The Hmong King’s Palace is located in Xa Phin Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province, and far from Dong Van District about 24 km. This is a unique and beautiful architecture of this plateau. The entrance to the palace is just sloping, paved with large square stone. The palace is surrounded by two walls built of stone, about 60cm to nearly 1m, 2.5 to 3m high.
The inner ring is thicker and firmer than the outer ring. Both rounds are arranged in many holes tomorrow. The land between the two walls is about 50m wide, planted. The palace has 10 houses, 6 houses in the same direction, the other four are in the other direction. The main house facing the gate. The houses are made of precious wood from columns, trusses, floors, walls.
Hmong Kings named Vuong Chinh Duc, who was a mandarin of Dong Van area in the 19th century of Vietnam. He became rich because of selling opium and weapon with the Chinese and French army. He has the power and was respected by Hmong ethnic groups in this mountain area because he helped Hmong people have food and kept independence during French colonic time.
After that, his son supported Vietnam revolution and was a good friend of Ho Chi Minh – the first Vietnam president. Now his house was opened for tourists. If you like history, you can listen and learn so much history story of this building, the life of Hmong people in Dong Van in the French colonic period. It’s also interesting Ha Giang attractions.
