Secrets about made-of-clay houses in Lang Son
Po Kit village in Khuat Xa communes in Loc Binh district in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son with 53 households has preserved 29 original trinh tuong houses.
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.
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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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Video: Dinh Hieu/Duc Yen

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