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1. LOCAL GUIDE The Essential information
Getting There Getting Around
By Plane On foot
Hoi An does not have a domestic terminal, The centre of Hoi An is very small and
the nearest airport is in Da Nang (30km pedestrianised, so you will be walking
away from Hoi An), which has frequent
connections to Ho Chi Minh, Ha Noi City
and some international flights. There are
two that service Vietnam's domestic
routes: Vietnam Airlines and Jestar Airline
From Da Nang you can travel by public bus,
private car or taxi to Hoi an. A shared airport
transfer service from the airport to Hoi An is
the best way to get to Hoi An. The journey
takes around 30 minutes and cost from $3.
If you take bus, you will get to the bus
station (not in the airport) before going to
Hoi An.
around most of the time. Motorbikes are
By Train only banned from the center of town
H oi An is a small town in Central Vietnam on the coast of South China Sea. Hoi An
was used to be a busy international commercial port in the 16th and 17th
centuries. Today Hoi An stands as an example of ancient architecture and is declared as
There is no railway station in Hoi An. Most
guests going to Hoi by train must stop at Da
Nang or Tam ky Railway Station. Everyday
during certain times of day (Mon-Tue-
We d - F r i - S a t , 8 a m - 11 a m , 1 4 p m -
16h30pm).
there are many domestic trains from Ha
a World Heritage by UNESCO for being one of the best preserved ancient Southeast
noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nha Trang etc. Taxi
Asian trading ports. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both From Da Nang you can travel by bus, It is easy and cheap to find a taxi.
indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site. From private car or can take a taxi to Hoi an.
the moment you enter the city, the mystique of an secluded ancient town isolated Da Nang Railway Station: 202 Hai Phong, Motorbike
Tan Chinh Ward, Thanh Khe District, Da Traffic in Hoi An is minimal, so if you've
from the modern world will take your feeling back to old countryside society of
Nang City. been avoiding getting on a bike in the big
Vietnam. cities, Hoi An is ideal to get used to the
Check train schedule on road rules. Rental motorbike is available
In this Guide... www.hoian-tourism.com from guesthouses, cafes, travel
agencies, etc. Rent a bike for US$3 per
1.The Essential information 2.Local Taste By Open Tour Buses day (60,000 dong) for a semi-automatic
?there
Getting 3.Things do not miss Hoi An is one of the stopping spots of Open or $5 (100,000 VND) for a fully automatic.
?around
Getting 4.After Dark Tour cars from Ha Noi, Ho chi Minh City,
Useful phrase
? 5.Mark your calendar Hue, Nha Trang, Dalat, etc. There are
Weather
? many night buses which can help you save
6.Top attractions
? Contact
Tourism
7.Unravelling the architecture more time. The bus will pick up you at your
Hoi An Tourist ticket
?
Hoi An Full moon
? features of Hoi An hotels.
8.Around Hoi An
Check bus schedule on
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2. The Essential information The Essential information
Bicycle Hoi An Weather Hoi An tourist ticket
Hoi An is comparatively warm especially The tourist office sells Hoi An Tourist ticket
during the entire year, and can be classified for admission to any five attractions
into two main categories namely wet and (90,000VND/ticket), including an old
dry seasons. Experience a dry season in house, assembly hall, museum, and one
Hoi An during the months of February to
other attraction. Tourists can choose any
May and accompanied with sunshine,
along with a warm and mild raise in interesting places introduced in tickets.
temperatures. The hottest month is June Tickets can be purchased at one of six
and July, with a daily temperatures outlets in Old Town.
ascending to mid 90's F.
pedestrians are allowed, in fact you
Hoi An Weather experiences its monsoon 52 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
? cannot even peddle or push your bicycle
showers especially during the months of ? Trung
19 Hai Ba through the town until 10 pm. Check our
By far, the most enjoyable mode of
September to January. The months of ? Dieu
05 Hoang calendar to note the date of this monthly
transport in Hoi An is the bicycle. You can
December and January are considered as ? Chau Trinh
12 Phan event.
rent them for about 10,000 VND/day or
the coldest wintry months. The daily ? Phu
37 Tran 17-18/01/2011
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5,000 VND/half day. Rental bicycle is
available from guesthouses, cafes, temperature rises beyond 70's F reaching 78 Le Loi
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16-17/02/2011
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travel agencies, etc. mid 60's F especially during the night time.
