Hue spends billions to restore a hundred-year-old ancient house

Hinh thanh tu the ky XIX, pho co Bao Vinh (TP Hue) tung duoc biet den la mot thuong cang sam uat, mot dia diem du lich voi diem nhan la nhung can nha co loi kien truc co xua, doc dao, dam net van hoa lich su. Anh: Nguyen Phong.

Established in the 19th century, Bao Vinh ancient town (Hue city) was once known as a bustling trading port, a tourist destination with the highlight of houses with ancient, unique architecture, imbued with historical and cultural features. Photo: Nguyen Phong.

Pho co Bao Vinh tung duoc danh gia ngang ngua voi pho co Hoi An, boi khi xua noi day la diem tap trung giao thuong nang dong ve duong thuy. Tau thuyen, thuong lai trong nuoc va cac nuoc lon nhu Phap, Tay Ban Nha, Nhat Ban, An Do…thuong xuyen qua lai buon ban, trao doi hang hoa. Anh tu lieu Nguyen Phong.

Bao Vinh ancient town was once considered equal to Hoi An ancient town, because in the past, this place was a dynamic trading center by waterway. Ships, traders from the country and from big countries such as France, Spain, Japan, India, etc. often came and went to trade and exchange goods. Photo courtesy of Nguyen Phong.

Nam 1991, pho co Bao Vinh o Hue con 39 ngoi nha co. The nhung hien nay, chi con 14 ngoi nha ruong co va 7 nha tu giac co kien truc dac thu, deu trong tinh trang xuong cap. Nhieu nam nay, pho co Bao Vinh duoc cac co quan ban nganh dua ra nhieu giai phap quan ly, bao ton, phat huy gia tri, nhung van gap phai rat nhieu kho khan.

In 1991, Bao Vinh ancient town in Hue had 39 ancient houses. However, today, there are only 14 ancient houses and 7 quadrilateral houses with unique architecture, all in a state of disrepair. For many years, Bao Vinh ancient town has received many solutions from the authorities to manage, preserve and promote its value, but it still faces many difficulties.

Moi day, UBND TP Hue, Ban quan ly va bao ve nha vuon Hue da chi khoang 1 ti dong de ho tro thuc hien tu bo, chong xuong cap doi voi can nha co cua ba Phan Thi Dieu Lien (83 tuoi, pho co Bao Vinh).

Recently, the Hue City People's Committee and the Hue Garden House Management and Protection Board spent about 1 billion VND to support the restoration and prevention of deterioration of the ancient house of Ms. Phan Thi Dieu Lien (83 years old, Bao Vinh ancient town).

Ngoi nha ruong so 77B cua ba Lien, duoc xay dung tu nam 1914. Day la mot trong nhung ngoi nha ruong co loai 1, nam trong De an “Chinh sach ho tro bao ve va phat huy gia tri nha ruong co Bao Vinh, phuong Huong Vinh, TP Hue” da duoc UBND tinh Thua Thien Hue phe duyet.

Mrs. Lien's house No. 77B was built in 1914. This is one of the first-class ancient houses, included in the Project "Policy to support the protection and promotion of the value of Bao Vinh ancient houses, Huong Vinh ward, Hue city" approved by the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province.

Truoc khi ha giai cong trinh de tu bo, nhieu hang muc cua ngoi nha da xuong cap nghiem trong, bao gom bo khung go tang 2, he xuong do mai, mai ngoi, va he thong da, san tang 2.

Before the demolition for renovation, many parts of the house were seriously degraded, including the second floor wooden frame, roof support system, tiled roof, and beam system and second floor floor.

Ba Lien cho biet, ngoi nha co do ong noi cua ba de lai. Co mot lan sua lai ngoi, ma khong mua duoc loai ngoi liet nen dung loai ngoi moc. Luc do la tran bao 1999 lam bay ngoi nen chi sua lai ngoi, tu truoc den nay van chua sua chua gi, tuy da xuong cap nhung nhieu phan quan trong van con kha nguyen ven.

Ms. Lien said that the old house was left by her grandfather. Once, she had to repair the tiles, but she couldn't buy broken tiles so she used hook tiles. At that time, the 1999 storm blew the tiles away so she only repaired the tiles. Until now, there has been no repair. Although it has deteriorated, many important parts are still quite intact.

“Hoi do, hai vo chong toi khong co tien de sua nha nen de den tan bay gio. Nhung ma khong co tien, nha moi giu duoc kha nguyen ven nhu hien nay. Khi nhan duoc su ho tro tu co quan ban nganh, dau tu cai tao lai nha co, hai ong ba gia chung toi cam thay phan khoi, vui mung”, hai vo chong ba Lien cung noi.

“At that time, my husband and I did not have money to repair the house, so we left it until now. However, without money, the house was kept intact as it is today. When we received investment support to renovate the old house, my two old people felt excited and happy,” said Lien and her husband.

UBND TP Hue da lua chon cac ngoi nha ruong co tu nguyen dang ky tham gia De an “Chinh sach ho tro bao ve va phat huy gia tri nha ruong co Bao Vinh”, giai doan 2023-2026. Nha ba Lien la nha ruong dau tien duoc tu bo trong giai doan 2023-2026 cua De an.

Hue City People's Committee has selected ancient communal houses that voluntarily registered to participate in the Project "Policy to support the protection and promotion of the value of Bao Vinh ancient communal houses", phase 2023 - 2026. Ms. Lien's house is the first communal house to be restored in phase 2023 - 2026 of the project.

Viec dau tu, tu bo va chong xuong cap nham bao ve va phat huy nhung gia tri dac trung cua nha ruong o khu pho co Bao Vinh, gop phan giu gin ban sac van hoa Hue va phuc vu phat trien du lich - dich vu.

The investment, restoration and anti-degradation aims to protect and promote the unique values of the communal houses in Bao Vinh ancient town, contributing to preserving Hue's cultural identity and serving the development of tourism and services.