Travel Guide, Hoi An

You will almost forget the friendly city of Hoi An has lots more to offer than shopping and have your clothes tailored here. The UNESCO added the ancient city to their World Heritage List in 1999. In the 1st century it used to be the biggest trading port in South-East Asia. As the city has been influenced by Chinese, Japanese, Dutch and Indian traders settling down in the 16th and 17th century, it offers its visitors a unique combination of Vietnamese and foreign heritage.

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Hoi An old town

Hoi An\'s well laid out ancient town has one street running east-west along the banks of ...
The Japanese Bridge

This ornate wooden bridge with a pagoda on it, was constructed in the early 1600\'s by the ...
Quan Cong Temple

This Chinese temple has some beautiful red and gold ornamentation and a carp-filled pond in the ...
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Population: 60,000 inhabitants
Area: 0 km²
Language(s): Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Altitude (in meters): 12
Telephone code (prefix): 511
Major exports: crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes
Major imports: machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles