Priceless ancient treasures in the famous 283-year-old house in Hoi An

The house has a typical tubular architecture of the ancient city, the front is the bustling Nguyen Thai Hoc commercial street.

Tan Ky ancient house is about 500m2 wide and is located in the center of Hoi An ancient town (Quang Nam).

According to the Quang Nam Province Tourism Promotion Center, this house was built in 1741 by artisans from the famous Kim Bong carpentry village of Hoi An.

From the outside, Tan Ky House looks like hundreds of other ancient houses in Hoi An. However, the difference is the distillation of the quintessence of Vietnamese - Chinese - Japanese architecture inside the house, highlighted by the system of wooden pillars and sophisticated decoration.

The harmonious combination of many Asian architectural styles has brought a unique, distinctive whole to this 283-year-old ancient house.

Tan Ky ancient house has suffered historic floods, the worst of which was in 1964 when water reached the ceiling of the first floor. However, the house still retains almost intact its ancient cultural and architectural values.

In particular, this place is considered a "living museum" because it contains a treasure trove of valuable ancient artifacts, preserved for 7 generations.

In 1990, Tan Ky ancient house was honored to be granted the National Historical and Cultural Relic certificate and was recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage.

Image inside the famous ancient house in Hoi An recorded on November 1:

Wood is the main material used to build the house, in addition to stone and Bat Trang bricks, creating a cool space in the summer and warm in the winter.

The roof of the living room is made of jackfruit wood, following the architectural style of “crab roof” to help expand the space. Throughout the house are beautiful horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences.

The area in the middle of the house is a skylight to regulate light and there is an ancient well that provides fresh, cool water all year round.

Working space, enjoying tea in the house

The bedroom has a shiny black antique bed with intricate carvings.

A set of mother-of-pearl inlaid tables and chairs over 250 years old is placed in the living room.

Antique tables and chairs are placed throughout the house.

The house is preserving hundreds of priceless antiques such as a pipe vase, wine bottle, teapot, Pipa vase, Chu Dau ceramic vase... from the 16th century.

Ancient ceramic vases, bronze chicken irons, flutes, teapots, wine gourds,... centuries old are on display.

Touch anywhere is a precious antique

The Confucius Cup, a priceless treasure kept in the ancient house of Tan Ky

TH (according to Vietnamnet)

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