With a desire to preserve a piece of his community’s cultural and historical identity, Ha Van Sy, a resident of Co Lung commune in Thanh Hoa province, traded his family’s stilt house for a century-old bronze pot. Inside, they’ll find a rare, giant bronze pot considered a local treasure - both for its physical size and cultural significance. According to Sy, the pot once belonged to a local landlord. The bronze pot weighs nearly 100kg and was acquired in exchange for a stilt house. It now sits beneath Sy’s stilt house floor, secured by a cable to one of the support columns.

Source: VietNamNet News January 23, 2026 05:10 UTC