Location
It is well known
with Hoi An Ancient Town, Hoi An City has become a willing destination in the
Middle of Vietnam for years. Hoi An City now has its many typical things for
you to explore with non limited ancient town in it.
Hoi An City belongs
to Quang Nam province. This is the most develop place in the province about
many fields in which there is tourism. Hoi An City is the ideal place that
connects to Da Nang City and Hue city to make a complete journey of yours in
the Middle of the country.
Commune: There are 9 wards and 4 communes in Hoi An City.
The wards are Minh An, Cam An, Cam Pho, Cam Chau, Son Phong, Cua Dai, Tan An,
Thanh Ha and Cam Nam. The communes here are Cam Thanh, Cam Kim, Cam Ha and Tan
Hiep.
Tourist places:
Minh Anh, Cam An, Cam Pho, Cua Dai, Thanh Ha and Cam Nam wards; Cam Kim and Tan
Hiep communes
Climate: Hoi An City is in the humid tropical monsoon with
the feature of the south of Hai Van Mountain climate. There is the rain time in
the city from September to January and the dry time is from February to August.
The average temperature here is 26 C degree. There are the storms in September,
October and November. It is rain so much in October and November. The best time
for travelling to Hoi An City is from February to April.
Transportation: Travel conveniently by land to the city
and from it to other places.
The distance is
for reference as below:
From Hoi An to
Tam Ky Train Station: 64 km
From Hoi An to
Da Nang Airport: 29 km.
From Hoi An to Da
Nang City: 35 km
From Hoi An to Tam
Ky City, Quang Nam Province: 49 km
From Hoi An to Hue
City: 122 km
From Hoi An to Binh
Dinh Province: 288 km
From Hoi An to Pleiku
City, Gia Lai Province (Highland): 328
km
From Hoi An to Nha
Trang City: 501 km
From Hoi An City
to Ha Noi Capital: 770 km
From Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City: 831 km
Landscapes
Hoi An Ancient Town: the ancient town is in 2 km in square
in Minh Anh Ward. There are the roads in the ancient town that you should walk
through such as Bach Dang Road, Nguyen Thai Hoc Road, Tran Phu Road and Nguyen
Thi Minh Khai Road. In those roads, Tran Phu Road is the main road where many
ancient houses located.
Ancient Houses: you can find many ancient houses along the
roads in the ancient town area. The typical ancient houses such as The house No
48, Quan Thang House, Duc An House, in Tran Phu Road, Phung Hung Ancient House
in Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Road and Tan Ky House in Nguyen Thai Hoc Road.
Chua Cau: or Japanese Bridge was built in 17th.
It is located in Ancient Town. This is considered one of the typical signs for
the tourism in the city.
Assembly Halls: There
are the famous assembly halls in the city such as Quang Trieu, Hai Nam, Phuc
Kien, Duong Thuong in Tran Phu Road, and Trieu Chau in Nguyen Duy Hieu Road.
The Tran Family Home and Chapel:
the house was built in 19th century. The house is located in
Le Loi Street in Hoi An City.
Cam Pho Communal House:
this is one of the typical communal houses in Hoi An City. It was built long
time ago and restored in the early time of 20th century. Cam Pho
Communal House is located in Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Road in Hoi An City.
Museums in Hoi An: there
are 4 museums that you may concern such as Sa Huynh Culture Museum, The Museum
of Trade Ceramics in Tran Phu Road, Hoi An Museum of History and Culture in
Nguyen Hue Street and Hoi An Museum of Folk Culture in Nguyen Thai Hoc Road.
Ba Le Well: this is the ancient well that is located in
Minh Anh Ward. It is near the ancient town and attached with interesting story
by the time.
Tra Qua Vegetable Village:
the famous vegetable village in Hoi An with many herb types. The village is
located far from Hoi An Ancient Town some kilometers.
Kim Bong Carpentry Village:
the woodworking village in Hoi An City that was appeared in 17th
century. This traditional village is located in Cam Kim Commune. It is located
far from Hoi An Ancient Town just one kilometer.
Cham Island:
Cham Island is the famous ecotourism destination in Quang Nam Province. The
island is far from Cua Dai Beach more than 10 kilometers. There are 8 islets in
the system attached with the rich nature, wonderful beaches and destination
with its historical value.
Cua Dai Beach:
this is one of the nice beaches of the Middle. The beach is 3 km long and it is
located far from Hoi An Ancient Town about 5 km.
Festivals
Whale Worshiping
Festival: the festival is happened in March of lunar
time each year. This is one of the biggest festivals in Hoi An City.
Nguyen Tieu
Festival: the festival is
organized in January of lunar time each year to celebrate the time when the
first Chinese who came to Hoi An and settled here from 16th century.
Lady Thu Bon
Festival: the local festival is happened
in the second month of the lunar year in Duy Tan Commune in Hoi An City.
Mid Autumn Festival:
or called Trung Thu Festival or Festival for children. The festival is happened
in the middle of August in lunar time in Hoi An City.
And there are
many other unique festivals in the city.
Local specialties
Hoi An City is
one of the place where owns itself many local specialties in the Middle of the
country. By the feature of history and culture that related to the ancient town
with its cultural integration with Chinese, Japanese, etc, so Hoi An Cuisine is
so rich. You can find here many typical local dishes such as mì Quảng ( Quang
noodles), cao lầu, chicken rice, paper rice cakes, stir fried rice noodles, corn
sweet soup etc.