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.

Shuinshen or Red seal ship is a special type of sailing boat which Japanese merchants used to travel to Hoi An port. In the history, Japanese people are first foreigners coming to this place to trade and exchange the culture.