Hoi An World Heritage

The Central City of Hoi An, popular for its old quarters and peacefulness, is the pride of the Quang Nam Province’s people, in particular, and of the country, in general. However, it is a concern that such a world’s heritage will be exploited positively and preserved sustainably and suitably in......

On some days beginning of the year, many Chinese and Japanese tourists visited Hoi An ancient town, up 20 – 30% compared to last year – 2010....

Tourists to Hoi An City yesterday received the first of more than 40,000 maps f-rom Hoi An tourism, which have been published for tourists free of c-harge....

Thousands of foreign and domestic tourists flocked to Hoi An’s Old Quarter in the Central Coastal Province of Quang Nam on the night of February 16 to join the coloured lantern and flower-garland releasing festival on the Hoai River to pray for happiness and good luck....

Viet Nam's Chanh Phuong Film Studio and Russia's IKA Film Studio are collaborating on the production of the film Nguoi Linh (The Soldiers), being directed by Stanislav Ivanov. The film, currently shooting on location around the city of Hoi An city and the vestige site of My Son in the central......

Vietnam will hold its first ever International Choir Festival and Competition (VICC 1) in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam f-rom March 16-19, said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theatre Pham Hong Hai on February 9....

‘Night in an Ancient Town’ is a unique event that draws people f-rom all over the world to Hoi An....

The Nguyen Tieu Festival is a very special event for Asians. And for residents in Hoi An, it is time to display colored lanterns in the ancient town which attracts a large number of tourists every year....

French photographer Etienne Bossot’s exhibition “Beauty of Dust” has just been opened at 36 Tran Phu street (Hoi An city, Quang Nam). In order to help tourists understanding more about the land and people of the ancient town in daily life, works of Hoi An fartherland and habitants through......

Hoi An one of the city have three major rivers that is Thu Bon river, Truong Giang river and Đe Vong river and with a mangrove forest of coconut water is a wonderful destination....

The “Farmer – fisherman” tour offering tourists a chance to catch fish and collect rubbish like real farmers on the Thu Bon River in Hoi An ancient town has attracted many international tourists....

Quang Nam province was supported by UNESCO Ha Noi office in organizing Pilot Heritage Guide Training programme and certification....

The Executive Committee of the Event said until 12 January 2011, 34 choirs including 30 international choirs f-rom Sri Lanca, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Hongkong and 4 Vietnamese choirs have applied for participating in the 1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and......

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The year 2010 is coming to the end. Hoian Ancient Town is exciting to welcoming the New Year 2011 with a lot of significant activities. At Hoian Museum of History and Culture( 06 Tran Hung Dao- Hoian), f-rom 21h December 31, 2010, the Youth Uni-on of Hoian 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 Hoi An on the 16th of the first lunar month of January, at Guangdong and Chaozhou Assembly Hall. Residents of the ancient city of Hoi An are always eager to welcome the Nguyen Tieu festival. On this occasion, people organize......

Like many festivals in Hoi 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......

This festival falls on the 12th day of the second month of the lunar calendar, and is celebrated in Lady Thu Bon’s Palace in Duy Tan commune, Duy Xuyen district. It is a traditional festival of the ancient Cham Pa people that was inherited and is still kept nowadays....