Hoi An - City of Lanterns
Hoi An - City of Lanterns   (Jan 08, 2018)
Hoi An is a city in Viet Nam about 30km to the south of Da Nang. The Old Town of Hoi An is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was a typical trading port in the Southeast Asia from the 15th to the 19th century. Indeed, thanks to its favorable location, Chinese and Japanese's settlement, Hoi An became a busy trading port. Moreover, the handicraft villages such as lanterns, carpentry, pottery, vegetables... also created the busy trading port…
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