Evening Lanterns and Markets

Chợ Hội An is distinguished by a primary market building painted in a vibrant, unmistakable yellow that contrasts sharply with the surrounding streetscape. Located near the banks of the Thu Bồn River, this site functions as the city’s…

The Ba Mu Temple Gate features a vibrant, three-entrance structure and a central circular oculus designed to capture the first rays of morning light. This landmark, located on Hai Ba Trung Street in Hoi An, is the only remaining fragment…

The Old House of Tan Ky features dark wood beams and high ceilings that display a blend of Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese architectural styles. Built two hundred years ago by a merchant family named Le, the house sits along the narrow…

The Bến thuyền thả hoa đăng trên sông Hoài is a small wooden dock located along the Hoai River in the heart of Hoi An’s Ancient Town. You can identify this spot by the rhythmic splashing of wooden sampans against the riverbank and the glow…

Chùa Cầu is a distinctive covered wooden bridge characterized by a curved, tiled roof and a central shrine structure. Built in the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, the bridge originally served as a connection between the…

The An Hoi Bridge spans the Hoai River in the heart of Hoi An, acting as the primary link between the ancient town and An Hoi Island. Stretching fifty meters long and five meters wide, the bridge is frequently called the Bridge of Lights…

The Hoi An Night Market is identifiable by the hundreds of glowing silk lanterns that line the stalls along Nguyen Hoang Street. Situated on An Hoi islet, this market occupies a strip of land between the Thu Bon River and a narrow canal,…