Hoi An ancient town - the World Cultural Heritage

Featured in the central stretch of road travel, Hoi An ancient town as a picture rustic, simple and poetic. Whether day or night, tour Hoi An still carrying the charismatic beauty of the different

Hoi An ancient town, located in Central Vietnam - Vietnam, from the late 16th century, Hoi An was the center of international trade on a trade journey East - West, is a most prosperous trading port Central - Vietnam in Nguyen dynasties built by merchant ships from Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands ... often come here to exchange, purchase and sale of goods.

Hoi An ancient town

Ancient town of Hoi An still preserved almost intact an architectural relics of ancient multi- residential buildings, assembly halls, temples, shrines, wells, bridges, churches, ethnic, docks, markets ... the horizontal run along narrow streets forming the checkerboard squares. Hoi An streets landscapes covering an ancient moss color as a vivid picture. The existence of a metropolis such as Hoi An is a unique case in Vietnam and also rare in the world. This is seen as a living museum of architecture and urban lifestyle.

In addition to the cultural values ​​through architectural diversity, Hoi An still preserves a cultural platform intangible quite bulky. The daily life of the residents with the customs, religious activities, folk art, cultural festivals are being preserved and promoted with poetic natural landscape, the traditional villages, specialty dishes ... make Hoi An increasingly becoming an attractive destination of tourists from everywhere .

         According to statistics , in Hoi An there are 1,360 relics and landscapes. These relics are classified into 11 categories, including 1,068 ancient houses, 19 temples, 43 divine shrine, 23 houses, 38 churches minority, 5 assembly halls, 11 old wells, one bridge, 44 ancient tombs. In urban areas there are more than 1,100 ancient monuments. December 1999, UNESCO recognized Hoi An's old town is a world cultural heritage .

Tourists can not forget when to Hoi An ancient town of Hoi An

1.it has a lot of outstanding beauty such as Covered Bridge - is one symbol of Hoi An Located adjacent to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street and Tran Phu Street , Hoi An, Chua Cau ( Japanese Covered bridge ) is the architectural works by Japanese merchants to trade in Hoi An built by mid -century 16. Due to the impact of the natural disaster, Covered bridge was restored many times and losing the Japanese architectural elements.

2. Hoi An Ancient Town is small but the food culture is extremely rich .

3. Cua Dai Beach - Properties Hoi An is a beautiful beach with white sand beaches, clear blue water, small waves and are available fresh seafood shops cheaply. And Cua Dai beach in the evening is excellent and by that time the vast beaches , shimmering under a romantic oil lamps.

4. lantern is also a very distinct feature of Hoi An. Hoi An has beautiful silk, this is used to form the colorful lanterns make the city at night as more brilliant shimmer. In the evening, along the banks of the Huai River, you will find many young people take pictures inside the lantern shining shimmering colorful .

                                          Lanterns in Hoi An

5. This is considered a peaceful tourist area, and prices chestnut

Schedule a tour Hoi An Travel

     Time is the best Hoi An from February to April every year , it is less rain, pleasant climate. Avoid going during the summer because of rising temperatures, very hot . The rainy season from October to November and space drawback is humid and heavy rainfall. Please visit Hoi An on the 14th, the monthly full moon lunar night to attend the old town. On this occasion you will have the opportunity to look at those eyes glowing red lanterns strung across the street, a scene typical of Hoi An on the occasion.