; even if it is fidelity, the price is not low.

Therefore, the capitals, with pride and arrogance, began to collect new white tea.

At the end of last year, the silver needles on the market in Fuding were purchased on a large scale. And, the price is surprisingly high.

This good news spread like wildfire. Tea farmers all know this “myth” about the sale of silver needles-the price of Baihao Silver Needle is rising sharply, and the big boss is buying Baihao Silver Needle!

The news soon spread all over the streets and alleys, behind the tea garden house.

Tea farmers are very excited, and silver needles are so easy to sell. So I made the ambition: next year, we will all pick more silver needles!

What the simple and simple tea farmers don’t know is, what if the capital does not come to buy Silver Needle this year? What if this year, capital suspects that the price of silver needles has risen too high and suppresses silver needles?

Isn’t it dangerous to pin the hopes of the whole family in the same basket?

How terrible is it to regard the temporary rise of a certain capital as a normal state that will continue over the years?

《5》

Jia Baoyu stared at Xie Baochai’s snow-white arm in a daze. It wasn’t that she hated Daiyu and wanted to marry her, it was just accidental hormones.

If Baochai believes that Baoyu is in love with her and is willing to conclude the Qin and Jin Dynasties with her forever, then she is really stupid.

And Second Sister You was so stupid, so stupid that she would believe Jia Lian’s words of a prodigal son, and thus took the lives of herself and the child in her belly.

Both history and novels tell us that a momentary fever does not last long.

And countless business cases also tell us that a business opportunity that happens accidentally does not necessarily become the norm.

Contrary to the practice of other industries, in the initial stage of capital entry, subsidies, price cuts, and price wars are used to win customers. When the competitor is beaten back, beaten down, and only his own family is left, the market becomes his family.

At that time, the subsidy will be gone, the price advantage will be gone, and the price will even increase in disguise-isn’t the food ordering software we use now a bloody case?

With so many lessons learned from the past, when looking at the price increase of Baihao Silver Needle, the ranking judges should be more rational.

Wait and see more, don’t be so impulsive, don’t be so easily deceived.

After three to five years, this capital has come year after year, and the state of collecting tea at a high price has been maintained year after year. That just shows that Iraq really loves white tea, is really optimistic about the white tea industry, and really wants to support white tea.

At that time, everyone will go deep into the white tea with it, buy a large amount of silver needles, and look forward to the price increase, which is the right way.

But now, obviously not in time.

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The reason for buying silver needles in large quantities can be that you like to drink it; it can be that you want to save some old tea to drink for a few years; it can be that you want to give it to friends to share, but don’t just try to increase its price.

This reason is too profitable and unreliable.

You don’t always get melons when you grow melons, you may also get beans.

The laws of nature are what you think, but it doesn’t come. And you don’t think about it anymore, it might come.

Regarding the silver needle, don’t let it be too heavy.

We only need to figure out its fragrance, its mellow soup feel, and its warmth like jade.

A wave of his sleeves will not take away a cloud.

This is the most up-to-date attitude towards the top white tea like Silver Needle.

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Xiao Chen Tea Affairs Village Girl Chen, columnist, chief writer of the original innovative media “Xiao Chen Tea Affairs” in the tea industry, has published the white tea monograph “White Tea Tasting Notes”, and has written more than 4,000 original articles from 2016 to 2020.

