Truong Yen
Like every other village of the Northern Delta, Yen Truong impresses visitors by its airy and quiet space with familiar images such as banyan trees, water wharf, communal yard and hard - working people.
An indispensable part of Yen Truong is that in the village there are still many ancient wells of laterite with strange shapes. The well mouth is round, but the well is bent, shaped like a human foot. Many people explain that the well has such a strange shape because it was formed on a laterite bed. Due to the hard laterite layer, workers can only dig around the softer soil layer, leaving the well body with protrusions and rough spots. Previously, the village had more than 20 such wells. Over time, many wells were buried, now there are 7 wells scattered in the hamlets. Next to each well, there is an ancient tree for shade and a small temple for worship.
Many people said that due to the lack of development planning, the number of old laterite houses is reduced significantly because families have repaired, bought, sold or redistributed to their descendants. Many homes are even deformed or vacant. In the future, we hope to see the government pay more attention to this area so that the beauty here can be preserved for generations to come.
