 | The Japanese Bridge This famed bridge (Cau Nhat Ban) connects Tran Phu Str., with Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Str.,. The first bridge on this site was constructed in the 1590s. It was built by the Japanese com-munity of Hoi An in order to link them with the Chinese quarters across the stream. The Japanese Covered Bridge is very solidly constructed; the original builders were concerned about the threat of earthquakes... |
 | Chuc Thanh Pagoda Founded in 1454 by Minh Hai, a Buddhist monk from China, Chuc Thanh Pagoda (Area 7, Tan An; Time 8am-6pm) is the oldest pagoda in Hoi An. Among the antique ritual objects still in use are several bells, a stone gong that is two centuries old and a carp-shaped wooden gong said to be even older... |
 | Phuc Kien Assembly Hall Founded as a place to hold community meetings, this assembly hall (Phuc Kien; opposite 35 Tran Phu Str.,) was later trans-formed into a temple for the worship of Thien Hau, a deity from Fujian province. The triple gate to the complex was built in 1975. The mural on the right-hand wall near the entrance to the main hall depicts Thien Hau, her way lit by lantern light as she crosses a stormy sea to rescue a foundering ship... |
 | Phung Hung Old House This private house, constructed in 1780, is two floors of combined architectural influences. The first floor's central roof is four-sided, showing Japanese influence, and the upstairs balcony has a Chinese rounded "turtle shell "roof with carved beam supports. The house has weathered many floods... |
 | Phuoc Lam Pagoda Phuoc Lam Pagoda (Hamlet 2A, Cam Ha; Time 8am-5pm) was founded in the mid-17th century. The head monk at the end of that century was An Thiem, a Vietnamese prodigy who became a monk at the age of eight. When he was 18, the king drafted An Thiem's brothers into his army to put down a rebellion... |
 | Quan Cong Temple Founded in 1653, Quan Cong Temple (Chua Ong; 24 Tran Phu Str.,) is dedicated to Quan Cong - a highly esteemed Chinese general who is worshipped as a symbol of loyalty, sincerity, integrity and justice His partially gilt statue, made of papier-mâché on a wooden frame, is in the central altar at the back of the sanctuary... |
 | Tan Ky Ancient House Built two centuries ago as the home of a well to do ethnic Vietnamese merchant. Tan Ky House (Tell: 3861 474; 101 Nguyen Thai Hoc Str., Time 8am-noon & 2-4.30pm) has been lovingly preserved and today looks almost exactly as it did in the early 19th century... |
 | The Tran Family Worship House The Tran family moved from China to Vietnam in around 1700. Built in 1802, the Tran Family Chapel (21 Le Loi Str.,) is a house for worshipping ancestors. It was built by one of the Tran clan who ascended to the rank of mandarin and once served as an Ambassador to China... |
 | Trieu Chau Assembly Hall The Chaozhou Chinese in Hoi An built their congregational hall (Trieu Chau; opposite 157 Nguyen Duy Hieu Str., Time 8am 5pm) in 1776. Some outstanding woodcarvings are on the beams, walls and altar. On the doors in front of the altar are carvings of two Chinese girls wearing their hair in a Japanese style... |
