Thanh Chuong Viet’s Palace is considered an architectural “museum” with a strong nostalgic imprint. The palace is considered a massive architectural work with typical Vietnamese features and is becoming a HOT tourist destinations near Hanoi center that you cannot miss.
General information about Thanh Chuong Viet’s Palace
The palace was built in 2001, on a land area of more than 8,000 hectares in Soc Son district. This project was conceived by artist Thanh Chuong – who collected the beauty of culture and history from the Dinh, Ly, Tran, Le dynasties… This project took 3 years to complete, each stone slab or tile roof carries its own meaning and value.
This place often hosts major events with traditional significance for the nation. Visiting Thanh Chuong Viet’s Palace once will make your journey to explore Hanoi more meaningful.
Entrance fee to the palace:
- Adults: 150,000 VND/ticket
- Children, elderly over 65 years old: 120,000 VND/ticket
- Students: 120,000 VND/ticket
- Free entrance fee for children under 110cm tall
- Free parking fee for visitors.
The ticket price is quite reasonable for a picnic; especially free tickets for children under 1m1 tall, so you can bring your kids along.
Opening hours: 9am – 17pm (including holidays).
Location: Hien Ninh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi.
Admire ancient architectural works
Coming to Viet Phu, you will be able to admire ancient architectural works, imbued with Vietnamese character. The most prominent of which are 13 ancient houses with special names such as: Thanh Tinh house, Mac Huong house, Tuong Van pavilion… The combination of modern architecture with the cultural quintessence of the Ly, Dinh, Le, Tran dynasties… brings impressive and unique works. The space of the mansion has an ancient beauty, reminiscent of the moss color of time. Each statue and house is carved with extremely meticulous and delicate patterns.
Thanh Chuong Palace not only reminds us of the historical roots of the nation but also carries within it the rustic and simple beauty of the ancient Vietnamese people. Walking around the dark red brick roads, visitors will encounter images of lotus ponds, towers, chess boards, theaters, small art galleries… hidden among the rows of trees.
The ancient-style village gate that welcomes you is meticulously designed with carved patterns and letters. Going deeper inside, you will feel like you are traveling back in ancient time of Vietnam.
Each house in Thanh Chuong Viet’s Palace is decorated with a very neat and tidy altar. This follows the tradition of ancestor worship of Vietnamese culture. In addition to the beauty of house architecture, tourist can also admire the beauty of religious culture which still exist in the hearts of Vietnamese people.
Not only recreating the beauty of residential architecture, but also the spiritual cultural architecture is also recreated by artist Thanh Chuong in the space of the mansion with works such as: Buddha worship area, Thien Huong stupa, … worshiping shrine, incense burner, stone unicorn, … every detail is focused on and recreated in the most realistic way, making visitors surprised and delighted. Therefore, many local people often visit the palace to worship and pray for good luck at the beginning of the year or on the full moon day.
Next to the ancient houses located in the Thanh Chuong Viet’s Palace is a 2-star restaurant system. There are many dishes with typical characteristics of Vietnamese’s folk cuisine. The restaurant space is beautifully designed, interspersed with convenient and modern designs, along with warm, classic dark colors. The rustic but attractive dishes will bring you a wonderful meal.
After filling your hungry stomach, you can stroll around the souvenir area to buy some handicrafts as gifts. You can stop by Long Dinh Theater to enjoy the water puppet shows that the artisans here have carefully prepared.
Source: collected by An
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