18-19/03/2011
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Group more than 8 people are entitled to a
free guide for the day; otherwise, you can 16-17/04/2011
?
Useful phrases Tourism Contact hire one for around $15. The ticket outlets 16-17/05/2011
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are open from 7am to 6pm, as all the sights 15-16/06/2011
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Hello/ goodbye – xin chao / tam biet Hoi An Tourism Information Office included in the scheme 14-15/07/2011
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I'm glad to see you – rat vui duoc gap Add: 45 Le Loi St, Hoi An 13,14/08/2011
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Hoi An Office of Tourist Service Hoi An Full Moon Festival- Legendary
ong/ba 11-12/09/2011
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Thank you- Cam On Add: 12 Phan Chau Trinh St, Hoi An Night Festival Hoi An
10-11/10/2011
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You're welcome- Khong co chi Immigration Management Office The Full Moon Festival is held on every
14th day of the lunar month (Chinese 09-10/11/2011
?
Yes- Vang Add: 88 Phan Chau Trinh St, Hoi An
calendar). Under the full moon, Hoi An ? 08-09/12/2011
No- Khong Hoi An Police
becomes one big center stage where all the Check www.hoian-tourism.com for
Sorry- Xin loi Add: 8 Hoang Dieu St, Hoi An
How are you? – ong/ba khoe khong? locals come out and participate in reviving update information
Tel: ( 84-510) 3 861666
I'm fine, thank you – cam on, toi khoe the golden days of prosperity and folklore
Guide Office
What is your name? – ong/ba ten la gi? cultural activities. The festival starts around
Add: 5 Hoang Dieu
My name is … - toi ten la … 6.00pm when the whole of HoiAn town is
Tel: (84-510) 3 862715 lighted with only dainty lanterns and
Open: Mo cua
Close: Dong cua Taxi Hoi An everyone takes a stroll on the old narrow
How much?- Bao nhieu? Tel: (84-510) 3. 919919 streets absolutely free from the sound of
vehicles engine. In the old quarter, only
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3. Local Taste- Local Experience Local Taste- Local Experience
White Rose delicious, albeit pungent. Simple as it tastes. Similar to ravioli, wonton is made
seems, the contrast of texture and flavour with rice flour and filled with ingredients
(crunchy/soft, salty/sweet) makes for a like shrimp, pork, egg, and spices. There
tasty snake. are many kinds of wonton dishes: fried
Price: 6000VND- 10,000VND/dish wonton, wonton soup or wonton and
noodle soup are a few examples.
Hen Xuc Banh Trang (clams served with
crispy rice paper)
Also Cam Nam specialty, Hen Xuc Banh
With a recipe that has descended over Trang are tiny clams served with crispy rice
four generations, White Rose is a must paper. The clams are boiled and then fried
Price: 3000VND
try local favourite. It's a shrimp dumpling, with a myriad of local herbs, vegetables
Where to eat Che Bap: Cam Nam village
that due to its shape (similar to the rose) and spices. Spring onion, scallions, black
and white starch colouring, was given its pepper, chilli, ginger, and peanuts are
Chi Ma phu (black sesame sweet soup)
memorable name. In Vietnamese, it is necessary.
called “Banh Bao Banh Vac” Where to try: Eating Place 62 (Mr Son) at
Where to eat White Rose: 533 Hai Ba An Hoi Island
Trung
Price: 70,000-100,000VND/ dish Cao Lau
Cao lau noodles are carefully made from
Banh dap (smashing rice paper) local new sticky rice. The secret is the
Banh Dap is made from rice paper, one water used to make it, and authentic cao
being crispy and the other wet. They are lau uses only water from Ba Le Well. On
the Cao Lau noodles were some meat
Ground black sesame seeds are mixed
slices mixed with fat made from fried
with sugar, vegetable juice, and thanh dia
noodles served with fresh greens and
Price: 15,000VND- 20,000VND/ dish (a kind of Chinese medicine) and then
herbs and bean sprouts.
