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ancient house in binh thuy |
It deals with an
ancient house in Binh Thuy. The owner is respected Mr. Duong Minh
Hien, an old sentimental man, by chance, remaining in the XX
century. It is just thanks to its maintained ancientness that this
house was chosen as one of recording sites for the romantic film
"Lover" of producer J. Annaud.
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The native homeland of the Duongs' family was originally in Nha Man,
Dong Thap province, but they moved to Binh Thuy, Can Tho province
and installed themselves here more than 100 years ago.
They are so considered as "creators of heaven and earth" in this
region. By the end of XIX century, this family became quite rich. At
that time, the head of family, called by contemporary people as "Mr.
Ba - council member", decided to spend his money and efforts in
building a house "for nothing" (?), only for showing antiquities. |
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The construction was started in 1870 on an area of approximately
eight thousand square meters. According to the respected Mr. Duong's
stories, his grandfather was named Duong Chan Ky, whose souvenir is
a portrayed picture, now solemnly hanging just in the middle room.
An originality of the picture is that it was made in enameled
terra-cotta with details as veritable as that of present
photographs. It is said that such a technique of making pictures was
known only in France and China since the end of the 18th century.
However, the writing in Chinese on the picture confused me, whether
the craftsmen from Ben Nghe knew this technique. If it is true, the
issue needs to be more studied. The picture has experienced so many
events; there was a time when it was buried into mud to avoid
bombing, but did not suffer from any harm. This family still keeps
numerous cups, bowls, plates; all of which have a noble origin. The
oldest objects are a bowl from the Ming dynasty in China with an age
of 572 years and a big flower-vase with an age of nearly 533 years.
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