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In 1999, the old town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences.
Hội An attracts a fair number of tourists, also being a well-established place on the backpacker trail. Many visit for the numerous art and craft shops and tailors, who produce made-to-measure clothes for a fraction of the Western price. Several Internet cafés, bars and restaurants have opened along the riverfront. Hội An is famed for its centuries old cao lầu noodle. The town is also famed for its unique lanterns. ~ extracted from wikipedia~
Hoi An, once known as Faifo, was a major international port in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the foreign influences are discernible to this day. While the serious shipping business has long since moved to Da Nang, the heart of the city is still the Old Town, full of winding lanes and Chinese-styled shophouses, which is particularly atmospheric in the evening as the sun goes down. While almost all shops now cater to the tourist trade, the area has been largely preserved as is, which is unusual in Vietnam, and renovation has proceeded slowly and carefully – it’s mercifully absent of towering concrete blocks and karaoke parlors.~extracted from wikitravel~
Entry to all historical sites in Hoi An is via a coupon system, where 75,000 dong (US$5) gets you a ticket that can be used to enter five attractions: one museum, one old house, one assembly hall, the handicraft workshop (and traditional music show) or the traditional theater, and either the Japanese Covered Bridge or the Quan Cong Temple. Tickets are sold at various entry points into the Old Town, including Hai Ba Trung Street, and also at some of the attractions, including the Cantonese Assembly Hall.~extracted from wikitravel~
hmmm… to update u… in case u r going… it’s 90,000dong now le…
n hor… they never check if it’s museum or old house or assembly hall or whatever la… just any 5. n by right u should visit all 5 in one day cos the coupon is dated la… BY right… hmmm… but hor… they never really check the date tho~~ ;p
after walking around the old town for several hours under the HOT sun…
we decided to do it their way too… go back to air-con room n rest~~~
after a cold shower n a short nap ;p… it’s time to check out the area outside the hotel…
like i have mentioned? we are at a beach resort…
n the cua dai beach is a v popular place with the locals too…
imagine all the motorcycles x 3/4pax each~~~
it’s like a beach party or some carnival ongoing~~~
n most of the locals dun change into swimwear or beachwear…
they go into the water in whatever they come with… n ‘air-dry’
then walk home or walk to the parking lot to get home on their motobike~~~
SO COOL~~~