With such an enviable tone and such unabashed praise, what kind of charm does this once majestic city have? He publishes the picture, Luo publishes the book. An ancient city, an epic. A Luoyang city, half of Chinese history. The charm of this is too much to be exhausted. But the warm and elegant atmosphere of spiritual life, the first thing that came to my mind was the picture of literati and ink guest chanting poetry and drinking in the peony garden. If you go to Luoyang in spring, if you don’t take a look at Peony, you will lose a taste of the ancient capital. “Luoyang is the most suitable flower, and the peony is especially wonderful in the world.” Its cultivation began in the Sui Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and was in the world in the Song Dynasty. The wealthy peony in the Wangcheng Park impressed me deeply. Although the flowering period of Luoyang peony has passed, the stunning and floral fragrance still lingers in the memory. How beautiful is peony? The sentence “Only the true national color of peony, the capital will move when the flowers bloom” has been passed down through the ages, and the sentence “The flowers bloom and fall on the 20th, the people in a city are crazy” are still unforgettable. Luoyang is an ancient city. It has a history of at least 3,000 years from the Western Zhou Dynasty and Chengzhou City. It is one of the most important historical ancient capitals in the Chinese civilization. Its peony cultivation originated in Heluo and has a history of more than 1600 years. Luoyang, as one of the peony cultivation centers, had systematic flower planting skills as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, forming the custom of viewing flowers and poems, paintings and calligraphy, legends, costumes, etc. related to peony, which derived Luoyang peony culture and flower viewing. The wind prevailed for a while. Today, the annual Luoyang Peony Fair is still a crowd of flowers, competing to see the beauty of the peony. When I walked into the Luoyang Wangcheng Park today, the history goes back a thousand years, and I seem to be walking in the ancient city of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. But today, I don’t want to be immersed in the river of history, because I am in the peony garden. Wangcheng Park is named after being built on the site of the ancient city of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is the first relic park in China and one of the main venues of the previous peony fairs in Luoyang, covering an area of ​​1,080 acres. When I traveled to Luoyang in late April this year, although some Luoyang netizens said that “the flowers in the urban area are basically defeated”, it seems that “the flower time is difficult to stay for a long time. “Nothing to buy” with emotion. But with the thick soil of five thousand years and the fragrance of flowers in thirteen dynasties, I was fortunate enough to have seen the Luoyang peony, which is known as the “best in the world”. National color peony, ten thousand flowers in one crystal. There are more than 840 peony varieties and more than 100,000 trees in Wangcheng Park. It is divided into three flower viewing areas (Luoyang Peony Garden, Purple Spot Peony Garden, and Fine Peony Garden). Black, pink, red, purple, white, blue, green, and multi-color peonies compete with each other, attracting countless tourists. Although I have never seen black, blue, and multi-color peonies, the colors of pink, green, purple, and white are still awe-inspiring. The shutter of the camera cannot be stopped when I press it. It was the first time to appreciate peony in Luoyang, and the feeling of being in the ancient capital deepened my feelings for peony. When the tourists beside them couldn’t help but exclaimed, the peonies in the green leaves were still so graceful, luxurious, rich and dignified, and they were not bothered by the hustle and bustle at all. It is said that in the Tang Dynasty, peony flowers bloomed, and the whole city rushed out to admire it. The literati and inexperiencers also like to chant peony, and do not hesitate to praise it with beautiful words. Among them, Liu Yuxi’s “Appreciation of Peony” is the most well-known. Thousand-year imperial capital, Peony Flower City. Today Luoyang is not only a thousand-year-old ancient capital standing majestically between Mount Mang and Yique, but also an ordinary and tranquil city. The prosperous chapters of the Han, Wei, Tang and Song Dynasties still have traces to follow. In the past, the poems were the chants of poets. Among the crowds, low eyebrows looked for their feet, raised their foreheads to look at the sky, and looked back at the long river. As the saying goes: “Mountains and rivers encircle Kyushu. The deep valleys are a few mausoleums. For thousands of years, the city of Luoyang will flourish.” There is also a zoo in the Wangcheng Park. It is the zoo with the most South China tigers in China and the number one in the world. It is the largest comprehensive park in Henan Province.

The beautiful small space inside the shop was meticulously and carefully arranged by photographer To Thanh Tan. With a sophisticated artistic taste, the flower shop always makes any customer who comes in to be captivated by the artistic fresh flowers and does not forget to save beautiful photos in the elegant space of a flower shop. fresh European country. Photographer To Thanh Tan, founder of S Florist. S Florist has become a familiar destination for Miss Ngoc Han, Miss Do My Linh, Miss Entrepreneur Vu Thuy Nga, runner-up Huyen My, Ngo Thanh Thanh Tu,… because each product of the shop is always unique. stop innovating and creating every day to be able to satisfy the most demanding customers, especially those with high aesthetic taste. Some pictures at the store. In addition, S Florist also provides a lot of rich, unique and beautiful imported fresh flowers such as Japanese peony sarah, Ecuadorian rose, juliet rose, oraha rose, Dutch tulip… so that customers can freely decorate your house… Flower arranging session at the shop. S Florist also always focuses on creating interesting experiences for customers such as organizing home decor flower arranging classes, assisting customers in choosing and manually completing a handmade fresh flower product with their own mark and dedicated to them. Beautiful check-in photography package at every corner of the shop. With its own unique charm, in a short time, S Florist has become a favorite place of young people to visit to choose high-quality flower products, and to attend courses to exchange and learn. Ask more knowledge about fresh flowers and beautify life.

