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Dong Que Museum is a privately-owned museum located in Giao Thinh commune, Giao Thuy district, operating since 2010. It has evolved into a venue for preserving the memories of the Northern countryside and catering to educational and tourism activities.
Dong Que Museum - Preserving the Essence of Northern Vietnam Countryside
Spanning over an area of 5,000 square meters, Dong Que Museum essentially depicts the rustic and authentic rural life of the inhabitants of the Northern Red River Delta from ancient times to the present. Established by educator Ngô Thị Khiếu, a native of Giao Thịnh, and her husband, Major General Hoàng Kiền.
Dong Que Museum. Photo: Nongnghiep.vn.
The museum comprises three exhibition areas: outdoor exhibition area; indoor exhibition area; and rural culinary culture area. Stepping through the museum gate leads to the outdoor exhibition area, where models of rural houses in the Northern region are recreated. These include straw-thatched houses from the peasant class of the 1930s; or semi-brick houses with woven bamboo walls...
Ancient house model. Photo: Hanoi Moi Newspaper.
Adjacent to these are houses of landlords made from tile, ironwood. The attic houses date back to the 1960s, surrounded by numerous plants like areca palms, betel palms, jackfruit trees, cassava plants, coconut trees, pandan plants, bamboo, and fig trees... Additionally, Dong Que Museum
Landlord's house. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
Photo: Nguyen Vu.
The indoor exhibition area is a 4-story building located in the museum's central area. Here, numerous precious artifacts are displayed, reflecting different historical periods. The ground floor serves as a space to introduce visitors to artifacts from battlefields contributed by various comrades from different branches of the people's army.
Peasant's house. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
Ancient house space. Photo: Cao Tran Thanh.
On the 2nd and 3rd floors is the exhibition area showcasing thousands of artifacts from the Northern countryside, such as: agricultural production tools, tools for salt and fishing industries... Also displayed are daily life utensils: pots, trays, oil lamps, bronze bells, Dong Duong coins, banknotes, rice husking mortars, rice pounders, rice sieves, knives, sickles... There is also an extremely valuable collection on the wet rice civilization, ancient currency collection, bronze and ceramic artifacts... dating back over a thousand years.
Production tools. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
Photo: Cao Tran Thanh.
The 4th floor houses a small library with over 1,000 volumes covering various fields published since 1945, which many other libraries lack. It also showcases a collection of writings and research on hát ả đào, chầu văn, quan họ; a handwritten copy of The Tale of Kieu using an iron pen... The library area is also utilized as a cultural activity space for local residents and students.
Agricultural implements. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
Landlord's living space. Photo: Hanoi Moi Newspaper.
Another unique feature of Dong Que Museum is its presentation and introduction of the outstanding cuisine of the Northern Red River Delta region. Visitors have the opportunity to savor traditional dishes such as braised fish in caramel sauce, dong vermicelli, sour crab soup with tomatoes, fermented soybean paste, thorny leaf cake, khuc cake...
Military equipment. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
Collection of bowls, plates, and cups. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
Additionally, the museum organizes experiences such as making traditional thorny leaf cakes or personally fishing, picking vegetables, grinding rice, and husking rice. The museum owner has initiated self-sufficiency activities like growing vegetables, raising chickens, raising pigs to provide clean food for tourists. Through this, tourists can also understand the difficult life of people in the previous century.
Household utensils. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
Ancient bronze tray. Photo: People's Police Newspaper.
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