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 Shop house by jmmorgan
The owners of the properties give you a guided tour of their family home and explain it's history to you. These places have so many antiques and pictures within their walls it is hard to believe that people do still live their. Leave a Comment Address: In the old part of town
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 by iwysLeave a Comment Directions: The western entrance to the Old Quarter
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 Fishing boats by jmmorganLeave a Comment Address: Riverside
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What a great tour!!! We were met early this morning (about 5:30) in the lobby of our hotel (Ancient House Resort) and taken by motor bike to Phuoc Hai Fishing Village, 15-20 minutes away. We sailed out into the river, going right out to the mouth of the river to see the beautiful orange sun rise over the water. We stopped on the beach, where a Vietnamese fisherman taught us to throw out a net, and we got to try raising the 15m net out of the water, too! Back on board, we were served a delicious breakfast of prawn spring rolls, prawn and corn soup, and delicious fresh squid, and coffee and tea. Our guide spoke excellent English and was able to tell us all about the culture and traditions of the fishermen. We were back at our hotel around 8:15.
This was a fantastic way to start the day, with delicious food and a friendly family. It's well worth the price ($35-45 for two people) and lots of fun! Address: 07 Cua Dai Beach St., Hoi An Town, VietnamPhone: (0510)927-808 OR (0914)082850Directions: The guides will pick you up at your hotel, so you don't have to worry about finding your way.Website: www.hoianecotour.com Other Contact: email: info@hoianectour.com
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 Cua Dai Beach by King_Golo
The beach is very nice and great for a relaxing day, were it not for the vendors. You won't have ten minutes undisturbed here as mostly old, toothless women come towards you every some moments to try to sell you coconuts, mangos, cigarettes, necklaces and what have you. Usually, a simple "No, no!" will be enough to make them give up for now - but nothing you say is strong enough to make them give up forever. They seem to think that if you don't need a cigarette and a mango now, you might need one five minutes later... The best is to either ignore them or to friendly refuse all offers.
Btw, just placing your towel and stuff somewhere in the sun and then be undisturbed is similarly impossible. Every ten meters, a new restaurant wants to have you as their guest. The typical deal is that you get a nice deck chair in the shadow for free if you eat at the restaurant later. If you only take a drink, a cheaper and less convenient deck chair waits for you. As the prices are not above the usual prices, you might want to consider this.
If you want to spend a really relaxing time, several of the very upmarket resorts at the beach have their private beach where I suppose the vendors are not allowed. Leave a Comment Directions: follow Cua Dai street until its end
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 by kenningst
1) All the old streets of the Heritage Town
2) One of the 4 museums
a. Museum of Trade Ceramics
b. Museum of History and Culture
c. Museum of folk culture
d. Museum of Sa Huynh Culture
3)One of the 4 old houses
a. Tan Ky
b. Quan Thang
c. Phung Hung
d. Tran Family’s Chapel
4) One of the 3 assembly halls
a. Phuoc Kien (Fujian)
b. Quang Dong (Cantonese)
c. Trieu Chau
5) Handicraft workshop and traditional music concert
6) Either the Japanese Bridge or the Quan Cong Temple
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One of the main attractions in Hoi An is the Japanese covered bridge, built of course by a Japanese trading community in town. It provided a link between the area of town inhabited by the Chinese and that inhabited by the Japanese.
The bridge doubles as a temple, and inside, in the middle you can see a shrine: as far as I know it's the to only known covered bridge with a Buddhist pagoda - sometimes in fact it is referred as the pagoda bridge. Another name by which it is known is "Lai Vien Bridge", or else the bridge of friends from faraway countries.
When you walk through the bridge note the guardian statues protecting it: dogs to one side, and monkey to the other, Leave a Comment Address: Tran Phu StDirections: At the West end of the street
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This merchant house was the 1st to be given special recognition by the Ministry of Culture & certified as part of Hoi An's national heritage. It dates from the late 18th century & was built from jackfruit timber by the Tan Ky family.
The family had originally arrived in Hoi An from China 200 years earlier & the building reflects not only the prosperity they had acquired (by trading in silk, rice, beans, cinnamon, apple, areca nut & betel) but also the architecture of the houses of their Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese neighbors, whose styles had worked their influence on the younger family members. The interior is intact; all the furniture is mahogany & inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Currently, 7 generations live here; the 5th generation member is the owner.
It opens from 8am to 12pm & 1:30pm to 5:30pm daily. Leave a Comment Address: 101 Nguyen Thai Hoc streetDirections: Along Nguyen Thai Hoc street
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 Japanese Covered Bridge by sieffron
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. *
*http://www.hoianworldheritage.org/ehoian/dulich/phoco/dlpc_chinh.htm Leave a Comment
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Also known as Chua Ong Temple. It was founded in 1653 & it is a Chinese temple that is dedicated to Quan Cong, whose partially gilt statue, made of papier-mache on a wooden frame, is in the central altar at the back of the sanctuary. On the left is a statue of General Chau Xuong, 1 of Quan Cong's guardians, striking a tough-guy pose. On the right is the rather plump administrative mandarin Quan Binh. The life-size white horse recalls a mount ridden by Quan Cong, until he was a given a red horse of extraordinary endurance, representations of which are common in Chinese pagodas.
Stone plagues on the walls list the contributors to the construction & repair of the temple. Check out the carp-shaped rain spouts on the roof surrounding the courtyard. The carp is a symbol of patience in Chinese mythology & is popular in Hoi An.
Shoes should be removed when mounting the platform in front of the statue of Quan Cong. Leave a Comment Address: 168 Tran Phu StreetDirections: Junction of Tran Phu & Nguyen Hue streets
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