Where to eat Hen xuc banh trang: Cam boiled to make a pudding. Chi Ma Phu is
Nam village also a tonic for people recovering from
recent illness.
Che bap (sweet corn soup). Price: 5000VND- 8000VND
Che bap is made from tender corn and Where to try Chi Ma Phu:
sugar. Hoi An's sweet and sticky corn is
perfect for this soup. Local nutritionists say Wonton
fused together on the table and served
this soup is very beneficial for the elderly.
with a potent nuoc mam (fish sauce) that
This dish comes from China but has been
is mixed from soybean, onion, chilli and
adapted by the inhabitants to suit local
other spices. The sauce is indeed Price: 20,000-25,000VND/bowl
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4. Local Taste- Local Experience Local Taste- Local Experience
Banh Beo (Rice Flour Discs with Dried go to Phan Chau Trinh St, between Le Loi some regional and family recipes will use Tofu soup seller
Shrimp) and Nguyen Hue chicken and even duck. Accompanying It has custard-almost crème caramel-
Banh beo is made from a mixture of rice There is no menu - it's a set meal. They vegetables are water morning-glory, semblance and is made from silken
flour and water. The mixture is poured
charge based on how much you eat cress, young banana flowers and herbs. soybean that has been cooked with
into small, clay bowls. The delicious core
of Banh beo are stuffed with small Especially, the famous Tra Que savory of ginger and sugar. Each bowl is between
shrimps and the dipping sauce is made Chicken rice Quang Nam Province will give the dish 5000VND-7000VND (0.3USD)
by mixing fish sauce, sugar, garlic, chilly, Hoi An chicken rice is very simple: the more flavour. depending on the size. You can find Mrs
fresh small shrimps and watery grease. recipe includes only rice, chicken, sauce Thanh walking around the old quarter
Price: 5000VND/ dish and pickled carrots. The combination of the everyday
Where to try Banh Beo: opposite Duong different ingredients further create a
Thuong Assembly Hall wonderful blend of flavors between the Banh My (Vietnamese Baguette
saltiness of the topped onions, spiciness of Sandwich)
Banh xeo
the Vietnamese coriander, pepper and It is pronounced "bun me." Sometimes
“Banh xeo” is Vietnamese style crepe
chilli, sourness of the papaya and the spelled banh my. Banh My includes fresh
with whole shrimp, thinly sliced pork coriander, pickled vegetables, chili. They
sweetness of the chicken and rice. All
and bean sprouts. Like the salad roll, can be filled with barbecue pork, grilled
these pleasant tastes fused together in a chicken, tofu or even scrambled eggs in a
the “banh xeo” is a do-it-yourself dish that
single meal would make anyone truly breakfast version. For Vietnamese style,
involves the messy but delicious process
savour your dining experience. they can be filled with slices of cha lua
of wrapping the crepe in lettuce with (also known as Vietnamese devon) and
Where to try Quang Noodle: Mr Hai 6A thit nguoi (ham).
Trýõng Minh Lý?ng, near Yaly shop Where to try Banh My: Ms Phuong,
Hoang Dieu, near Cam Nam bridge
Sticky rice vendor Pho Bo (Vietnamese Beef noodle
Using glutinous rice as main staple, this is Soup)
a dish enjoyed by Vietnamese households This iconic Vietnamese Beef Noodle
but many visitors also like the sweet/ salt Soup or Pho Bo is probably one of the
most well-known noodles to come from
taste. Mixing rice with either green or black Vietnam. It features succulent medium
beans, peanut, salt, sugar and small stir- rare beef slices on top of the pho =,
Price: 20,000-25,000VND/dish fried onion, the dish is sold hot and comes together with some wonderfully fresh
cilantro and basil. Though the filling might
wrapped in banana leaf. A meal of sticky veggies and herbs that bring a fresh
fall out on your table, you will be Where to try chicken rice: Ms Buoi 22 Phan balance to the tasty and nutritious soup.
completely lost in the crispy, warm Chau Trinh, Ms Ty 27 Phan Chau Trinh, Ms rice should never run more than
combination of lettuce and crepe, and the Huong Le Loi, near Thu Thuy shop, Ms VND10,000 (US$0.5).