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After the baptism of the cold winter, all things on the earth ushered in the spring of recovery. With the continuous increase in temperature throughout the country, flowers everywhere have also bloomed, and outing and viewing flowers has become the most lively outdoor activity in the spring season. Of course, every city will have its own distinctive flowers, which will become the focus of people’s appreciation, such as the cherry blossoms in Wuhan that we are familiar with, the rape blossoms in Wuyuan, etc. In addition, there is another flower that is the focus of attention by tourists from all over the country. , She is known as the “national flower”-peony. “The peony demon in front of the court is incompetent, and the Chishang Fuyu is pure and young. Only the true color of the peony, which moves the capital when the flower blooms.” Liu Yuxi’s “Peony Appreciation” in the Tang Dynasty has been passed down through the ages, and it also allows us to see the Tang Dynasty from the poem In the prosperous age of the pilgrimage to all nations, visitors who appreciate peonies today still recite Lang Lang’s poem “Only the true colors of peonies, the capital is moved when the flowers bloom”. We all know that peony is a rare woody flower unique to my country. It has been grown naturally for thousands of years and has a history of artificial cultivation for more than 1,500 years. It is widely cultivated in China and has long been introduced all over the world. The peony is regarded as the king of flowers, and the related cultural and painting works are very rich. As early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, the peony was once regarded as the national flower of China. Through the dynasties, there has been a wind of appreciation of peony, which has continued to this day. The peony is graceful, luxurious, beautiful, and magnificent. It means auspiciousness, wealth, and prosperity. It is a symbol of the prosperity and prosperity of the Chinese nation. Therefore, peony has become a well-deserved “national flower” in the hearts of Chinese people, and it has also become the most popular flower in spring flower viewing. Whenever the peony is in full bloom, there are always two cities in China that are unavoidable to be “compared”, and they have always been controversial. One is Luoyang, known as the “Millennium Imperial Capital, Peony City”. , A Heze known as the “Peony Capital of China”. “Luoyang is the most suitable flower, and peony is especially strange in the world.” It is also because more literati and poets in history have left most of the poetry and poetry of peony appreciation on Luoyang peony, so our first reaction is that peony is closely related to Luoyang. Therefore, the peony in Heze will be ignored. In fact, both cities have their own long history of peony cultivation and peony appreciation. The cultivation of Luoyang peony began in the Sui Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and was in the world in the Song Dynasty. Luoyang peony flowers are huge, with many varieties and unique colors. There are 9 major colors of red, white, pink, yellow, purple, blue, green, black and multiple colors, 10 flower types, and more than 1,400 varieties. Whenever Luoyang peony flowers The blooming season is still “only the true national color of peony, and the blooming season moves the capital”. In fact, the cultivation history of Heze peony is not inferior to that of Luoyang peony. Its cultivation began in the Sui Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has enjoyed the reputation of “Caozhou Peony in the World” since ancient times. The planting area of ​​Heze peony has exceeded 16,000. Hectares, it is the world’s largest peony production, scientific research, export base and ornamental tourist area with the largest variety and most complete colors. It is the national peony high-tech industrial base. In the hearts of most visitors who appreciate peony, Luoyang peony and Heze peony seem to have been compared. Compare whose peony blooms more vividly, compare whose peony blossoms are more touristy, compare whose peony industry develops better, compare whose peony varieties are more, compare whose peony has a longer history of planting, compare whose peony The peony planting technology is more mature, etc. In short, various comparisons can be made. In fact, for the people of Luoyang and Heze, the peonies in the two places have their own development paths. Luoyang peonies are more for tourism development, and Heze peonies are more inclined to industrial development. Although the two are different, they have their own development paths. The close connection, the locals did not compare them, but better plant peony and develop the peony industry, so that more flower-viewing tourists can understand peony and understand a city.

