Hoi An
Hoi An Old Houses
Phung Hung House
Phung Hung House, 4 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, just west of the Japanese Bridge. Traditional two-story wooden house, inhabited over 100 years by eight generations; and the current one attempts to guide you around in hope of a tip.
Phung Hung old house possessed a unique architecture. The high wooden ceiling and large corridors represent the development of architecture and exchange among Asian architectural styles in Hoi An in the earlier centuries. The house exhibits a lot of information about the lifestyle of merchants who lived in Hoi An long time ago.
Quan Thang House
Quan Thang old house (address - 77 Tran Phu Street) was built over 150 years ago, with the architectural style of Huaxia Chinese. And the house is also typical of two-facade house, contains many architectural characteristics of Hoi An.
Through years, the style as well as interior decoration of the house has been lovingly preserved. That helps us partly imagine the lifestyle of its owner generations who were the merchants class in Hoi An earlier. It is known that the whole of lively and fine architecture and sculptures were made by craftsmen of Kim Bong carpentry village.
This is a main spot in the journey of discovery the world cultural heritage in Hoi An.
Tan Ky House
Tan Ky House, 101 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street. The design of the house shows how local architecture incorporated Japanese and Chinese influences. Japanese elements include the crab shell-shaped ceiling supported by three beams in the living room. Chinese poems written in mother-of-pearl are hanging from a number of the columns that hold up the roof.
The architectural style is piped shape - a typical style of Hoi An ancient houses. Its interior is divided into many apartments and each one has its own function. The front of the house is used for stores and the back of the house near the river was the place for import and export goods. The interior decoration item was made of unique wood skillfully carved with symbols of dragon, fruits, eight weapons, silk fillets showing well-off of its owners.