Where to try Pho Bo: Mr Tuan- 323 Cua
attentive staff will happily clean up after Thuan 17/4 Nh?trýng Where to eat: The lady (Mrs Nam) plods Dai, Near Pacific Hotel, Lien Noodle- Le
you. through town every day. She sells from 5 Loi St, opposite Luong Gia Restaurant,
Quang noodle Le Loi St
Ba Le Well. The restaurant is in a little am to noon
alley just off of Tran Hung Dao Street. Or Quang noodle soups are generally pork
and dried shrimp broth based, although
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5. Things do not miss Things do not miss
Vietnamese Cooking Classes in Hoi Hoi An Eco Tours Hire Motorbike or bicycle - A fantastic Hire a boat
An Hoi An Eco-tour - "A unique cultural way to see the town While many motorized boats offer river
tours, but hiring a boat is a nice change to
Vietnamese cuisine is globally known for window into The Vietnamese way of life" If the traffic scared you in Ho Chi Minh or
instead glide along the water. You can
its varied flavors, presentation and will help you to understand more about the Hanoi, Hoi An is a good place to learn. The find many local people along the Bach
freshness. Classes usually take a half a daily life of the locals. A green-minded tour quiet streets makes it becomes an ideal Dang riverside, or near Japanese
day and there are several to choose from Covered Bridge offer this service.
in Hoi An. Highlights include a guided tour offering localize experiences with the Hoi place to hire a bike to get around and
of Hoi An's colorful central market, boat surrounding Hoi An. You will have the
trip on the Hoi An River, and hands-on opportunity to ride your own motorbike or
cooking classes. bicycle, which gives you the freedom of
being in control of your own destiny. You
will travel along, never rushing, really
enjoyable.
Diving site in Cham Island Hoi An
Cham Island Marine Park is still an
unexplored diving site, many other dive
sites and also old wrecks are yet to be
Fee: 15,000VND-20,000VND/ hour
An people with the focus of preserving the Morning: 8-9 am
environment and giving tourists a real Afternoon: from 3-5 pm.
Night: Only for full moon night
Price: form 12$- 15$ insight into rural life.
Become a farmer at Tra Que Custom Made Tailor Hoi An market
Vegetable Hoi An is best known for its custom clothing Hoi An market retains an appealingly
This is an interesting discovery of Hoi An trade and is the multitude of tailor shops. traditional atmosphere, despite the
traditional values with a tour called "one You might have a nice outfit just in several
days or hours with a reasonable price. You number of tourists. Like most, it's the best
day of becoming an old town resident".
will find an array of different colours, in the early morning, spectacle best
patterns, textures & quality of fabric. captured between 6 and 7 am when the
fishing boats are unloading their catch,
discovered. During the good season, from especially among the riverfront fresh
beginning of March till end of August, the food stalls. Look out for jars of tiny
water gets clearer and can offer up to 20
preserved tangerines, a regional
meters underwater visibility, revealing
some beautiful coral reefs near all the speciality, amid neat stacks of basket
islets and also Rang Manh pinnacles that ware, bowl-sharp lumps of unrefined
will make many experienced scuba divers cane-suger, liniments, medicinal herbs
It was a delightful and very affordable very happy. and every variety of rice.
way to spend the day and learn about the
food and culture of the area. The variety
of herbs and vegetables was amazing.