We all know that most of the income of scenic spots in China is based on ticket income, that is, the more tourists, the more tickets sold, the higher the income of the scenic spot. There are also some scenic spots. There are not only big tickets for the scenic spots, but there are other experience items that require additional fees after entering the scenic spots, which can increase the source of the scenic spots. However, there is a scenic spot in Luoyang, which can be said to be quite generous. It is not only a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, but also a five-star park in Henan Province. Only two months in a year and twelve months are charged. Other times are It is free and open to tourists. Which scenic spot is this? Which two months are charged, and what scenery is worth the charge? There are many scenic spots in Luoyang, and they are all familiar to us, including the Longmen Grottoes, one of China’s four major grottoes, and the Baima Temple, China’s first government-run temple, and so on. In addition, there is another place in Luoyang that is seasonal, so you can enjoy peony. The custom of peony appreciation is “only the true national color of peony, when the flower blooms in the capital” has been followed for thousands of years, and the flowering period is still the same for tourists. There is still an endless stream, and the “Luoyang Peony One World” has been passed on for thousands of years. In these scenic spots in Luoyang, the price of tickets is very expensive, especially the Peony Garden, where the tickets are also quite expensive. However, the National Garden of China, which is currently the largest peony-specialized garden in Luoyang, is not only It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a five-star park in Henan Province. It is quite generous. Tickets are only collected during the peony blooming period within a year. All other seasons are free. Many people say that there are many peony gardens in Luoyang. What is rare about the Chinese National Garden? Of course, in the Luoyang Peony Garden that has sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain, the most famous and popular one is none other than the Chinese National Garden. It was built in September 2001 and has a history of 20 years. It is located on the site of the Sui and Tang Dynasty city on the south bank of Luohe River in Luoyang City, Henan Province. It is 2,400 meters long from east to west and 524 meters wide from north to south. It covers an area of ​​1548 mu. There are more than 500,000 peonies of more than 1,000 varieties, including nine major color systems of peony, and more than 2 million plants of more than 100 varieties of trees, shrubs and various plants are planted. It can be said that almost all the precious peony varieties in the world are included. It has become the largest peony ornamental garden in China. Of course, the China National Garden is not just a place for viewing peonies, it is also a rare cultural landscape. The entire park is based on the history and culture of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with peony culture as the main content, integrating history, culture, peony culture and garden landscape. It not only highlights the style of traditional royal gardens, but also fully demonstrates the beauty and clarity of peony , Zhiyou, and therefore enjoy the reputation of “the first garden of China’s national flower”. Although China National Garden is currently the largest peony-specialized viewing garden in my country, and it enjoys the reputation of “China’s National Flower First Garden”, it is quite generous. It only charges tickets during the annual peony blooming season, and the price of the tickets It only costs 30 yuan, but the ticket is reduced to 10 yuan from Monday to Friday, which is not a legal holiday, and it is open for free at other times. This is also quite rare in domestic commercial 4A scenic spots.

Unique hair print a whole colorful flower garden Alexis Ferrer, a hair stylist in Barcelona, ​​Spain has spent years developing a beauty technique that allows him to print colorful flowers on human hair. You may have admired layered haircut, highlighting many colors, but hair with many floral motifs like a garden with enough eyebrows must be rare. Alexis Ferrer tested hair printing in 2012 after the Wella Professionals hair care brand commissioned a collection for that year’s international trends trends competition. The aim was to innovate with a technique that is not often used in hairdressing, and printing textures on the hair seems to be a perfect way to visually tell stories. Alexis Ferrer’s first attempt attracted much attention in the fashion world and since then he has focused on improving the technique of hair printing. In 2017, at Barcelona Fashion Week 080, Spanish hairdresser collaborated with designer Txell Miras to create collections inspired by shipping containers and fishermen. Alexis Ferrer prints portraits of fishermen on his hair, which is the first time appearing in the world of hairstylists. At the beginning of this year, Alexis Ferrer, introduced the latest version in hair printing technique. He can create colorful, vivid designs printed on human hair. Of course, Alexis Ferrer does not reveal the final product creation process, he simply describes it as “a combination of handcrafted style with technology”. “It took two months to get results in high definition,” says Alexis Ferrer. The blended technology with knowledge of craftsmanship allows us to recreate amazing patterns in our hair. His latest collection of printed hair designs is La Favorite, inspired by “the finest fabrics for French bourgeois eighteenth century”, featuring many Baroque-style motifs such as peony, butterfly. and colorful birds. Currently, hair printing is not yet on the market as a commercial service but it is certainly in the future, it will be proof of innovation in hairstylist technology and fashion.

