Hue, May 17 -- Phuoc Tich, a village more than five centuries old set along the O Lau River roughly 40 km north of Hue, holds a quiet, weathered beauty that captures the stamp of traditional north-central Vietnamese rural life.

Home to heritage wooden houses

The village is now home to 40 traditional wooden houses aged between 100 and 300 years. They share a common architectural lineage, built by master carpenters from famed My Xuyen carpentry village using sturdy frames joined with pegs and mortise techniques, without iron nails.

Crossbeams, decorative doors, rafters and roof trusses are carved with fine motifs and patterns drawn from ancient Vietnamese culture.

Each house follows a Hue-style layout with gateways, gardens, ponds, deco...