Hoi An has more than 1,000 houses protected, making it the largest heritage town in Vietnam. Amongst them, many houses still preserve their original architecture and interior furnishing thanks to efforts from the owner’s family and from the government. They

Thai Phien Ancient House is an interesting attraction in Hoi An Old Town, Vietnam. It’s constructed and preserved by a family with many generations living together. Here, history, daily life and traditional handicrafts of this family are exhibited and introduced by

Quan Thang Ancient House is one of the best preserved houses in the Hoi An Ancient Town World Heritage Area. It’s also a typical one-storied traditional house where many generations of a local family have resided. Here, during the day,

Although not the oldest, Tan Ky Old House is one of the best preserved and the most typical houses in Hoi An Ancient Town. Since being constructed, its architecture has been nearly unchanged, thanks to efforts from the local family

Duc An Old House is one of the best preserved houses in the Hoi An Ancient Town. Since the 19th century when it’s constructed, its architecture is almost unchanged. It used to be a bookstore, a Chinese traditional medicine shop,

Phung Hung Old House is one of the most famous historical sites and tourist attractions in Hoi An Ancient Town. It’s very close to the Japanese Bridge. Since it’s built (approx 17th century), its architecture has been nearly unchanged, making

Hoi An has 5 assembly halls and all of them belong to Chinese communities. Because of their large importance, they have a grand architecture with sophisticated decorations that are made by the most skilled local craftsmen, good to see and

Within the Hoi An Old Town, Trung Hoa Assembly Hall is also known as ‘Five Communities Assembly Hall’ because it’s used as the common hall for all of the five Chinese communities in town. Because of the small population, Hakka

Within the Hoi An Old Town World Heritage Area, Teochew Assembly Hall is the most important place for the Chinese Teochew community in Hoi An. It’s used to worship Ma Yuan, a real figure in ancient China and later becoming

The Hainan Assembly Hall is one of five Chinese assembly halls in Hoi An Old Town, Vietnam. It’s owned and has been used by Hainan people (coming from Hainan Island) to worship 108 ‘Hainan brothers’ who bless safe journeys. Because

The Fujian Assembly Hall is one of Chinese assembly halls and temples in Hoi An Old Town. It’s built and has been used by Fujian people who migrated to the town some hundreds of years ago. Here, their community worships

The Cantonese Assembly Hall (or Quang Trieu Assembly Hall) is one of the largest Chinese assembly halls and temples in Hoi An. It has been used to worship Quan Cong, a military general in ancient China who later becomes god.