Heritage house

Hoi An UNESCO World Heritage Site

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July 12th 2011
From Da Nang, it's a 40 minute drive to the UNESCO world heritage town of Hoi An. The town was run by various different immigrant Chinese clans and the clan family homes and meeting halls are well preserved. Not many US bombs in this tiny part of Vietnam and no Vietnamese redevelopment schemes here either. So, Hoi An is a very rare scene. The two is a tourist magnet and pretty well every sh ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more