What is inside the majestic 99-year-old palace, worth 6.3 million dollars of King H'mong in the Dong Van plateau?

What is inside the majestic 99-year-old palace, worth 6.3 million dollars of King H'mong in the Dong Van plateau?

This palace is a permanent proof that people can not deny the real power and wealth of King H'mong that day. It is known that it took nearly 9 years with a good workforce, costing over 6.3 millions USD.

History tells the story of a "lord" of the Hmong people on the Dong Van Plateau governance four districts (Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Meo Vac, Dong Van) Even the French and Chiang Kai-shek were reluctant, partly because of his innocent hands. That lord, no other is the King of Germany.Today, though his narratives of power are mostly just the narratives or oral histories of the posterity themselves, there is an everlasting witness that can not be denied of right and H'mong's great legacy was that day. This is a magnificent mansion located in the tortoise-shaped hills in the Sa Phin valley - Ha Giang.


It is known that it took nearly 9 years (started in 1919, up to now 99 years) together with a talented workforce, costing more than VND15 billion in Indochina (estimated at VND 150 billion) , the new work was completed before the admiration of the people.

Visit King H'mong palace located in the Sa Phin valley, near the center of Dong Van district (Ha Giang) near 15km, we will see here the mountain, the majestic nature, covering a vast sky. wide. On a high mound turtle-shaped mansion, the palace appears strange weird, soaring soaring trees, straight in front of the early morning fog as the mansion quiet, virtual and mysterious like. history of this place.Fortunately, Wang Zhenggu of that year had to rely on a geographer Han Chinese understanding of the feng shui, to go to find the advantage. Traveling across Dong Van, at Geographic teacher of geography when we see a land with strange tortoise-shaped hills, behind the mountains are chairs, in front of two mountains symbolize literature, martial arts stand. After two mountains is another mountain barrier like a curved dragon. If you build a house here, your children will be rich and rich. Indeed this is the land of his masterpiece.

Picking up the land of good location, Vuong Chinh Duc handed over to Hoang (the counselor of Nam Dinh) and Cu To Lu (Mong, Dong Van district) in charge of the Mong army. save and plot buildings on this land. He even invited a Han Chinese worker in Yunnan Province, China, to design and execute the building. The mansion was built in 1919 and completed until 1928.


The whole area has an area of ​​nearly 3,000m2, built artillery, the entrance to the mansion is two high soaring, solemn. The surrounding area is surrounded by rocks 60-70 cm thick, 2 to 3m high. Behind the house are two solid block.

"In 1979, at the outbreak of the border war between China and Vietnam, the Chinese fired at Sa Phin (Sa Phin about 1 km) from China. With high-altitude shotguns, it escaped behind the mansion, and near-assault guns were blocked by the low mountains behind the mansion and blocked. That explains that to this day, the mansion almost remained intact after the war.

Set foot in the palace of King H'mong to see a part of the history of blowing the soul, the special architecture is stored here. Right in front of the door, there are two parallel sentences that King H'mong has carved for him. The left side is: "The good deed of goodness comes in." That is, the meritorious family will always appear in the entrance. . The right side is: "Enthusiastic in the flow", that is open door, welcome to visit. Two parallel sentences show the hospitality of King H'mong, always welcome the noble, proud four directions.

Exist in this place are special features of architectural style, sculpture. It is known that the palace was designed in the Han style, but the items in the house such as the fireplace or the core of the French style.


The villa consists of 4 houses, 6 houses with 2 floors and 64 rooms with the capacity of 100 people. It is divided into 3 buildings (pre-residence, central residence, post-residence). Each residence has a space in the middle and in the folk concept of the Vietnamese, it is called the wells of heaven, aiming to get light, create ventilation and bring heavenly sky into the house.

When it was time for soldiers to stand guard and protect the palace, it was also a gathering place for military gatherings when needed. Both sides of the front row are also the place of residence of the chiefs, the counsels, the general manager ... The main residence is the reception of the family. Today, in the yard of the premiership, there is a golden plate with gold paint with the words "Han Chinh phong" (the "frontier province"), ie the strong frontier government, brought by the Nguyen from Hue to the King H'mong residence and tons. Room for him as the official of the court.
Trung dinh is a place to eat, stay relatives, relatives when to play. It is also home to the ancestral altar of the King H'mong family and dining room to welcome visitors. The latter is the main living place of King H'mong's family with his wife and children.

 It is known that before his death, he divided the palace into three parts. Income for her son Vuong Quynh Son management. Trung's family is the third child to manage. After the youngest son of the United Kingdom. At present, the King H'mong residence retains the old architecture although many wooden floors have been invaded, some of them bare in the ground due to fierce warfare. It is rumored that a large amount of H'mong's property was buried under the floor.

The palace was recognized by the state as a national monument in 1933. It is known that in 2004, the family decided to devote themselves to the State for conservation and development for tourists to visit and travel. calendar.


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