Why are the houses in Vietnam so narrow?

It has something to do with the local land tax. The land tax in Vietnam is calculated according to the width of the house on the road, which means that the wider the house, the more land tax needs to be paid. Therefore, in order to reduce the land tax, many Vietnamese owners choose to shrink their houses and develop the space above.

In addition, there are many indirect reasons. For example, Vietnamese land is a permanent right of use, which is different from China's 70-year property right. Therefore, their land price is more expensive, and they usually buy less land, which leads to a small floor space of the house and naturally looks narrower.

Some owners' houses, after living for several years, may add several floors to the roof. This situation is illegal in China, and the property will definitely not agree, but it is very common in Viet Nam, so their houses will be built higher and higher. Some owners' houses are even as high as eight stories. Now there's another problem. The bottom of the house is so narrow and it is built so high. Not afraid of pressing the bottom?

Actually, don't worry about this. Most of the bricks used by Vietnamese to build houses are hollow bricks, which are relatively light. In addition, due to the geographical environment in Vietnam, the houses are relatively stable, so there is no need to worry about collapse.