Hoi An
Built two centuries ago by an ethnically Vietnamese family, this gem of a house has been lovingly preserved through seven generations. Look out for signs鈥
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Hoi An
Graceful, historic Hoi An is Vietnam鈥檚 most atmospheric and delightful town. Once a major port, it boasts the grand architecture and beguiling riverside setting that befits its heritage, and the 21st-century curses of traffic and pollution are almost entirely absent.
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Assembly Hall of the Fujian Chinese Congregation
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Originally a traditional assembly hall (or guildhall), this structure was later transformed into a temple for the worship of Thien Hau, a deity who鈥
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Emblematic of Hoi An, this beautiful bridge was first constructed in the 1590s by the Japanese community to link it with the Chinese quarters. Over the鈥
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Built for worshipping family ancestors of the Tran (闄) clan, this chapel (more accurately an ancestral hall) dates back to 1802. It was commissioned by鈥
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By Unesco decree, more than 800 historic buildings in Hoi An have been preserved, so much of the Old Town looks as it did several centuries ago. Eighteen鈥
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Founded in 1653, this small temple is dedicated to Quan Cong, an esteemed Chinese general who is worshipped as a symbol of loyalty, sincerity, integrity鈥
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This pagoda (founded in the mid-17th century) is associated with An Thiem, a Vietnamese prodigy and monk from the age of eight. When he was 18, he鈥
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There鈥檚 a whole block of colonnaded French colonial buildings on 脨 Phan Boi Chau between Nos 22 and 73, among them the 19th-century Tran Duong House. It鈥檚鈥
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