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Hoi An Ancient Town

Located in Quang Nam province, Hoi An is a small beautiful city lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River.

Hoi An was considered as the budding port town of the Sa Huynh community who thrived in the region of Vietnam. It was during the 2nd to the 15th centuries that Hoi An was governed by the Champa Kingdom. Later on Hoi An turned into a commercial port town, having trade links with Arabia and China. As far as the history of Hoi An claims, the port town of Lam Ap turned into the so called Hoi An of the present day. The region flourished with Tra Kieu and My Son, the capital that had temples and towers belonging to the Champa Kingdom.

As far as the history of Hoi An goes, the settlement of Cham civilization within Hoi An was known for the presence of Cham port that had maritime trade links. Due to the strategic location of Hoi An along the merging point of Quang Nam and due to other positive conditions, the province showed affirmative signs of development during the 16th to the 19th centuries.

As far as the History of Hoi An goes, this small town along with the “Silk road” and “Ceramic road” was involved in trade links with countries like China, Thailand, Japan, India, Portugal, Britain, France, Holland, and others.

With time Hoi An emerged as an international port town for trade links along with being a major economic hub for Nguyen Lords and Kings within of Southern Vietnam. It was during the concluding years of the 19th century, the sailing vessels port town of Hoi An experienced its downfall and lost importance in comparison to the industrial port city of Danang.

The province fought for 117-years especially during the year 1858 – 1975 against overseas invaders and finally several Hoianians sacrificed themselves for the sake of the country’s independence and its unification.

Hoi An city was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 04-12-1999 as a well-preserved example of Southeast Asian Trading Port. And today Hoi An city is also a famous tourist attraction of Vietnam.