The bowl, identified as a rare Ming-era antiquity, even achieved a much higher selling price than Sotheby’s initial valuation of $ 300,000-500,000. It sold for $ 721,800, nearly 29,000 times the original purchase price from the second hand market. The lotus bowl originating from the reign of Emperor Minh Thanh To has just been sold for $ 721,800. Photo: Sotheby’s. The bowl is white with delicate motifs of lotus flowers, peony flowers, chrysanthemums and pomegranates. The diameter of the bowl is about 15 cm. While auction organizer Sotheby’s did not disclose the identity of the owner who bought the precious bowl, Sotheby’s head of the Chinese arts department, Angela McAteer, told CNN By phone prior to the March 17 auction, the person who found the bowl at a second hand market did not haggle when buying it for an asking price of 35 USD. Immediately after buying, he sent a photo of the bowl to auction specialists, and it was immediately identified as an object of historical significance. “Instinctively we have a very, very good feeling about the bowl,” said Ms. McAteer. After more thorough examination, experts identified this antiquity – also known as the “lotus bowl” – produced by the Ming court during the reign of Emperor Minh Thanh To (1403-1424) – during period is famous for its special sophisticated porcelain technique. “The bowl has an extremely smooth porcelain body and the glossy enamel is not abrasive,” Ms. McAteer said. The industry of making this bowl is no longer found in later dynasties. Photo: Sotheby’s. The bowl-making industry was not replicated in the later Ming dynasties, nor in successive dynasties, Ms. McAteer added. According to representatives of Sotheby’s, there are only 6 bowls in the world similar to antiques found in Connecticut, including those on display at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, the British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

The owner of this castle is Mr. Do Trong Sau (56 years old, Trung Chau village, Dong Ket commune, Khoai Chau, Hung Yen), a brick kiln owner in the province. This project of Mr. Sau was inaugurated in June 2020 after about 2 years of construction.

The gilded castle in Hung Yen has a facade facing to the Southeast, an area of ​​more than 400 m2, including 3 floors and 1 basement and thousands of surrounding garden areas.

Living room space on the first floor of the castle, has an area of ​​about 150 square meters. Mr. Sau said that the living room must be very large for relatives or guests to come and play to sit fully and gather around. In addition to decorative items, this floor also has 3 more self-contained bedrooms.

“My whole family, 7 people including children here, so I want the house to follow my ideas. That’s why I designed this house myself. This is the achievement of everyone in the family accumulated for many years, in the process of building I still have to borrow to try to fulfill my own wishes. The cost to complete is about 10 billion and needs quite a lot of labor. Up to this moment, I am very happy and content with the time I live in this house, ”said Mr. Sau (left).

The second floor space is almost the same as the first floor, also has 3 bedrooms. Each bedroom layout 28 m2 wide and has a private bathroom and toilet for each room. Separately the first floor and second floor have an additional shared bathroom. The stair railing is fitted with a cast aluminum pattern.

Large European Roman-style dome with a diameter of more than 10 m in the top floor space of the castle. With this design, the house will be more airy, absorb the air, and create a highlight for the project.

Mr. Sau said he personally designed the project based on European style with arches, typical patterns and painted yellow and white in the style of castles in the world.

Gate and fence around the house are designed with elaborate motifs and patterns. Trees were planted in abundance in the courtyard inside the castle of the brick kiln owner. Mr. Sau planted many fruit trees such as mango, jackfruit, pomelo, sapodilla and many kinds of flowers such as rose, peony …

The architecture outside the most beautiful castle in Hung Yen with arched windows, painted in red. The balconies of all floors, the pillars are added with many more shapes and patterns.

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