Ecotourism village Thuy Bieu in Hue

Ecotourism village Thuy Bieu in Hue

Located in the heart of the city of Hue, the ecotourism village Thuy Bieu recalls the image a quiet village with fragrant sweet grapefruit gardens and ancient houses of hundreds. It is an ideal place for cycling trips for travelers who like to diversify activities during their excursion from Hue around the village for the discovery of its history and for the meeting with the smiling and welcoming inhabitants.

The district of Thuy Bieu of the city of Hue is the fusion of two old villages: Nguyet Bieu and Luong Quan. Thuy means water and Bieu the gourd, so the ecotourism village Thuy Bieu means the "water bottle". According to local residents, the village owes its name to its geographical position with three sides limited by the Parfums poetic river.

Thanks to this position, the ecotourism village Thuy Bieu in Hue is the best place to admire the beauty of Hue. Vong Canh Hill in the middle of the meander of the river will give you an extraordinary view of the romantic nature of the city. From this hill, the Hon Chen Palace, the Thien Mu Pagoda and the Trang Tien Bridge appear as washes.

The district of Thuy Bieu, 4 km southwest of the city, keeps many different ancient monuments, including the Ho Quyen Voi Re arena. After 183 years, the arena is still preserved in its original state. 'origin. The wall of the interior, the wall of the outside, the gallery, the door and the stone steps allow tourists to imagine the fiery fighting between elephants and tigers.

The most striking point of Thuy Bieu is the old houses with truncated columns over 100 years old. This type of house includes many truncated columns and no partition. Almost all the houses with truncated columns in Hue point south. Being the typical structure of Hue, arriving at Thuy Bieu, you will have the opportunity to admire the sophisticated patterns: clouds, flowers, leaves ... formed by the skillful hands of Hue artists.

To cope with the harsh climate of the Center, the roofing of these houses includes two layers, which makes them cool in summer and warm in winter. In addition, the declivity of the roof also protects the house from the onslaught of floods. Everyone finds that, despite the simplicity, the houses with truncated columns of Hue have a solid and practical structure, especially gardens in front of the house.

The gardens at Thuy Bieu have no fence. The most attractive fruit in the gardens is sweet grapefruit - a specialty of the ancient capital. Not big and heavy but the grapefruit is sweet. It is harvested once a year but it always brings to villages in Thuy Bieu a seductive beauty. Spring with white grapefruit flowers, summer with green, autumn with soft grapefruit branches bending under the weight of fruits and winter with plants folding to wait for a new spring.

If you arrive in Hue, spend time visiting Thuy Bieu to immerse yourself in the tranquil landscape of the countryside, to breathe the healthy air of the gardens and to taste the sweet taste of village gifts.

To better discover this ecotourism village, our travel agency Vietnam has built a beautiful garden house for travelers who love nature, daily life and meeting the locals.