Tan Ky Old House

Well-preserved merchant house that combines Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese architectural elements and illustrates Hoi An’s trading history.

Tấn Ký Old House, inhabited by generations of a merchant family, crystallizes how wealth from riverine and maritime trade shaped domestic architecture and family life in Hoi An. Its blend of Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese motifs in a single residence underscores the cultural hybridity that UNESCO highlights as central to the town’s value.