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6. Hoi An After Dark Mark Your Calendar
For the most part, Hoi An is a town that espresso and some great baked treats. February people that was inherited and is still kept
sleeps early, but you can find a few Treats Bar & Café Chinese New Year nowadays. Apart from the ceremonies
Add: 158 Tran Phu
good nightspots
Treats Bar & Café in Hoi An creates a very
comfortable environment with a
Tam Tam Café picturesque view of the river from the
Add: 111 Nguyen Thai Hoc dining tables.
One of the busiest night spots in Hoi An is
the popular Tam Tam Café. This place Hoi An Cargo Club and Patisserie
combines class with fun – make sure you Add: 107- 109 Nguyen Thai Hoc
grab a balcony seat. Cargo Club is a good place to reconnoitre if
traveling in a group or to meet other
travelers. Their Italian and local dishes are and their legends, festival-goers can also
all first rate and the patisserie ensures enjoy art performances, fashion shows, a
excellent desserts. This has both street
national beach volleyball tournament,
and river views.
photo exhibitions on Quang Nam, and
River Lounge seminars on culture preservation.
Add: 35 Nguyen Phuc Chu On these days, Hoi An inhabitants are
This restaurant offers a European cafe involved in many activities and organize April
style atmosphere with an Asian menu. traditional cultural festivals. Visitors can
There is an actual lounge upstairs along see performances of many traditional Lady Thien Hau Worshipping Festival
with a manmade beach next to the main dances like the four noble-animal dance The festival is held annually by the
ground restaurant, giving guests a chance and the unicorn dance. Chinese living in Hoi An on the 23rd of the
Tip: Try to get a table on the balcony or in to experience all kinds of chill. You will
front of the building and you can watch 3rd month of the lunar year, at the Fujian
have a perfect view over the old town. The Nguyen Tieu festival is celebrated
the passers-by from up there.
Mango Rooms annually by the Chinese living in Hoi An on
Hai Scout Cafe Mango Rooms is the town's most popular the 16th of lunar January, at Guangdong
little bistro and gathering point for local and Chaozhou Assembly Hall. On this
expats and visiting literati. The Mango occasion, people organize formal offering
Room's effusive owner, Duc, knows how to
rituals at village pagodas and temples to
throw a party. Duc's imagination has gone
wilder with more local dishes being honour Emperor Shen Nong. You will
meshed with Mediterranean and Latino experience an exciting atmosphere with
tastes. Signature dishes include the red many and interesting activities such as and the Duong Thuong Assembly Halls.
snapper and squid rings Devotees come to this pagoda in order to
Vietnamese poetry reading, lantern
Before & Now Restaurant and Bar festival, lottery games ... pray for happiness, prosperity and
Add: 51 Le Loi fulfilment. The festival is organized in a
Before & Now is a lively place that 's March widely decorated environment, with
suitable for all ages. If you want quite, there Lady Thu Bon Worshipping Festival colourful flowers and lanterns.
Add: 98 Nguyen Thai Hoc is an upstairs area for dining, otherwise
Hai Scout Cafe is a popular late-night soak up the music and mingle downstairs. This festival falls on the 12th day of
hangout for travelers, offering standard They offer a meny of mostly international February of the lunar calendar. It is a
bar drinks as well as cappuccino and and Vietnamese dishes traditional festival of the ancient Cham Pa
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7. Mark Your Calendar Top attractions
May The Vu Lan Day in Hoi An is an event Japanese Covered bridge The architecture of the house has been
Labour day, also a public holiday. associated with the annual wandering of The Japanese Covered Bridge in Hoi An is kept almost intact. Only small repairs
a beautiful example of Japanese have been made.
