Built at different times by Hoian talented
workmen, Chua Cau retains a harmony of
architectural styles, combining Chinese,
Vietnamese, Japanese cultural characteristics.
More than 400 years have passed and the covered
bridge has always been a good shelter for passers
by escaping from the rain and heat. Generation
after generation have paced its floor and the God
of Bac De together with the sacred Monkeys and the
Heavenly Dogs have always warmly welcomed
everybody, even those visiting Chua Cau for the
first time.
 This
temple was built in the middle of the 17th century
to worship Quan Cong, the most famous general of
the “ Three States” time (in Chinese history) who
is the resplendent symbol of morality: faith,
loyalty, frankness, righteousness.
Hoian museum, also the pagoda of Quan Yin, a
religious construction built in 1653, contains
photographs and many precious artefacts such as
maps, statues, porcelain, ceramic, scales, anchor,
jar burials, stelae, family records, etc. It is
the very place one should visit first in old Hoian.
Opened in 1995, the museum is a display of 216
artefacts found from archaeological excavations in
Hoi An area. All of them are approximately 2000
years old and were excavated in the villages of
Hau Xa, Thanh Chiem, An Bang, Xuan Lam...in the
1990s.
This is the nicest and unique collection of the
artefacts of Sa Huynh Culture in Hoian area. They
must have been first owners of Hoi An embryonic
port town that communicated with China, India and
other countries in Southern and Eastern Asia
 The
museum of Trade ceramics is a very nice building
of more than a hundred years old. In this museum,
430 ceramic artefacts from 8th to 18th centuries
are displayed, testifying the important role of
Hoi An commercial port town in the maritime
ceramic trade network in the region and on the
world
Quang Trieu (Cantonese)
Assembly Hall was built in 1885 by Chinese
Cantonese merchants at Hoian to worship genies and
for use as a meeting place of their fellow men.
Set up in 1757 by Chinese Phuc Kien merchants at
Hoi An, the building has been repaired and
renovated many times.
Phuc Kien Assembly Hall is used for genies and
ancestors worship And a
 meeting
place of the Chinese Phuc Kien people as well
Trieu Chau assembly hall was built by the Chinese
in the early 19th century to worship the God of
the oceans who is the reflection of the sea faring
people,s deep longing for safety at sea.
 Being
a city house of special value built in the middle
of the 19th century, the old house of Phung Hung
used to be a shop-house of the formers merchants
The house was divided into functional parts for
selling, storing and sorting goods, bookkeeping,
and sleeping, entertaining and worshiping
ancestors...
Tan Ky house, which is at number 101 Nguyen Thai
Hoc street , is a typical example
of the shop house form of old Hoian. Nearly 200
years old, the house is still in a good state of
preservation.
Having many sections joined together by a nice
courtyard, the house with an elongated plan
connecting the two streets, has many functions:
living, worshipping ancestor, welcoming guests,
renting and trading.
Built in the early 18th century by a wealthy
captain, Quan Thang is still rather intact and
remains in good condition due to the good care of
the family.
The house is very impressing with artistic work
everywhere: on the beams, the auxiliary arched
roof, the wattles, shutters, balusters and even
the rafter finials - all are masterpieces of
decoration in the oriental style.
 In
1802, the Tran family ancestor house of worship
was built by a mandarin of civil service named
Tran Tu Nhac.
The architecture of the house is beautiful. It is
located inside a big garden and bordered by high
fences of Japanese and Chinese style architecture.
The house is divided into two parts: the main part
serves as a place for worship; the auxiliary one
is for the family and guest residence. The worship
room has three doors, the two side doors are
reserved for male and female members (left side is
for men and the right side is for women) and the
centre is for the grandparents and opened on Tet
or on festival days.
Cham Island is 15 km from the beach of Cua Dai. It
has 7 islands altogether named according to their
shapes or characteristics. They are the Lao
(pear), Dai (long), La (leaf), Kho (dry), Tai
(ear), Mo (tomb), and Nom (East wind) islands
The Cham island (the Lao, the main island) has a
good climate, always cool all the year round The
system of trees and animals here are plentiful,
especially sea products. On the island there is a
precious natural potential: the bird nests whereas
under the water, the strip of coral is quite
marvelous to look at.
Location :4 km from Hoi AN hotel in the east.
Time of visiting :about ? or 1 day.
Content : :Sun - bathing, relaxing and enjoying
sea - food. Recommended gazing at the dawn o? Cua
Dai beach
Location : : 60 km from Hoi An forward the south.
Go sight seeing time :about 5 or 6 hours (by car
or mini bus)
Content :Go sight seeing the inheritance of more
than 17 temples and towers which were built from
the 4th to 13th century left. This is the holyland
of Champa which shows the cultural and belief of
ancient Champa peoples
Location : 40 km from Hoi An forward the south.
Time of visiting : 1 day.
Content : enjoying of the beauty of "Vietnam is
the most majestic greatness". Very interesting to
visit on the journey to the ancient capital.
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