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Tan Ky old house - Hoi An ancient town

Tan Ky old house

Tan Ky old house (address - 101 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street) was built over 200 years ago, furniture and antiques are transmitted through generations, and they are preserved carefully.

Tan Ky old house has tubular architecture typical of Hoi An ancient town, with many rooms inside, and each one has its own function, all without windows. But the house has the ventilation in the front, backside and skylights which is also to get the light into the house.

- The facade of the house is usually the shop. Doorstep is decorated symbol eyes, which symbolizing desire to do business wise and thriving. The backside overlooking the river and it is the place of import of goods. The roof is yin-yang tiles, cool in summer and warm in winter.

Furnishing materials in Tan Ky old house are mainly of valuable wood, with very delicate carved images, such as: the bats means happiness, the mailbox means higher education, pomegranate means many kids, etc.

Visit Tan Ky old house, you can see Confucius cup, which looks simple decorative Chinese style. Especially, while slowly pouring nearly full, you must stop, because if pouring more, the water will flow away but the cup is still not full. According to Confucius, the cup symbolizes that people need to curb the behavior and always keep the mind in neutral state, not outrageous.

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Hoi An travel
    1) Hoi An ancient town
          - Tan Ky old house
          - Quan Thang old house
          - Phung Hung old house
          - Tran family chapel
          - Phuc Kien assembly hall
          - Quang Dong assembly hall
          - Trieu Chau assembly hall
          - Japanese covered bridge
          - Cam Pho temple
          - Quan Cong temple
          - Museum of folklore in Hoi An
          - Museum of trade ceramics in Hoi An
          - Museum of Sa Huynh culture in Hoi An
          - Handicraft workshop in Hoi An
          - Hoi An traditional art performance theatre
    2) Hoi An traditional village
          - Thanh Ha pottery village
          - Tra Que vegetable village
          - Kim Bong carpentry village
    3) Extend attractions in Hoi An
          - Cua Dai beach
          - An Bang beach
          - Cham islands
          - My Son sanctuary
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