Old Church of Hien Town

The Old Church of Hien Town is a historic Catholic church located in the Pho Hien Ancient Town area of Hung Yen City, Hung Yen Province. Situated about 60 km southeast of Hanoi, it is part of the Pho Hien cultural and historical relic complex. The church is noted for its French colonial-era architecture and its association with the Catholic community that developed in Pho Hien during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Visitors can expect a modest historic church building set within the low-lying urban landscape of Pho Hien. The exterior typically shows colonial-influenced brick and plaster architecture with arched windows and a bell tower. The interior includes an altar, pews and religious imagery. The surroundings are residential and quiet, with streets of the old town nearby. Visitors can view the architecture from outside and, when open, enter for quiet observation and photography.

The church is associated with the development of Pho Hien as a thriving port town and later with the French colonial period in northern Vietnam, when Catholic parishes expanded in Hung Yen. It represents the historical presence of Catholicism in the Red River Delta and is preserved as part of the Pho Hien relic complex.

The church serves as a place of worship for the local Catholic community and as a cultural landmark illustrating the religious diversity of Pho Hien Ancient Town, which includes Buddhist pagodas, temples and communal houses alongside Christian structures.