Hoi An Lantern Festival 2010

Authorities in Hoi An will host a lantern festival to celebrate the Lunar New Year, decorating the city’s ancient tower and honoring the local handicraft of lantern making.

The festival will open in the 30th evening of the twelfth lunar month in 2009, which falls on February 13, 2010. The city will be bathed in the colorful, sparkling lantern lights arranged in traditional and modern shapes of fruits, Vị trí đặt quảng cáodragons, a phoenix, turtles, buffalo and other symbols of stars, moon, bridges and ancient buildings representing the architecture of the ancient town. Read more

The Diep Dong Nguyen House (80 Nguyen Thai Hoc St.)

This house was built in the late 19th century. The ancestor of the present owner was a Chinese merchant. Many of the antiques of different ages displayed in this house are from China, Japan and Viet Nam. There is an opening in the ceiling that is one of the characteristics of most old houses in Hoi An. Through this opening, goods and other things were pulleyed up to the second floor.

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The house at No. 85 Tran Phu St.

Thanks to the excavation work carried out in the courtyard of this house, the development history of the Hoi An town has been partly cleared up. The findings prove that the Japanese settled in Hoi An at the end of the 16th century. Together with other relics located at Tran Phu Street, this house has helped archaeologists to find the previous Japanese quarter in Hoi An. It has been quite well preserved.

The house at No. 77 Tran Phu St.

The house at No. 77 Tran Phu St., formerly known as “Quan Thang” shop-house, is one of the most beautiful houses in Hoi An. It is a typical example of a one-storey house with two facades, one facing Tran Phu St. and one Nguyen Thai Hoc St. This house is one of the oldest in the town. Entering the house, you can see many architectural characteristics of Hoi An such as the “ke chuyen” truss style of the main building, and a small space covered by a short roof facing the courtyard where there is the beautiful “chong ruong” rafter. Facing the courtyard, you will also find a very fine “crab shell-shaped” truss. The enclosure walls of the courtyard are finely embossed with beautiful animal-shaped Chinese ceramics, and the stonework inside the house have made this place more attractive.

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Son Phong Communal House (350 Nguyen Duy Hieu St.)

Son Phong Communal House is used to worship the four goddesses of the sea and the Cham goddess Thien Y A Na. So sacred is the Son Phong communal House, visitors must respect the rules of worship. For example, it would be disrespectful to do things like shout or play texas hold em. There are many vestiges telling of the joining of the Dai An, Mau Tai, Phong Nien villages and part of Son Pho village to form one big village. Due to this joining, the village and the communal house were given the new name “Son Phong”. Legend tells that the village once provided trade services and security for all of Hoi An town, so Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu conferred a board on the village with the words “Cứu Thế Độ Nhân” which means “Save the country and help the people”. This board dates back to 1715 and has 10 flying phoenixes on it. This board is now hanging in front of the compartment.
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The Hoi An History and Culture Museum (13 Nguyen Hue St.)

There are 273 original artifacts and 107 historical photos of Hoi An old town sites and development periods from the pre-historic period to the present displayed at the Hoi An Historical and Cultural Museum. This museum was originally a pagoda, built by Minh Huong villagers to worship the Quan Am. This relic was constructed in the 17th century and has an impressive traditional style.

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