Peaceful life in a 1,000-year-old ancient village in Nam Dinh

The panorama of the 1,000-year-old ancient village of Dich Diep Trang in Nam Dinh is like a giant painting, adorned with bright red tiled roofs nestled among the dark green of the treetops. Photo: Interviewee

Mr. Nguyen Trong Cung, a tourist from Thai Binh, said: "I learned about this village through a photo of my brother who works at Keo Pagoda, Thai Binh. Although this is my first time here, Dich Diep Trang really satisfies my interest in landscape photography, both ancient and romantic." Photo: Interviewee

"I like the ancient tiled roofs, the old lifestyle of the Northern Vietnamese countryside, the market that opens every morning. Here there is a rare arched stone bridge across the river and a hundred-year-old Bodhi tree," he said. From Thai Binh, Nguyen Trong Cung rode his motorbike for more than an hour to Keo Pagoda, then took a ferry across the river to Nam Dinh, about 50 km away. Photo: Interviewee

Dich Diep Village was formed around the beginning of the 11th century, under the reign of King Ly Thai To, with the name Dich Diep Trang. This land was originally located in the lower reaches of the Red River, in Tay Chan District of Tran Son Nam, later Thien Truong Palace. Photo: Interviewee

Cay bo de hon 900 tuoi o lang Dich Diep da chinh thuc duoc Hoi Bao ve Thien nhien va Moi truong Viet Nam trao quyet dinh cong nhan la Cay Di san Viet Nam. Anh: NVCC

The more than 900-year-old Bodhi tree in Dich Diep village has been officially recognized as a Vietnam Heritage Tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment. Photo: Interviewee