Dong Van Old Quarter

Dong Van Old Quarter is a preserved historic street cluster in Dong Van Town, Dong Van District, Tuyen Quang Province, within the Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark in northern Vietnam. Dating to the early 20th century, it comprises about 40 traditional two-storey houses built of rammed earth, wood and yin-yang tiles with French colonial influences. Notable for its architecture, weekly market and multi-ethnic heritage, it serves as a cultural and tourism centre of the karst plateau.

Visitors can expect a compact historic quarter of narrow stone-paved streets lined with 80-100 year old two-storey houses featuring earthen walls, wooden balconies and yin-yang tiled roofs. The area contains cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops and guesthouses, with lantern-lit evenings and views of surrounding limestone karst mountains. On Sunday mornings the adjacent Dong Van Market brings ethnic Hmong, Tay and Hoa traders. Visitors can walk the quarter, photograph architecture, shop for textiles and sample local food.

Developed in the early 1900s during the French colonial period as a trading and administrative centre on the karst plateau. The quarter's houses combine Hmong, Tay and Hoa building traditions with French architectural elements, using rammed earth, timber and yin-yang tiles, and has been preserved as a heritage core of Dong Van Town.

Cultural centre for Hmong, Tay, Hoa and Kinh communities of the Dong Van Karst Plateau. Known for its weekly Sunday market, traditional crafts, textiles, and local cuisine, and for preserving multi-ethnic architectural heritage within the UNESCO Global Geopark.