Mr. Pham Ngoc Son (a tour guide in Hoi An) excitedly shared that Cau Pagoda was born around the mid-17th century, and has existed for about 400 years.
The Cau Pagoda is officially called Lai Vien Kieu, a unique architectural work of art not only in Vietnam but also rare in the world, becoming a symbol of Hoi An.
The image of Cau Pagoda is also printed on a 20,000 VND bill in the current monetary system in Vietnam.
After the recent historic flood, the Cau Pagoda area has a new milestone. During the tour, Mr. Son also introduced to many tourists the numbers and floods in Hoi An that marked the milestones here such as 2017, 1999, 2009, 2007, 2025.
"Many tourists are interested and curious when I share this information. They feel impressed and express sympathy for the people of Hoi An area" - Mr. Son said.
In addition to this location, Lao Dong reporter's research shows that the owner of the ancient Quan Thang house also marked a historic flood milestone in Hoi An on the wooden wall. Here, the homeowner carved flood markers in 1964, 1999, 2007 and 2009.
Quan Thang Ancient House (located on Tran Phu Street) was built at the end of the 18th century, this is one of the beautiful and intactly preserved ancient structures in Hoi An.
The house is named after the Chinese trader Quan Thang - one of the richest and most influential people in the ancient Hoi An city.
On October 30, the Thu Bon River at Cau Lau station (Da Nang City) rose to 5.62m, exceeding alert level III by more than 1.6m and about 0.12m higher than the historical level of 1964 .
Heavy rain for 4 days caused many ancient houses in Hoi An to be submerged in water, many families had to move all their activities to the 2nd floor waiting for the water to recede.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:
