Hoi An Old Town – an ancient Beauty of Vietnam
Hoi An Ancient Town is an old town located in the lower Thu Bon River, in the coastal plain of Quang Nam province, Vietnam, about 30 km south of Danang city. Thanks to favorable geography and climate, Hoi An used to be a busy international trading port, a meeting place for Japanese, Chinese and Western merchant ships during the XVII & XVIII centuries. Before this period, there were also vestiges of the Champa trading port or mentioned along the silk road at sea. In the 19th century, because the waterway was no longer convenient here, the port of Hoi An gradually deteriorated, giving way to Da Nang at this time being built by the French. Hoi An was fortunate not to be devastated during the two wars and avoided the massive urbanization process of the late 20th century. Starting in the 1980s, the architectural and cultural values of Hoi An ancient town gradually improved. scholars and tourists pay attention, making this place one of the attractive tourist destinations of Vietnam
With outstanding values, at the 23rd meeting in late 1998 (December 4), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized the Hoi An Old Town as a relic world cultural production, based on two criteria:
- Hoi An is an outstanding physical expression of the combination of cultures across periods in an international trading port.
- Hoi An is a typical example of a perfectly preserved traditional Asian port town.
Where in the world could remain such a cristine ancient beauty after nearly 300 circles of the four seasons? It is Hoi An – the famous Old Town in Mid Southern Vietnam…
A scene in Hoi An - Photo: bambooairways-vn
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