Phung Hung Ancient House in Hoian

1. Phung Hung Ancient House

• Opening Hours: Mon to Sun: 08.30 am- 6. Pm
• Admission Fee
• Good for: Culture, Family, History, Local Flavour
• Add: No 4 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street

Phung Hung Ancient House

The Old House of Phung Hung is one of the most famous architectural buildings in Hoi An, considered the cultural heritage of the town. Visit this ancient home in Hoi An and enjoy the old-world charm.

The architecture of Phung Hung house represents the combination of Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese styles. There are a lot of designs carved by carpenters in the Kim Bong Village. The house used to be a shop trading in cinnamon, pepper, salt, silk, chinaware and glassware. Now part of the house is used as a workshop for making commercial embroideries.

The house is located at 4 Nguyen Thi Minh Khan Street. It was built in 1780 when Hoi An was prospering, and it is a typical commercial house representative of Vietnam’s urban areas in the 19th century. Conferred the title of “National Historical and Cultural Site” in 1993, the house has kept many documents about the architecture, culture, art and lifestyle of the Hoi An’s business circle from the old days. Phung Hung House bears the popular style of the 19th century – tubular shape, with a wide façade. It is not as long as some other old-style houses, and it is mainly made of wood, with two stories and four roofs. Here you can see a unique blending of two different architectural styles. The different floors are designed in two different styles: the Japanese style of four-sided roof can be perceived on the ground floor, and the Chinese design of round shaped roofs that reflect a turtle shell is present on the upper floor. The ground floor used to be the shop. Today, it is the family’s living room, furnished with some wooden old-style cupboards containing many precious objects and belongings. The house has 80 columns made of precious wood. Each column stands on a lotus-shaped base in order to minimize subsidence and moisture for the house and to prevent termites from damaging it. There are square pillars on the veranda, and the roof is made of pan-tiles.

A wide corridor made of wood surrounds the second story. On this floor, there is a square hole used for moving goods upstairs. The second floor is now reserved for the worship of the family’s ancestors and of Thien Hau Holy Mother.  In the Old House, you will also find various handicrafts that reflect the culture and tradition of Vietnam. On the table, in front of the altar, there is always a bowl with seven marble dices, which the owner used in order to decide the departure time before his far-away journeys.

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