Ba Kien’s house is a famous place associated with the work “Chi Pheo” by writer Nam Cao, if you have the opportunity to visit Ha Nam you should take the time to visit this place to learn about history and ants together. the architecture of the house.
1. Where is Ba Kien’s house located?
Ba Kien’s house is located in hamlet 11, Nhan Hau village, Hoa Hau commune, Ly Nhan district, Ha Nam province. You can visit Ba Kien’s house at any time of the year, it features cool and pleasant weather. The most beautiful is the period from August to October, at this time the weather in autumn is not too hot and not too cold. If you want to mingle with the vibrant festival atmosphere, you should travel to Ha Nam after Tet from January to March, this time there are many traditional festivals such as Duy Hai Village Festival, Duong Ho festival, village festival Gua … you can combine visit Ba Kien’s house.
Ba Kien’s house is in Ly Nhan Ha Nam district
2. Learn the history of Ba Kien’s house
Ba Kien’s house in Ha Nam has been around for hundreds of years, according to ancient documents that recorded that in the 1910s, old Hanh – a wealthy merchant hired the best craftsmen in Phu Ly to build a flat house. wood takes a few months to finish. When Hanh died, Mr. Tran Duy Xam and Cuu Cat were the heir to the house and continued to preserve and preserve.
Ba Kien’s house is a famous sightseeing spot in Ha Nam
Former Cat, who loves playing because of debt, had to sell the house to old Ba Binh, a rich address, also the character of Ba Kien in the famous “Chi Pheo”. When he bought the house, Mrs. Ba Binh left the inheritance right to his son, Tran Duy Tao, who also loves alcohol, so he sold this precious house. At that time, in the village, there was a man named Tran The Le who wanted to buy back the house for timber, not for living, but someone named Tran Huu Hau bought it to live.
Overview of Ba Kien house
Over the years, the father passed his way, in 2007 his descendants sold the house to the Ha Nam Department of Information and Culture for more than 700 million VND. Thus, over many generations, Ba Kien’s house is now a famous tourist destination in Ha Nam that many tourists love and want to come once.
Close-up inside Ba Kien’s house
3. Admire Ba Kien’s house made from rare ironwood
Visiting Ba Kien’s house, you will admire the three-room architecture, the face of the house facing the southeast direction of the northern countryside in the early years of the twentieth century. Ba Kien’s house was built with 4 rows of columns, with more than a dozen old ironwood trees. The entire architecture of the house is made from rare ironwood that is hundreds of years old.
The house is made from precious ironwood
Because it was made from ironwood, Specific Le had intended to buy the house to sell wood, but fortunately the house was kept. The columnar foot of the house is made of delicate and meticulously crafted blue stones. All trusses of the Ba Kien house are engraved with a luxurious phoenix dragon, the door part of the house is assembled from tables with a spacious porch in the style of a traditional Northern house.
The architecture is in accordance with the Northern Delta style
Besides the iron pillars, Ba Kien Ha Lam’s house also attracts visitors with the wall built with baked bricks of straw that has never been peeled, the roof of the house is made of tiles. despite decades of history.
The kitchen of Ba Kien’s house
Currently, Ba Kien’s house has become a famous historical relic attracting the curiosity of visitors to explore the unique architecture of the house. Besides, you can also take a walk around the large house or around the village to visit the famous Vu Dai village warehouse fishing facilities, enjoy this specialty and buy as gifts.
The house’s water tank is located on a large campus
3. How to move to Ba Kien’s house in Ha Nam
To move to Ba Kien’s house , first you need to go to Ha Nam by many different means. Specifically, with a distance of 60km from Hanoi you can go by train, bus or motorbike.
– Train: Book in advance train tickets from Hanoi station to Phu Ly station with travel time about 60 minutes, ticket prices range from 65,000 – 170,000 VND / depending on seat class.
– Bus: There are many bus routes from Hanoi to Ha Nam at Gia Lam, My Dinh, Giap Bat bus station … such as Phuc Loc Tho Limouse, Man Thinh garage, Hoang Long garage, with Ticket price is about 60,000 – 80,000 VND, travel time is about 60 minutes.
How to move to Ba Kien’s house in Ha Nam
Bus: Cheap and suitable for students especially buses, you can take bus route No. 206 at Giap Bat bus station to Phu Ly city, frequency of about 15 – 20 minutes / trip, time Hours of operation from 5am – 19h daily.
– Motorbike: The most convenient and active is that you should go by motorbike while watching the beautiful scenery along the way. From the center of Hanoi you go in the direction of NH1A to the south of Hanoi, go straight to the center of Phu Ly city. Then follow Highway 972 along Chau River for about 40km to reach Dai Hoang village.
Note, for those who travel by train, bus or bus only to Phu Ly city, you can rent a motorbike for about 100,000 VND / day or take a taxi, motorbike taxi to Ba Kien’s house to visit.
4. Notes when visiting Ba Kien’s house
– Should dress politely and neatly when visiting and should bring a hat, sunglasses to shade the sun if going at noon.
– Around this sightseeing place, there are food and drink for visitors to visit, but the price is quite expensive, so you should bring cheaper food.
– Avoid climbing, arbitrarily moving objects in the house.
– If you love ancient space, you can bring a camera to take pictures as a souvenir.
– The area around the village or on the way from Ha Nam to Hanoi has a variety of specialties such as banana, fish stock, mountain snails … you can buy as gifts.
Ba Kien’s house is an ideal tourist destination for travelers interested in exploring and experiencing. Hopefully, with the above consulting information, you will learn more about a famous place in the legendary literary work associated with the character “Chi Pheo”.
