People say Hanoi capital which has more than one thousand years of culture and history, that is true, to prove this point two ancient villages below, one with Vietnamese traditional type and the other French style, all combination make Hanoi become convergence destination of culture and architecture

Lies on the To Lich river, inside Hanoi capital, Hoa Muc ancient village where hundred year cultural and religious vetiges located and important historical events for invader fights occurred.

Following the historical time, this village was set up from Hung king at the time 2879 to 258 BC and in 40 AD, where Trung sisters fought Chinese animy, people in the village built temple dedicated to two female mandarin of Trung sisters, died in that war, until 5 century, the former name of this village was called as Trang Nhan Muc. Up to XV century, this village was one again first important battle field for winning Ming dynasty in China, then at the end of XIX, Quang Trung emperor chose here as the military point.

With important historical events, the temples were built to dedicate to the national hero, also shrines and big family temples were built for ancestor. In this village, six kind of vetiges as temples, pagodas, shrines, old well, village entrance gate, one of them becomes the national vetiges.

Depites of the booming economy development in Hanoi capital, this village still keep its own beauty traditional symbol of northern delta of Vietnam village with a lot of hundred year old houses which was well sophisticated carving

Cuu ancient village with old French architecture villas
People in Cuu village – Phu Xuyen Hanoi who were skillfull at making clothes as tailor, under the French time domination they went to Hanoi center for tailoring for French people, from 1920 -1945 they get good earning and back to build their house in the village with popular French architecture style this period of time.

Steady pillars and arched domes is harmony with village setting, In addition to many villas designed with French architecture, the village still has the Oriental style such as small lanes.

Amost French architecture villas in the village, but sometime we catch some oriental architecture from local houses and temples, pagoda, walking around or cycling must be great time to experience here.