Hoi An Ancient Town – 9 mins
As a famous city of Quang Nam province, an old town remains almost intact with more than 1,000 architectural relics from streets, houses, assembly halls, communal houses, pagodas, shrines, clan temples, ancient wells… to the traditional dishes and the soul of the people here. A trip to Hoi An will captivate visitors with its timelessness and extreme beauty in rustics and simplicity.
Hoi An is famous for its traditional, harmonious architectural beauty of houses, walls and roads. Along with many ups and downs of history, Hoi An ancient town still retains its ancient, quiet, moss-covered beauty in every tiled roof, brick, row of trees… like the simplicity of its personality and pure soul. , the sincerity of local people.
The most common housing type is one- or two-story tubular houses with narrow width and very long depth. The house is made from materials with high strength and durability due to the harsh climate here. The two sides are separated by brick walls and wooden frames, divided into three compartments with a walkway in the middle. Each house in Hoi An ensures harmony between living space and nature. Each house has a paved courtyard and is decorated with water tanks, rockeries, and ornamental plants, creating an overall beauty.
With unique architecture, the house space in Hoi An is always airy, filled with sunlight, people and nature seem to become one. These things bring a free and comfortable life to local people and enjoyment to tourists.
The streets in the Old Quarter are arranged horizontally and vertically in a checkerboard style with short and beautiful streets, winding, embracing the houses. Walking through each of those beautiful and peaceful small streets, visitors not only enjoy delicious food but also see a part of the daily life of Hoi An people, a peaceful, simple life. weird.