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For tourists who love Hoi An ancient town in the country and around the world, when coming to this charming land, they cannot forget the beautiful and poetic image of Hoi An appearing on the ancient town's nights lit up during the Lantern Festival. On the 14th day of the lunar calendar every month, under the full moon, the people of Hoi An ancient town hold the sparkling Lantern Festival. At that time, everyone burns incense, turns off the lights and lights up colorful lanterns along the pretty little streets.

The name Hoi An means "peaceful meeting place". Indeed, the ancient town of Quang Nam people is strangely beautiful and simple. People hold the monthly Lantern Festival to pray for happiness and good things for relatives and friends.

Hoi An is an ancient town located in the lower reaches of the Thu Bon River, in the coastal plain of Quang Nam province, about 30km south of Da Nang city. In particular, Hoi An ancient town is contained in Minh An ward with an area of ​​only about 2km2 with a very special terrain in the form of a chessboard, characterized by short and narrow roads, winding, crisscrossing, making it easy for people to meet each other no matter which way they turn.

According to statistics, Hoi An has 1360 relics including 1068 ancient houses, 11 ancient wells, 38 clan churches, 19 pagodas, 43 shrines, 23 communal houses, 44 special ancient tombs and a bridge. Along with many historical ups and downs, the ancient town of Hoi An still retains its most ancient beauty. It is like a place where people can find a complex of relics that are almost completely preserved, making Hoi An a unique place in the annals of modern times.

Recently, in the Top 15 Cities in the World ranking - Top 15 most wonderful cities in the world voted by readers of Travel and Leisure magazine, Hoi An ancient town received 90.39 points on a scale of 100 - becoming the most wonderful destination in the world.

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