Palace of the H’mong King in Dong Van Plateau
(VOV) -The Vuong Palace where the king of the H’mong ethnic minority group had lived located in Dong Van Plateau, Ha Giang province. It has become a well-known tourist destination in Vietnam. It is also treated as a symbol of the past glory of the H’mong people and called the Palace of Vua Meo in honor of the king of the H’mong ethnic people.
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Vuong Chinh Duc led the Vuong family from 1865 to 1947. The massive production and cross-border trade of opium back then made him the richest and most powerful man in the area. |
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| To protect his reign, that’s when he built the Vuong Palace. |
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Covered an area of 1,120 square meters in Sa Phin Commune, Dong Van District, the mansion was designed with Chinese architecture and interior and surrounded by 700 century-old trees to keep it hidden and protected from enemies. |
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It took eight years to build the Vuong Palace. |
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With 200 skilled construction workers from China’s Yunnan province labored on the massive residence which became home to the king, his three wives and four sons. |
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The construction cost 150,000 silver coins, or an equivalent of VND150 billion (US$7.5 million) today. |
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The palace consists of 64 rooms including living, working and bedrooms. |
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A half moon-shaped stone bathtub where Chinh Duc’s first wife bathed in goat’s milk |
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| The working room |
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| The kitchen |