Đình Cẩm Phô stands at fifty-two Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street in Hội An. You can identify the site by its traditional triple-gate entrance, which features lotus blossoms and stone spheres perched atop each column. Behind this entrance, a…
Door Eyes and Roofs
This walk guides you through Hoi An's old town to decode the spiritual symbols and construction techniques hidden in its historic rooftops and protective wooden door eyes.
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1. Đình Cẩm Phô
2. The Old House of Phung Hung
The Phung Hung Ancient House is identifiable by its eighty sturdy ironwood columns, which sit on lotus-shaped bases to protect the timber from moisture. Built in seventeen eighty by a Vietnamese merchant, the structure reflects the city's…
3. Diep Dong Nguyen House
The Diep Dong Nguyen house is located in the heart of Hoi An’s ancient town, a short distance south of Da Nang. You can identify this late nineteenth-century building by its distinctive, eye-catching jade green doors, which set it apart…
4. Quan Thang Ancient House
The Quan Thang Ancient House is identified by its long, tube-shaped structure that stretches between Tran Phu Street and Nguyen Thai Hoc Street. This historic residence, built in the eighteenth century, reflects the era when Hoi An…
5. Tụy Tiên Đường Minh Hương 明鄉華先堂
The Tụy Tiên Đường Minh Hương is a communal house located at fourteen Trần Phú Street in the ancient town of Hội An. You can identify the structure by its traditional architecture, built in the shape of the Chinese character for nation,…
6. Hainan Assembly Hall
The Hainan Assembly Hall sits at number ten Tran Phu Street, distinguished by a quiet, solemn atmosphere that separates it from the more crowded halls nearby. This site functions as a memorial to a dark chapter in the history of the…