Qualla: Hoi An https://qualla.com/hoi-an en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:05 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/tpc/ho/i-/an/__/hoi-an/beautiful-beach-of-hoi-an-2467.jpg Qualla: Hoi An https://qualla.com/hoi-an Hoi An: Introduction https://qualla.com/hoi-an/ Photo credit Mig Gilbert from Brighton, CC BY-SA 2.0. From the 15th to 19th centuries, Hoi An ranked among Southeast Asia's most important trading ports. Its position on the Thu Bon River drew merchants from China, Japan, India, and Europe - all leaving their mark on a town built for commerce. Walk the old quarter today and their architecture survives: the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Chinese assembly halls, merchant houses whose ground floors opened to trade while families lived above. Then the river silted. Trade shifted to Da Nang, and Hoi An slipped into the backwater obscurity that preserved it. UNESCO recognition in 1999 brought protection and tourism; the town now holds 120,000 people, its old quarter transformed into a destination where lanterns light ancient streets and tailors produce custom suits in 24 hours.

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/v/4/hoi-an-wk/w6v4-hoi-an-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Hoi An: The Ancient Town https://qualla.com/hoi-an/ Photo credit Steffen Schmitz (more photos), CC BY-SA 4.0. Roughly two square kilometers of preserved architecture make up old Hoi An - yellow-painted buildings, tile roofs, and wooden storefronts creating visual coherence that Vietnamese cities rarely achieve. Decline, ironically, deserves much of the credit. When trade left for Da Nang...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/v/4/hoi-an-wk/w6v4-hoi-an-the-ancient-town.mp3 0:06 2 full Hoi An: The Tailors https://qualla.com/hoi-an/ Photo credit Benjamin Arnold, CC BY 3.0. Custom clothing has made Hoi An famous. Shops line every street, measuring, fitting, and delivering suits and dresses within 24 hours. Visitors choose from displayed patterns; fabrics range from cheap to expensive; skill levels vary from competent to excellent. How can the prices...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/v/4/hoi-an-wk/w6v4-hoi-an-the-tailors.mp3 0:06 3 full Hoi An: The Lanterns https://qualla.com/hoi-an/ Photo credit Martin Fisch, CC BY-SA 2.0. Silk and bamboo lamps hang from every shopfront, light the old town each evening, and appear on every postcard and Instagram feed - Hoi An's lanterns have become its defining symbol. Production remains visible in workshops where artisans bend bamboo and stretch silk by hand. On f...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/v/4/hoi-an-wk/w6v4-hoi-an-the-lanterns.mp3 0:06 4 full Hoi An: The Japanese Bridge https://qualla.com/hoi-an/ Photo credit Mig Gilbert from Brighton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Built in the late 16th century, the Japanese Covered Bridge connected the Japanese merchant quarter to the Chinese quarter, blending architectural styles from both cultures. It appears on Vietnamese currency today, its distinctive form serving as the symbol of Hoi An. When Japan ...

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]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/v/4/hoi-an-wk/w6v4-hoi-an-the-japanese-bridge.mp3 0:06 5 full Hoi An: The Beach Town https://qualla.com/hoi-an/ Photo credit Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0. Four kilometers from the old town, the beaches of Cua Dai and An Bang offer sand and sea - the resort experience that Hoi An's streets cannot provide. Cycle the connecting path and you pass rice paddies and villages showing what Vietnam looks like beyond tourist destinations. Alo...

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