Otherwise known as May Day or the souls of ancestors that has its architecture of the period. It was
International Worker Day The Diep Dong Nguyen House
counterpart in almost all religions across
the world. On the occasion, lights are set
August
Long Chu festival float on the river to guide the wandering
Long Chu festival is celebrated on the souls to nirvana. Also, on this night food is
15th of the lunar July, when the new spread out on an altar within the house to
season is coming and the old one is appease their hunger; and false money is
leaving, and the entire climate is offered as a burnt offering to honor them.
uncertain. It is held in the summer constructed in the 1590s by the Japanese
community of Hoi An in order to link them
months, when plagues and other types of
September with the Chinese quarters across the
epidemics are most likely to break out in stream. Over the centuries the
the fishing villages. As a result, religious Mid-autumn festival ornamentation of the bridge has remained
The festival, held annually on the 15th of relatively faithful to the original Japanese Diep Dong Nguyen is an ancient house
Lunar August in Hoi An, helps create the design. located at 82 Nguyen Thai Hoc street.
most charming and picturesque night of This is considered the first private
Tan Ki Ancient House museum in the central part of Vietnam,
the year. It involves the customs of moon
Tan Ky House is located at 101 Nguyen which a lot of tourists and researchers
contemplation, procession of stars & moon Thai Hoc Street, and was constructed consider as an invaluable antique
using shaped lanterns, lion dance, as well museum. The house opens 8:00 - 12:00
as parties with moon cakes and fruits and 14:00 - 16:30 daily. It was built for a
Chinese merchant in the late 19th
century. You don't need to purchase a
ceremonies are carried out to fight the ticket, there are no security guards....
diseases.
Phung Hung Ancient House
The house is located at 4 Nguyen Thi
Vu Lan Day Hoi An
Minh Khan Street. It was built in 1780
when Hoi An was prospering. The
architecture of Phung Hung house
represents the combination of
Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese
almost two centuries ago as the house of a
styles. The house used to be a shop
Vietnamese merchant. The owner of the
house has preserved its interior design trading in cinnamon, pepper, salt, silk,
and old furniture, as well as many relics of chinaware and glassware. Now part of
the prospering trade and cultural the house is used as a workshop for
exchanges among the Vietnamese,
making commercial embroideries. .
Chinese and Japanese the late 17 century.
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8. Top attractions Top attractions
Phuc Kien Assembly Hall granted money to build this assembly hall centuries. The museum is a precious The carpentry village of Kim Bong
Phuoc Kien Assembly Hall is located at to worship the forever. material treasure, which helps confirm the belongs to the Cam Kim commune, just
46 Tran Phu Street was founded in 1690 important role of Hoi An Trade Port in
Sa Huynh Culture Museum trading transactions. on the other side of Hoi An river. There
were many Kim Bong carpenters were
Thanh Ha Pottery Village organized by the King of the Nguyen
dynasty in order to build Hue capital. Kim
Bong villagers are doing the same work
in the same way that their forefathers did
in the past. Besides that, Kim Bong
carpenters had built big trade ships
helping to exchange easily transport
goods everywhere.
and served the largest Chinese ethnic
group in Hoi An (the Fujian). It displays Located at 149 Tran Phu Street of the Hoi
rich architectural and artistic features. An heritage center. The museum supplies
You must visit this assembly hall to plenty of information about ancient people
encounter an excellent work of of Sa Huynh civilization who were the first
architecture that is also considered as a owner of Hoi An trading port, having The Thanh Ha Pottery Village is located by Unravelling the architecture
heritage of historical significance. exchanging relationship with China, India, the Thu Bon river, 3 Km to the West of the features of Hoi An
and South East Asia. Most of the articles on ancient quarter. The products made by the
The Hainan Assembly Hall display in the Sa Huynh Culture Museum villagers mainly serve the daily lives in
An date back to the 1st Millennium BC A typical feature of Hoi An architecture is
which is better known as the Iron Age. domestic markets and are lighter than the
“eyes” which means to ward away bad
same products in other places. Thanh Ha
luck. The eyes are often carved with the
The Museum of Trade Ceramics Pottery craftsmen had been invited by the
