Cu Da village in Thanh Oai district of northern Ha Tay province has been listed as one of the few existing ancient villages in Viet Nam.
The village is located on the bank of the Nhue river, around 35 km southeast of Ha Noi. The river was once busy with ships and boats carrying goods, including rice, salt, cotton and fabric to surrounding towns and business centres such as Pho Hien (now Hung Yen province) and Ha Dong.
Cu Da village is famous for having hundreds of ancient houses built in different stages, with the oldest constructed during the Le dynasty some 300 years ago