Hoi An Ancient Town is a famous city of Quang Nam province, an old town that remains almost intact with more than 1000 architectural monuments from streets, houses, assembly halls, communal houses, pagodas, shrines, ethnic churches. , ancient wells ... to the traditional dishes, the soul of the people here. A visit to Hoi An will captivate visitors by the timeless beauty, extremely rustic and idyllic.

“Anh muốn kể Lai Viễn Kiều Hội phố
Đón đợi người sang nghiêng bóng sông chiều
Mái gỗ cầu cong sơn son chạm trổ
Mấy trăm năm rồi ngói vẫn ấm màu rêu”

Traditional architecture

Hoi An is famous for its traditional and harmonious architectural beauty of houses, walls and roads. Along with many ups and downs of history, Hoi An ancient town still retains the ancient beauty of silence and moss in each tile roof, brick, tree line, etc. , the authenticity of the local people.

The most common type of housing is the one or two-story tubular house with a narrow width and a very long depth. The house is made from materials with high strength and durability due to the harsh climate here. The two sides have separate brick walls and wooden frames, divided into three compartments with a path in the middle. Each house in Hoi An ensures the harmony between living space and nature. Each house has a courtyard that is paved with stone and decorated with water tanks, rockeries, and ornamental plants, creating an overall beauty.

With a unique architecture, the space of the house in Hoi An is always airy, full of sunlight, people and nature as one. These things bring a comfortable life to the locals and the enjoyment of tourists in Hoi An travel.

Streets in the Old Quarter are arranged horizontally along a chessboard style with short and beautiful streets, winding, embracing houses. Walking through each of those small and peaceful streets, visitors can not only enjoy delicious food but also see a part of the daily life of the people of Hoi An, a peaceful and simple life. weird.

The complex of Hoi An architectural monuments is very rich and beautiful, so this place has been and will always be a place to attract domestic and foreign tourists to visit, explore and fully enjoy their vacation when booking. The hotel is right in the old town of Hoi An. Traveling to Hoi An, visitors will realize that time seems to have stopped here in each of the yin and yang tiled roofs covered with moss, the old moldy gray walls, preserved from the past and exist to this day.

Typical monuments

Curved Bridge Pagoda, made of wooden planks, crosses the creek leading to Hoai River. The bridge is 18m long with a roof covered with yin and yang tiles, facing the Thu Bon River. The special thing is that even though it was built by the Japanese, the Bridge Pagoda has bold Vietnamese architecture.

Above the main door, there are three Chinese characters embossed with Lai Vien Kieu, which means the bridge of friends from afar. This place was often visited by Japanese merchants around the middle of the 16th century. Above the bridge there is a small temple in the time of the North Deity Tran Vu, specializing in controlling storms and floods, bringing joy and happiness to people. everyone. At the two ends of the bridge, there is a group of monkeys and dogs sitting in adoration.

Through years of time and restoration times, Cau Pagoda is still a unique work, a beautiful architectural beauty in Vietnamese style. This is an invaluable asset and is officially chosen as the symbol of Hoi An

Besides, to better understand the life and culture of Hoi An people, visitors should visit some famous ancient houses and spiritual and social works such as Quan Thang, Duc An, Tan Ky ancient houses, … or some assembly halls such as Fujian, Trieu Chau, Cantonese… These are beautiful places in Hoi An that help visitors experience the typical cultural space of Hoi An town.

Tan Ky ancient house is an old house honored to become a National Heritage and the only place to welcome Heads of State, politicians at home and abroad. The old house is a combination of Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese architecture. With the typical tubular architecture of the ancient city, this place consists of two overlapping horizontal bars, representing heaven - human and 5 vertical bars representing the five elements. The harmonious architecture of the house speaks of the dream of harmony between people and nature in Hoi An town.

Quan Thang ancient house is also one of the most beautiful ancient houses in Hoi An today. The delicate and lively architecture and sculptures of this place are made by the artisans of Kim Bong carpentry village in the style of the Hoa Ha region, China. Over time, the ancient house still stands there as if defying time, helping today's generation imagine the life of the merchant class in Hoi An in the past.

Cantonese Assembly Hall: Located in the center of Hoi An old town, Cantonese Assembly Hall is very noticeable. The Assembly Hall was originally a meeting place for business, built by a Chinese Cantonese merchant association, so it has a unique Chinese architecture. The work is a delicate combination of wood and stone, intricately carved dragon and unicorn motifs.

Trieu Chau Assembly Hall: also known as Ong Bon Pagoda. Sophisticated architecture, decorative motifs according to folk legends, especially with embossed porcelain motifs create a unique feature of Chaozhou Assembly Hall.

Phuc Kien Assembly Hall: known as the largest and most beautiful assembly hall in Hoi An tourist area. Behind the gate of Tam Quan, a large garden, there is a rockery with a statue of carp crossing the dance gate. Coming to the Fujian Assembly Hall, do not forget to visit the main shrine area dedicated to Thien Hau Thanh Mau, the queen giving birth, and 12 midwives. In addition, in the post-mortem, people who come here can light large incense rings, often hanging along with information sheets to pray for health and fortune.

The Tran family church is a typical example of the ethnic church of the ancient Vietnamese people. After 200 years of fog and wind, the Tran family church still retains its ancient architecture. The church was built, decorated very artfully, carefully according to feng shui with a harmonious combination of Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese architecture. The highlight of another Tran family church is the 1,500-square-meter garden, surrounded by high walls, verdant trees with hundred-year-old star fruit trees.