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The Tran Family Home and Chapel

21 Le Loi, Hoi An, Vietnam
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Ranked #30 of 36 attractions in Hoi An
3.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
Description: This exquisite home and chapel are essentially a grand shrine to the ancestry of one family.
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Gibsons, B.C.
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63 reviews 63 reviews
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52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012

Our young guide, a 10th generation of the Tran Family, did an interesting and informative tour. She included some little details that gave me those "Aha" moments (now I understand why incense is always placed in clusters of 3 and 5). Yes, there is a gift shop at the end of the tour, but buying or not is up to... More

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London
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Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

This house is nothing special in Hoi An and if time is limited then give it a miss. rather too heavy on trying to sell you stuff you don't need. More

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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

You are met by a guide who tells you the history of the chapel and explains the architecture. This was all interesting and informative. This is all in one room. Then then the next three rooms are attempts to sell trinkets, which ruined the experience for us. Left as fast as we could get out. This has not happened at... More

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2012

This has been in the Trang family since 1802 and family members explain some things about the chapel and customs. Mosty it is a commercial place that is selling items-- I did buy two coins that were supposedly from Imperial Vietnam for 250 dong--I may have been taken--there was a brief history and estimated dates of the coins. This place... More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2012

Interesting perhaps for specialists on old SEA trading towns, but entirely skippable otherwise. Five minutes and you will be out again. More

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Sydney
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 31, 2012

It was just lovely, I'd love to have a place like that to sit in and contemplate More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 27, 2010

Since my traveling partner's last name was Tran, this site was high on our agenda. We saw the home of the first Tran who came from China to trade in Hoian and, ostensibly, is the ancestor of all the current Vietnamese Trans. It was interesting and some of the old family pictures were priceless. More

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