- Hoi An Old Town is located 30km south of Danang City, and 60 kms northeast of Tam Ky. Hoi An used to be an international trade center by sea on the eastwest area in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was the busiest trading port in Dang Trong region of Vietnam under the reign of Nguyen as merchants from Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, Holland...often landed for exchanging, purchasing commodities. In the historical progress of establishment and development, Hoi An was known by foreign merchants as Faifo, Haisfo, Hoai pho. Based on archeological relics and architecture documents, Hoi An was not only a place of converge and exchanging of many cultures such as: Champa, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese, especially impacted most by Vietnamese and Chinese civilisations.
Location:
Hoian district and town is on the lower section of the Thu Bon River system. It is in the coastal plain of Quang Nam province, just 28 km to the Southeast of Danang City.
Hoian is located at latitudes 15o15'26'' - 15o55'15'' North and longitudes 108o17'08'' - 108o23'10'' East and shares the boarders with Duy Xuyen district in the South, Dien Ban district in the West and North and the Pacific ocean (the East Sea) in the East.
Climate:
The climate in Hoian is rather mild. The annual average temperature is 25.6o, the percentage of humidity is 82%, rainfall reaches up to 2066mm and sunshine of 2158 hours.
Area and Population:
Hoian has a natural area of 6027.25 Ha (60sq.km) inhabited by 81.021 people.
Major Potentials:
as a coast of 7 km > with many nice beaches that are favourable for tourism development. Hoian also has a large fishery plentiful with sea products. About 15km from the Cua Dai beach lies the Cham archipelago (of 1,591 ha) where there are many famous sea swallow nests (bird nests) and good conditions to promote ecological tourism.
History:
Located in the meeting place of the major sources of water in Quang Nam and due to the favorable internal and external elements, Hoi An revved and rapidly developed in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Hoi An port town and the "Silk road" and "Ceramic road" on the seas attracted lots of merchant boats form China,Japan, India, Thailand, Portugal, Holland, Britain, France... They were so many that "they all made quite a forest of masts on the river" (Thich Dai San wrote in his Overseas Diary) and commodities were so plentiful that "merchantscould find whatever they wanted" and that "even hundreds of big sailing vessels (8.1 m wide and 45-60m long each) could not carry all of them away at the same time" (Le Quy Don wrote in Phu Bien Tap Luc).
Hoi An in this time therefore, was the international port town of trades that was most developed in the country and Southeast Asia as well as the major economic base in Southern Viet Nam of the Nguyen Lords and Kings.
By the end of the 19th century, because of unfavorable conditions, the "sailing vessels port town of Hoi An"gradually declined and gave its historic role in the hands of the "young industrial port city of DaNang".
During the 117 year assistance against foreign invaders for national salvation(1858-1975), thousands of Hoianians sacrificed their lives for the national independence and unification of the country. Many localities in Hoi An and some of them were named "hero" and "heroine".
On 28/8/1998, the Central Government of VietNam awarded Hoi An as a" Heroic Town of the Armed Forces". On December 4th, 1999, the UNESCO inscribed Hoi An on the World Heritage List
On August 24th, 2000, the Central Government of Viet Nam once again awarded Hoi An as a " Heroic Town of Labour". Let's come to Hoi An Vietnam Tours to find more detail!
This is an overview of Hoi An!
Source: Hoi An Center for Culture & Sports
Location:
Hoian district and town is on the lower section of the Thu Bon River system. It is in the coastal plain of Quang Nam province, just 28 km to the Southeast of Danang City.
Hoian is located at latitudes 15o15'26'' - 15o55'15'' North and longitudes 108o17'08'' - 108o23'10'' East and shares the boarders with Duy Xuyen district in the South, Dien Ban district in the West and North and the Pacific ocean (the East Sea) in the East.
Climate:
The climate in Hoian is rather mild. The annual average temperature is 25.6o, the percentage of humidity is 82%, rainfall reaches up to 2066mm and sunshine of 2158 hours.
Area and Population:
Hoian has a natural area of 6027.25 Ha (60sq.km) inhabited by 81.021 people.
Major Potentials:
as a coast of 7 km > with many nice beaches that are favourable for tourism development. Hoian also has a large fishery plentiful with sea products. About 15km from the Cua Dai beach lies the Cham archipelago (of 1,591 ha) where there are many famous sea swallow nests (bird nests) and good conditions to promote ecological tourism.
History:
Located in the meeting place of the major sources of water in Quang Nam and due to the favorable internal and external elements, Hoi An revved and rapidly developed in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Hoi An port town and the "Silk road" and "Ceramic road" on the seas attracted lots of merchant boats form China,Japan, India, Thailand, Portugal, Holland, Britain, France... They were so many that "they all made quite a forest of masts on the river" (Thich Dai San wrote in his Overseas Diary) and commodities were so plentiful that "merchantscould find whatever they wanted" and that "even hundreds of big sailing vessels (8.1 m wide and 45-60m long each) could not carry all of them away at the same time" (Le Quy Don wrote in Phu Bien Tap Luc).
Hoi An in this time therefore, was the international port town of trades that was most developed in the country and Southeast Asia as well as the major economic base in Southern Viet Nam of the Nguyen Lords and Kings.
By the end of the 19th century, because of unfavorable conditions, the "sailing vessels port town of Hoi An"gradually declined and gave its historic role in the hands of the "young industrial port city of DaNang".
During the 117 year assistance against foreign invaders for national salvation(1858-1975), thousands of Hoianians sacrificed their lives for the national independence and unification of the country. Many localities in Hoi An and some of them were named "hero" and "heroine".
On 28/8/1998, the Central Government of VietNam awarded Hoi An as a" Heroic Town of the Armed Forces". On December 4th, 1999, the UNESCO inscribed Hoi An on the World Heritage List
On August 24th, 2000, the Central Government of Viet Nam once again awarded Hoi An as a " Heroic Town of Labour". Let's come to Hoi An Vietnam Tours to find more detail!
This is an overview of Hoi An!
Source: Hoi An Center for Culture & Sports