09:09 29/02/2024
Explore how Hoi An secured the top spot as Vietnam's friendliest destination according to Booking.com's Traveler Review Awards. Learn about the town's unique blend of cultural influences, picturesque architecture, and the impact of this accolade on its tourism sector and cultural preservation.
12:52 19/07/2023
The Japanese Culture Gallery is located at 06 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, far from Japanese Covered Bridge about 30m. According to many reliable sources, this area was originally quarter of Japanese merchants with busy trading activities in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. It was also was the place of cultural exchange between Hoi An, Vietnam and Japan.
06:52 10/07/2023
More than 40 UNESCO World Heritage monuments are located in Southeast Asia, according to the renowned British travel publication Wanderlust, which has compiled a list of the region's top heritage monuments. Up to three of Vietnam's representatives are on this list.
12:26 02/06/2023
According to the sources; Hội An was a prosperous trading port from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries; Portuguese, English, French, Japanese and Chinese merchants came here to trade, with the majority of them being Japanese and Chinese. A particularly advantageous geographical location on the international commerce route as well as Lord Nguyễn's preferential policies of foreign trade helped many merchants, especially the Chinese to quickly become rich, so some of them built their own houses as well as community structures.
06:26 19/10/2022
With 1,105 reviews commenting on its colours, Hội An ranked third on the list after Nyhavn in Denmark with 2,755 reviews and Chihuly Garden and Glass in the US with 1287 reviews, according to data collected last July by the London-based tour operator.
23:00 19/03/2021
During the past time, due to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hội An was quiet and deserted. Now the pandemic is controlled, Hội An city welcomes thousands of tourists every day, and tourism has gradually been restored. According to statistics, in the first quarter of 2021, the city welcomed more than 146,375 visitors to Hội An (including 8,420 visitors buying entrance tickets) that proves the strange charm of a commercial port city known as a “peaceful place” for visitors.
16:21 26/05/2020
The old town of Hoi An will reopen to visitors from June 1 according to local authorities.