Đình Cẩm Phô
Ancient village hall where farmers, fishermen and traders once settled everyday disputes.
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This guide to Dinh Cam Pho in Hoi An centers on a village hall older than the city's famous merchant guild halls, built for the farmers and fishermen who worked this ground long before Hoi An became a trading port. It follows how village elders settled disputes over fishing grounds, flooded paddies, and market hours inside these walls, and how archaeologists have found imported porcelain proving locals traded directly with foreign ships. You'll also hear about the hall's move from its original site on Cam Nam Island after flooding. Look up at the roofline, where phoenixes rather than dragons mark the goddess honored inside.
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