Vuong Family Mansion

The Vuong family mansion is an architectural heritage landmark in Sa Phin commune, Dong Van district that was listed by the government in 1993. At the start of the 20th century, Vuong Chinh Duc, a member of the Mong people, was appointed the Bang Ta and he had the family residence expanded into a mansion from where he worked.

It is a of a style that is rare in this mountainous region of northern Vietnam. The building was designed in the style of the later period of the Qing Dynasty of China, and is grouped into three sections, the front, middle and rear. It comprises six lengthwise and four sideways buildings, two levels, and 64 rooms and 1,120 metres (3,670 ft) of land space. The building is surrounded by a stone wall, of width between 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) and 0.9 metres (3.0 ft) and of height from 2.5–3 kilometres (1.6–1.9 mi). The mansion is 145 kilometres (90 mi) to the northwest of the town of Ha Giang and 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the southwest of the district of Dong Van.