If American cinema has a Hollywood studio, which creates beautiful footage for many hit movies, Vietnam also has a land that contributes significantly to the success of the 7th art in the country. That is Tay Mo ancient village, the main scene in famous movies like ‘Land and people’, ‘Wind of glass village’, ‘Village ghost’, ‘Curse of wormwood’,… Now, let’s go. temporarily forget the dream of a paradise of immense sea or mountains. Join Mytour to visit Tay Mo to admire the peaceful picture of the peaceful countryside and discover the Hollywood of Vietnam .
Tay Mo – a movie village in Vietnam – Photo: Viet Hung
If you are a Hanoian, or love Hanoi, you must have heard the phrase “Mo, La, Canh, Cot – four famous places” or “Nhat Mo, Nhi La, Third Canh, Cot” to refer to places famous and beautiful in the past. That’s to know, how famous Mo village has been since the time his father went before, no matter what the present generation is.
This is an ancient village that still retains its old beauty – Photo: Phan Duong
Tay Mo village is located on the outskirts of Hanoi in Tay Mo commune, Tu Liem district, including 6 villages with bold appearance of traditional northern villages. So it is not difficult to understand that Tay Mo is the number one choice to set the scene for films with rural themes.
The main contexts on rural topics – Photo: Phan Duong
Almost all of them were filmed in Tay Mo – Photo: Viet Hung
Although many years have passed since it was established and there have been many renovations, the simplicity, sincerity and country spirit still clearly appear in Tay Mo. Every path of the alley, the banyan tree, the wharf, the communal house yard, even the moss-covered wall, colored by many years of time, blends together in such harmony that it is impossible to resist the simple beauty. this.
Colored in time – Photo: Viet Hung
Tay Mo for a moment of peace
Let your heart ease worries and worries
Let the sadness go away
Silently dreaming a poetic dream on the porch .
The idyllic features of the Vietnamese country spirit – Photo: Phan Duong
Still clearly visible in the space of Tay Mo – Photo: Viet Hung
The main road leading to Tay Mo’s entrance, formerly made of bamboo and brown soil, has now been renovated with brick and concrete walls. However, at a glance, visitors can still see the image of a peaceful small village with old trees and old temple gates for many years. This is one of the most filming places in Tay Mo.
The road through the peaceful pagoda gate in Tay Mo – Photo: Phan Duong
Many houses in Tay Mo still retain the architecture of 3, 5 adjacent rooms, in front of which is a large and wide yard lined with bricks and has two sides along the small entrance from the entrance to the house. Therefore, it is not difficult to find a suitable location for each shot depending on the requirements of the filmmaker.
The oval wooden house is up to 200 years old – Photo: Viet Hung
The old architecture is still preserved to this day – Photo: Viet Hung
The temple of the Tran Dang family and the ancient house of the Nghiem Xuan family are the next locations favored by filmmakers. The church of the Tran Dang family is the largest in the village and also the oldest, up to 100 years, suitable for the footage of the family church, the old school scene. In addition, thousands of square meters of fish ponds and gardens are also ideal filming locations for many other romantic scenes.
The spacious church of the Tran Dang family – Photo: Phan Duong
The whole large fish pond next to the garden – Photo: Phan Duong
To make a small comparison, if the charm of the Tran Dang church is related to many issues of study and family, the ancient houses of the Nghiem Xuan family have the pure beauty of the traditional family. From the tiled roof in small pieces to the house in each room, from the pattern on the water tank to the gold-plated embroidery in the house, they all play a huge role in making each film more real and attractive. The Nghiem Xuan family has many old houses from 8 compartments, 5 compartments to 3 compartments according to the rank, reflecting the wealth and status in the clan in the past. This contributes to making the scene on the film like in real life. From there, it goes into people’s hearts gently and naturally.
An old house of the Nghiem Xuan family – Photo: Viet Hung
A common point in Tay Mo is the green space of trees from the beginning of the village to each house. Whether they are ornamental plants in pots or fruit trees, shade trees, they also bring fresh and refreshing air for travelers to enjoy inhaling the “sweet honey” of nature, different from many urban places. dust outside.
Green space from the beginning of the village – Photo: Viet Hung
Until in the yard – Photo: Viet Hung
Tay Mo is not only the perfect weekend destination for those who want to ‘escape’ from the noise and hectic pace of life in the Capital, but also a place of pilgrimage for hearts yearning to once again be immersed in a living space. activities of his ancestors in the past. To both learn about the cultural life of the past, while contemplating the interesting things of an ancient village in the modern world. Because coming to Tay Mo, tourists have boarded a train to go back in time to stand in a village several decades ago.
If you want peace, “run away” here – Photo: Viet Hung
The color of time incubated on the ancient village
But the scene is still dreamy
And the beat of a fool
Hoai longed to visit once .
Source: Collected internet.