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December 10th 2010

Published: December 29th 2010

On holiday in central Vietnam

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1 Hoi An - central Vietnam. From the 2nd-10th centuries it was a busy seaport of the Champa kingdom.

1 Hoi An - central Vietnam. From the 2nd-10th centuries it was a busy seaport of the Champa kingdom.

1 Hoi An - central Vietnam. From the 2nd-10th centuries it was a busy seaport of the Champa kingdom.

2 Known as Faifo to Western traders, from 17th-19th century it was one of SE Asia's major international ports.

2 Known as Faifo to Western traders, from 17th-19th century it was one of SE Asia's major international ports.

2 Known as Faifo to Western traders, from 17th-19th century it was one of SE Asia's major international ports.

3 Vietnamese sailors used it as a base to sail all around Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

3 Vietnamese sailors used it as a base to sail all around Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

3 Vietnamese sailors used it as a base to sail all around Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

4 The Chinese and Japanese traders sailed south in the spring, driven by winds from the northeast.

4 The Chinese and Japanese traders sailed south in the spring, driven by winds from the northeast.

4 The Chinese and Japanese traders sailed south in the spring, driven by winds from the northeast.

5 They would stay in Hoi An until the summer when southerly winds would blow them home. This is how foreign colonies began here.

5 They would stay in Hoi An until the summer when southerly winds would blow them home. This is how foreign colonies began here.

5 They would stay in Hoi An until the summer when southerly winds would blow them home. This is how foreign colonies began here.

6 However the Japanese stopped coming after 1637 when their government forbade all contact with the outside world.

6 However the Japanese stopped coming after 1637 when their government forbade all contact with the outside world.

6 However the Japanese stopped coming after 1637 when their government forbade all contact with the outside world.

7 From the C16th-19th Chinese, Dutch, Spanish, Indian, French, British and American ships all came to Hoi An to purchase, among other things, high-grade silk for which the area is famous.

7 From the C16th-19th Chinese, Dutch, Spanish, Indian, French, British and American ships all came to Hoi An to purchase, among other things, high-grade silk for which the area is famous.

7 From the C16th-19th Chinese, Dutch, Spanish, Indian, French, British and American ships all came to Hoi An to purchase, among other things, high-grade silk for which the area is famous.

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12 (1) Big curly joss stick offerings.

12 (1) Big curly joss stick offerings.

12 (1) Big curly joss stick offerings.

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12 (6) Mother and son

12 (6) Mother and son

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