These houses are made of clay but they are very solid and firm and have existed for decades.
As one of the few villages with a large number of earthen houses built in the second half of the last century, Po Kit village is now a popular tourist destination in Lang Son.
Po Kit village still has 29 earthen houses with a total floor area of 3,179m2, including 13 houses adjacent to each other.
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Most of the houses were built in the 1970s and 1980s.
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These houses are unique as the walls are made of red soil mixed with clay.
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Trinh tuong houses usually have two floors, with wooden stairs. People only live downstairs and the upstairs is used to store paddy, corn, potatoes... to avoid moisture and termites.
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Due to the needs of life, many people have renovated trinh tuong houses inside, but the outside is still preserved.
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All houses are covered with yin and yang tiles.
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