Hoi An World Heritage

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The year 2010 is coming to the end. an class="keyword">Hoian>an Ancient Town is exciting to welcoming the New Year 2011 with a lot of significant activities. At an class="keyword">Hoian>an Museum of History and Culture( 06 Tran Hung Dao- an class="keyword">Hoian>an), f-rom 21h December 31, 2010, the Youth Uni-on of an class="keyword">Hoian>an City will begin dancing to welcome new year......

The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the Buddhist version of the Christian All Soul’s Day, when the souls of those condemned to suffer in hell for their sins are freed for a day....

For centuries, the Whale Festival in Quang Nam Province has been considered to be the biggest water festival by the fishermen living there. It has been celebrated with the hope of bringing good luck when going fishing, and it is also believed that paying respect to the Whale God will ensure safety......

The Nguyen Tieu Festival is celebrated annually by the Chinese living in an class="keyword">Hoian> An on the 16th of the first lunar month of January, at Guangdong and Chaozhou Assembly Hall. Residents of the ancient city of an class="keyword">Hoian> An are always eager to welcome the Nguyen Tieu festival. On this occasion, people organize......

Like many festivals in an class="keyword">Hoian> An, the Long Chu Festival is steeped as much in cultural belief as it in religion. Long Chu festival is celebrated on the 15th of the seventh and eighth lunar month, when the new season is coming and the old one is leaving, and the entire climat is uncertain. It is held......

Tet Trung Thu, as it is known in Vietnam, or the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, is a wonderful ancient festival that revolves around children. The festival, held annually on the 15th of Lunar August in an class="keyword">Hoian> An, helps cre-ate the most c-harming and picturesque night of the year. It involves the customs of......

Kim Bồng Carpentry Village belongs to Cẩm Kim commune, Hội An city, Quáng Nam province. It is located on the right bank of Thu Bồn river, which flows through Hội An city. The north of this village is opposite to the ancient town of Hội An - A World Cultural Heritage Site....

The fishing Village Thanh Nam (also called Con Chai) is shaped by the beautiful Thu Bon River. Fishermen have come here for a long time to cast their nets and catch prawns, crabs and fish. The fishing village is still active nowadays, even with the appearance of modern fishing ships going to far......

Since it’s only 3 km away f-rom an class="keyword">Hoian> An ancient town, tourists will find it is very convenient to travel by land or river f-rom an class="keyword">Hoian> An to here. Located in a 50 hectares river islet, Thuan Tinh looks like a buoy floating in the lower section of Thu Bon river. Thuan Tinh is a typical ecological tourism......

Quan Thang is currently seen as one of the nicest ancient houses in an class="keyword">Hoian> An. It is over 150 year old and carries the architecture style of Hoa Ha, China. Throughout the years, the style as well as interior decoration of the house has been lovingly preserved. That helps us at least partly imagine the......

No one knows exactly when "Bai Can class="keyword">hoian>" appeared. It is said this game was played during every Spring Festival in Thua Thien Hue Province around 400 years ago. Then "Bai Can class="keyword">hoian>" lost its popularity and was almost forgotten, until the festival was revived after the former Feudal capital Hue and the......

Wrose (banh bao vac), a type of shrimp dumpling made f-rom translucent white dough bunched up to look like a rose. Many people like these cakes not only for their delicious flavor but also for their beautiful appearance. The French gave it the name of "white roses"....

This is the popular country dish in an class="keyword">Hoian>an and Quang Nam. The noodle is yellow or white in color and made f-rom rice flour. It is mixed with shrimp, pork and vegetables, and topped with grilled rice paper and spices. Similar to rice noodle and chicken or pork soup (Hu tieu), My Quang is a variety of......

On the night of the old town, across the block, under the roof of the ancient roof moss, under shimmering lantern, you cannot ignore the chicken boiled silk show up on a disk, first fragrance attractive flight f-rom the chicken rice restaurants. Want to make delicious rice and chicken also choose to......

Water bodies in general are an important part of Vietnam as a whole. More so for this shore town of an class="keyword">Hoian> An. The Thu Bon River in an class="keyword">Hoian> An plays an important role in the geography, culture as well as the history of an class="keyword">Hoian> An. The town which was better known as Fai Fo in the days of antiquity, is situated......

The small fishing town of an class="keyword">Hoian> An situated on the banks of the Thu Bon River, is a quiet place that affords its visitors ample scope for relaxation. The town’s other claim to fame is its many pagodas and shrines. Of them is the Ong Pagoda in an class="keyword">Hoian> An. The Ong Pagoda like most other pagodas in the......

Visitors to an class="keyword">Hoian> An never forget Cao Lau (vermicelli), the special an class="keyword">Hoian> An and Quang Nam special symbol...

Big Opening Show on sea stage is being planned...

March 16 - 20, 2011. an class="keyword">Hoian> An City, Socialist Republic of Vietnam...