Hoi An Ancient Town is located in Vietnam's central Quang Nam Province on the banks of the Thu Bon River. It has over 1,100 well-preserved wooden buildings representing a combination of indigenous Vietnamese and foreign influences from China, Japan, and Europe. The town reflects its history as an important port dating back to the 16th-17th centuries when it was occupied by the Japanese and Chinese and later Europeans. The surviving street plan and architecture present an intact traditional townscape reflecting the diverse communities that have inhabited the town over centuries.

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9. History
Hoi An has been
through a
few centuries of
history, but still
remains as in the very
first days of its being
born.

10. History
Its two main historical
landmarks:
The occupying of the
Japanese & Chinese, and the
Western (Dutch and
Spanish) during the 16th
and
17th
centuries. During the
period of the China trade,
the town was called Hai
Pho (Sea Town) in
Vietnamese.

11. history
Originally Hai Pho was a
divided town, because across
the "Japanese Bridge", it used
to be the Japanese settlement
(16th-17th century)
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12. Location

13. LOCATION
Viet Nam’s central
Quang Nam Province
On the north bank
near the mouth of the
Thu Bon River.

14. SIZe
The inscribed property
comprises 30 ha and it
has a buffer zone of
280 ha.

15. A beauty town

17. Brief synthesis
The town reflects a
combination of indigenous
and foreign cultures
(principally Chinese and
Japanese with later
European influences).
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18. Brief synthesis
The town has a well-preserved
complex of 1,107 wooden
buildings, with brick or
wooden walls, which include
architectural monuments,
commercial and domestic
vernacular structures .
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19. The streets, houses and axis is axis
parallel to the river and alleys set
at right angles to it.
Typically, the buildings front the
streets for convenient customer
access while the backs of the
buildings open to the river allowing
easy loading and off-loading of
goods from boats
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20. Brief synthesis
The surviving wooden
structures and street plan
are original and intact and
together present a
traditional townscape of the
17th and 18th centuries.

21. Brief synthesis
The living heritage
reflecting the diverse
communities of the
indigenous inhabitants of
the town, as well as
foreigners, has also been
preserved and continues to
be passed on. Hoi An
Ancient Town remains an
exceptionally well-
preserved example of a Far
Eastern port.

22. Natural
conditions
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23. Natural conditons
The weather here
is typically tropical.

24. Natural conditions
Hoi An is
comparatively warm
especially during the
entire year, and can be
classified into two main
categories namely wet
and dry seasons.

25. Natural conditons
The daily temperature
rises beyond 70o
F
reaching mid 60o
F
especially during the
nighttime

26. festival

27. Full moon festival is held on the 14th
of every lunar month.

28. One night before the full moon, when the Old Town becomes even more
festive than usual, active and decorate with colorful lights and lamps
along every lane.

31. The end
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