A look inside the first Countryside Museum in Vietnam

Thứ Năm, 05/07/2018, 16:51
PSNews - The Dong Que (Countryside) Museum is located in Binh Di Hamlet, Giao Thinh Commune, Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province. In 2014, the Vietnam Record Organization recognized Mrs. Ngo Thi Khieu as the founder of Dong Que - the first countryside museum in Vietnam.

In an area of more than 5,000 square meters, the Dong Que Museum recreates the work, life and daily activities of the Northern Delta people from the ancient time to present. The museum was built by teacher Ngo Thi Khieu - a resident of Binh Di Hamlet. The museum was first opened in 2015 after 4 years of construction.

The Dong Que Museum preserves many precious and unique objects that reflect the life of the Northern Delta people including thatched-roof house, household items and working tools.

In 2014, the Vietnam Record Organization recognized Mrs. Ngo Thi Khieu as the founder of Dong Que - the first countryside museum in Vietnam.

The museum has also collected and reconstructed three patterns of the ancient house that were lived by poor peasants, middle-class peasants and landowners. They were reconstructed based on the original ancient architectural style.

The Dong Que Museum construction was started in 2011 and finished in 2015. It opens free to public and receives from 20,000 to 25,000 visitors per year.

There are also a Memorial Site of President Ho Chi Minh, along with lakes, wet rice fields, and hundreds of precious trees typical to the Northern Delta.

The museum also displays an extremely valuable collection of items of Vietnam’s wet rice civilization and collections of ancient coins, bronze tools and potteries.

The Dong Que Museum hosts many countryside cultural events. The museum still maintains a number of traditional activities such as sedge mat weaving, wine yeast making to serve the visitors.

Mrs. Ngo Thi Khieu's husband is Major General Hoang Kien (first from the right), former Commander of the Army Sapper Force. He was famous for his project of turning arid soil into fertile and plantable one, and his idea to build dykes to prevent seawater and soil erosion and store fresh water for islands of the Truong Sa archipelago.

The Dong Que Museum has also earmarked a good place to display artifacts related to Major General Hoang Kien and his comrades’ service in the Truong Son range during wartime, and in theTruong Sa archipelago.

By An Nhien