In the middle of Hoi An is an area called the Old Town. It was built over 2,000 years ago and served as a strategic port until the mid-1800s, especially important to seafarers and spice traders from China, Japan, India, France, the Netherlands and Portugal.
In 1999, Hoi An Ancient Town was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for its pagodas, wooden bridges and ancient houses of merchants built from the 15th to 19th centuries. Since then, the number of tourists coming to this historical center has increased day by day. Basically, Hoi An is like a testament to history, carrying with it the nostalgic, romantic atmosphere typical of a once bustling port city.
Coming to Hoi An, you will probably see people starting the morning by burning incense and praying, when the scent of musk permeates the lanes between the rows of yellow and red-brown houses, when street vendors call out to buy herbs, when fishermen are busy putting away their nets on the riverbank, while vendors are busy preparing banh mi, mi quang and banh bao for the morning. When night falls, candles are flickering on the river, creating a quiet and extremely romantic space.
All of those unique features of Hoi An will be encapsulated in the short video below, please enjoy!
