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by Almut Albrecht
little vietnamese boy drinking milk in Hoi An
Little boy sits on steps beside a shop and drinks milk.
old vietnamese woman sells whistles in Hoi An
Old vietnamese woman sells whistles of clay formed as animals by sitting on steps beside the Chinese Assembly Hall.
Chinese Assembly Hall in Hoi An
Chinese Assembly or Chua Ba Hall was built in 1740 as an umbrella organization for all Hoi An´s ethnic Chinese population. Thien Hau graces the altar. Nowadays the hall is mainly used as a language school where local ethnic chinese children and adults come to learn their mother tongue.
The Fukien Chinese Congretation Assembly Hall in Hoi An
The most populous of Hoi An´s Chinese groups hailed from Fujian, or Phuoc Kien. Their hall is a edifice dedicated to Thien Hau, Goddess of Sea and protector of sailors.
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