The museum was opened in 1975 and yin-yang symbol in the centre,
Court of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue to create
located at 80 Tran Phu Street. There are a surrounded by eight trigrams in Chinese
special products for various activities of
the imperial palace. geomancy. The yin and yang symbol
became fashionable in the nineteenth
Kim Bong Carpenter Village century and is the most commonly used
image on houses, sometimes set in a
chrysanthemum flower, such as the Tan
The house is located at 10 Tran Phu Ki House, or as the octagonal talisman
Street. It was built in 1851 by the representing eight charms
overseas Chinese people. This
Assembly hall is used to worship 108
Chinese merchants who were unjustly
killed because they were mistaken for total of about 430 ceramic artefacts that
pirates. Later, they were vindicated and stand as a testimony of the ceramic trade
named “deities” by King Tu Duc who network that date back to the 8th to 18th
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9. Around Hoi An Arts, handicraft and shopping
W
Cycle to Cam Nam Village and the Brimming with marine life and corals from 5 ith the influx of tourists, Hoi An is Nguyen Thai Hoc, where they also give
craft villages am to 30m below the water, the islands becoming a centre for the arts. A folk concerts, and the House of
could be described as a diver's paradise. delightful hour- long medley of traditional Traditional Handicraft at 108 Nguyen
The main Cham island has a small, friendly music and dance is performed most Thai Hoc, and look out too for a tiny stall
community and harbours some beautiful evening in a cramped rather grandly know
beaches and jungle at 49 Le Loi where the same family has
as Traditional Art Theatre, 75 Nguyen Thai
Hoc ( Mon-Sat 9pm, 45 000VDN) Folk been making silk lanterns for generations
Thuan Tinh Ecological Tourism Zone musicians also play short concerts at the Hoi An is now well known for its silk and
Thuan Tinh is a typical ecological tourism Hoi An Handicraft Workshop, 9 Nguyen tailoring, with prices generally cheaper
zone in Hoi An town. You will enjoy the Thai Hoc )Mon-Sat 10,15 am& 3.15 pm; than Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh. You' ll find
poetic natural landscapes. Under the included in ticket scheme.
green willow forests howling in the wind, shops all over the town but the original
Tourism has also led to revival in local outlet was the market, where even now
you can row a boat on river or take part in
Even closer at hand, you can take a bike the folk games, go fishing, watch water crafts, though there are plenty of second- rows of tailors sit at sewing machines
either Cam Nam or An Hoi bridge and puppet performance or contemplating rate souvenirs on sale as well. Dedicated
cycle round Cam Nam Island. Sandy next to rainbow coloured stacks, and for a
handicrafts and fine arts displayed in the browsers can occupy several hours in the
tracks lead off in all directions between few dollars will make up beautiful
ancient house with typical Vietnamese
smallholdings and private house, but the shops and galleries along Tran Phu, garments in the matter of hours. It's worth
countryside style.
first lane right over Cam Nam bridge Nguyen Thai Hoc, and Le Loi, while just shopping around- ask to see some
brings you to a great viewpoint with Hoi over the the Japanese bridge cluster of old
An across the other side of the river. You Cua Dai Beach finished articles before placing an order.
can then work your way round to the White sandy beach, deep blue sea, pristine houses double as showrooms If you have time, it's a good idea to have
south side of the island (or simply follow water, bright sunshine, cool sea breeze, Scattered here and there are workshops one item made first to check the quality
the metalled road from Cam Nam bridge) and sloping sea floor - that is the perfect where you can see a range of local crafts, and fit. A few places with a reputation for
and you will reach a row of waterside description of Hoi An beaches. This beach from embroidery, wood-carving and
restaurants serving Banh Dap (a reliable include Bi Bi Silk 13 Phan Chau
sandwich of crispy and clams). Even if pottery to silk being made by traditional Trinh, with a good range of linen, wool
you aren't tempted, it's a nice breezy methods; visit are free, though afterwards and silk. And the more upmarket Yaly at
place for a drink. you'll be directed to the souvenir shop- 47 Nguyen Thai Hoc
cum-showroom, not that there's any
Cham Island obligation to buy. The most interesting are
the Hoi An Handicraft Workshop at 9
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