Phuoc Tich ancient village is located in Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue Province, about 30 kilometers north of downtown Hue City.
One of the shady roads in Phuoc Tich village, lined with trees surrounding the houses - PHOTOS: NGO VINH PHU
The village, with a history of 500 years, was recognized as a national monument in 2009.
At present, the village is home to 117 traditional houses that are comprehensively designed with three compartments and two wings. Among them, there are about 30 ancient garden houses, which are more than one hundred years old, and 12 of them have been recognized as national monuments.
Phuoc Tich is renowned for its pottery-making craft. In particular, Phuoc Tich’s clay pots were once used to cook rice for kings and royal families in the former imperial capital of Hue.
An old house with the typical design of three compartments and two wingsA family temple in the ancient villageThe house of Ho Van Tue, one of the ancient houses in the village that often welcomes visitorsThe signage for the national monument of Ho Thi Thanh Nga’s house in the villagePhoenix statues and long couplets seen at the main compartment of a traditional house in the villageExquisitely carved patterns seen at a house in the villageExquisitely carved patterns seen at a house in the villageExquisitely carved patterns seen at a house in the villageAn old house under restorationPeople making pottery products in the villagePeople making pottery products in the villagePeople making pottery products in the villagePeople making pottery products in the villageLotus flowers in bloom in the villageLau River winding by the villageFigs, the edible fruit of Ficus carica, famous in the village
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