Hoi An is a small city located in central Vietnam, Quang Nam province.
Hoi An town on the banks of the Thu Bon River. It formerly had a name famous for Faifoo that traders Japan, China, Portugal, Italy etc.. has been known since the 16th century, 17. Since that time, Hoi An was thriving, the major trading centers of Southeast Asia, one of the main airfields of merchant ships in the Far East. Hoi An was known on the international market with many different names like Lam hamlet, Hoai Pho Faifo, Hoi An ...
Due to its favorable geographical features should be more than 2000 years ago, this land has existed and developed late Sa Huynh culture. The result of archaeological research in 4 burial monuments (An Bang, Hau Xa I, Hau Xa II, Xuan Lam) and 5 of residence (Hau Xa I, Trang Gravel, Na Dong, Thanh Chiam, Bau Da ), for various types of typical burial jar, with productivity tools, tool life, wonderful jewelry crafted of stone, ceramic, glass, metal ... are taken up from the ground confirmed the release flowering of Sa Huynh culture. In particular, the discovery of two types of Han Chinese currency (the Pentateuch, Wang Mang), the type of iron artifacts Western Han Dynasty, shadow Dong Son, Oc Eo, or jewelry with refined processing technology in the excavations have proved an interesting thing that, from the outset BC, foreign trade has formed egg in Hoi An.
Under the kingdom of Champa (9-10 century), known as Lam Ap Pho Hoi An was once the port development, attracting Arab merchant, Persia, China to trade and exchange items. Many old books have recorded a long time, occupying the port - Lam Ap Pho plays an important role in creating economic prosperity of the Tra Kieu temples and ruins of My Son. With the ruins of Cham tower foundations, wells and Cham Cham statues (God first dancer Gandhara statues, god of wealth Kubera male subjects, elephant statues ...) and Chinese ceramics pieces, contemporary Vietnam, the Middle East's 2-14 record is removed from the ground up as a clarifying assumptions used to have a hamlet Forest Street (the Cham) Hoi An before (the Great Vietnam), Champa existed a port with prosperity.
It was thanks to favorable water environment, plus many internal factors, other exogenous, from the 16th century to the 19th century, urban - Hoi An to be reborn and thriving development. Given the gravity of this port, along with "Silk Road", "ceramic road" from sea to form the merchant prior to borrow Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Siamese, Portuguese, Ha, English, French here ... busy commercial trade.
From the late 19th century, influenced by many factors of disadvantage, "the sailboat harbor" Hoi degraded and lost, giving its historical role for "harbor the young mechanic" in the skin Nang. But by then, Hoi An inevitable distortion of an urban middle - under the impact of modern urbanization modern conservation today a metropolitan population of ancient architecture is very unique , great.
During the 117 years of resistance against foreign invasion (1858-1975), thousands of people who fell for Hoi An independent and unified country. Many local people and some of them have been awarded the title "Hero"
The town has ancient streets almost intact, which is kind of the tubular through it to the city from other cities. In a sequence that lies immediately adjacent to the banks of the Huai River. House full of wood you here, hanging in the house, sentences, pillars carved motifs very picky ... Hoi An is a living museum, the old town has been recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage on December 4, 1999.
Temple of the icon for AnThi small commune of Quang Nam is located on land that was once the scene of two major cross-cultural ethnic Vietnamese in history: the first time more than five centuries ago, when the Vietnamese State University expansion of the southern border, and the second two centuries ago, when people follow the western merchant ships and set foot on this land with the intention of spreading and annexation. The two major events that have led to greater cultural interaction and culture Vietnam has overcome the challenge of assimilation to self-reform of the existence at the same time.Now, visitors to Hoi An, in addition to discover the simple truth in people's hearts City Council, will take time to admire the ancient beauty and tranquility of the lush green moss covered roof and strokes delicate carvings in wood houses have existed for over three hundred RPM spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Today, Hoi An has an area of 6,000 hectares of natural area and population of 121 716 inhabitants. Consists of 13 city administrative units, including 9 wards are: Ming An, Son Phong, Nam Cam, Cam Pho Thanh Ha, Tan An, Cam Chau, Cam An, Cua Dai and 4 is Cam Ha Commune, Cam Thanh, Cam Kim, Tan Hiep
Hoi An City is located in the downstream falls 3 Thu Bon River delta coastal province of Quang Nam, Da Nang City from south of 28 km.
Geographic coordinates
North Latitude: 15015'26 "to 15055'15"
East Longitude: 108017'08 "to 108023'10"
- The East Sea
- Bordering Duy Xuyen District
- To the west and north Dien Ban
The area and population - Natural Area: 6027.25 ha
- Population (2007 survey data): 86 925 people.
In addition to the cultural values through diverse architecture, Hoi An also kept a platform intangible culture is quite bulky.Daily life of the inhabitants of the customs, religious activities, folk art, cultural festivals are to be preserved and promoted along with dreamy landscapes, traditional villages, specialty dishes ... make Hoi An increasingly becoming an attractive destination of visitors from everywhere.
A street corner in Hoi An
According to statistics, up to date Hoi 1,360 monuments, landscapes. These relics are classified into 11 categories, including 1,068 ancient houses, 19 pagodas, 43 temples, 23 families, 38 family temples, 5 assembly halls, 11 old wells, one bridge, 44 ancient tombs. In urban areas there are more than 1,100 ancient relics.
More information : http://www.hoianworldheritage.org.vn/
