In this respect, Tay Phuong Pagoda has emerged as one of the most famous pagodas of Vietnam. The ancient Duong Lam commune boasts a well whose water, from an underground spring, is refreshing and clear. The Cam Lam bridge is an old, covered bridge across the Tich river meandering along the land of legends. Quan Gian, full of shady secular trees, is alive with birds that appear to come from nowhere. The Temple of Literature, a wind-swept area, is famous for its orchards.
Words fail to describe the mixture of loveliness and the breath of winds from the past.
Tay Dang and Chu Quyen communal houses are two typical Vietnamese communal houses. Tay Dang, about 10 km from Son Tay, was restored in the 14th century. It has five large compartments, four roofs and is surrounded by galleries. The roofs curve, flying up into dragons, lynxes, tortoises and phoenixes. The architectural parts are decorated with intricate sculptures typical of traditional communal houses.