100-Pillar House attracts visitors to Dong Thap province

A more than a century-old house which was built with over 100 precious wood pillars located in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is one of the popular destinations by the number of tourists.
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A more than a century-old house which was built with over 100 precious wood pillars located in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is one of the popular destinations by the number of tourists.

A horizontal lacquered board engraved with characters , “Hoa Dung”, is hung over a door aiming at teaching the family’s members to live in peace with each other.

The house’s owner was Tran Van Hoa, a headmaster of Long Huu village in Gia Dinh province and councilor of Cho Lon, former provinces of South Vietnam surrounding Saigon. Therefore, the house was called Nha ong hoi dong-Nha ong ca (Councilor’s house).

The house has 3 main compartments and two double lean-tos on an area of 400 square meters. It was named a national historical and cultural relic in 1997 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The house’s owner invited carpenters from Hue to build and completed it in three years. The construction is heavily influenced by the Hue royal architectural style.

The house is home of a lot of furniture that's made of different varieties of precious wood and decorated with intricate mother of pearl designs in many creative inlays.

Mr. Le Minh Ton, 79, who is living in Tan Binh commune, Dong Thap province’s Chau Thanh district, is the current owner of the house and the fourth generation’s grandchild of Tran Van Hoa.

A horizontal lacquered board engraved with characters , “Hoa Dung”, is hung over a door aiming at teaching the family’s members to live in peace with each other.

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