In the 16th and 17th centuries, Hoi An
was the international trading centre in Southern Viet Nam. Foreign merchant
ships came to Hoi An in great numbers for annual commercial fairs, each lasted
from 4 to 6 months. Right in this town, Japanese, Chinese, Dutch, Indian
traders set up their own quarters for permanent habitation.
Thanks to fortunate opportunities, the old town of Hoi An,
an unique concentration of architectural monuments of various forms: living
house, assembly hall, water well, bride, market, wharf… has been preserved
intact. They are along the streets that cut one another, forming palaces and
giving a good example of symbolic oriental cities in the Middle Ages. So
wonderful with its old aged traditionally well-kept cultural activities, habits
and customs, the town is now a wonderful living museum of architecture and
urban life style.
On December 4th, 1999, Hoi An was inscribed on the World Heritage list.
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