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Hội An Ancient Town
Hội An · Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Lantern-lit banks of the Thu Bồn River: an old dream of a Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese trading port
Antes de ir · Know before you go
- Don't be loud in the assembly halls
- don't enter religious sites in revealing clothes
- don't carve anything on the old buildings.
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Culture
Cultura y costumbres
Contexto cultural
The most prosperous trading port in Southeast Asia in the 16th–18th centuries, where Chinese assembly halls, the Japanese Covered Bridge (Lai Viễn Kiều) and French-style shophouses stand side by side; inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1999. On the 'lantern night' of the 14th day of each lunar month, the old town turns off its electric lights, leaving only lanterns and candlelight, and paper lanterns float on the Thu Bồn — a magical moment that takes you back to the Age of Sail. White rose dumplings, fried wontons and lantern workshops are the old town's memories of taste and craft.
Costumbres locales
- Entry to the old town requires a ticket (VND 120,000, including 5 sights)
- dress appropriately and remove your shoes at assembly halls and temples
- bargain gently at the night market.
Religión y creencias
- Buddhism, Taoism and folk beliefs intermingle, and the Fujian and Cantonese assembly halls are thronged with worshippers
- keep quiet when visiting and don't touch the statues.
Etiquette
Normas y tabúes
Normas que se aplican aquí
Vietnam: don't take photos near military bases
- Put your camera away when you see a military area
- Taking photos near military bases
Travel near military bases is also restricted.
Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: Vietnam travel advice
Vietnam: helmets are compulsory on motorbikes
- Riders and passengers must both wear helmets
- Riding or being a passenger without a helmet
- Drink-driving
Riding without a helmet is illegal; drink-driving can bring a fine or even prison, and after an accident you may be barred from leaving the country.
Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: Vietnam travel advice
Vietnam: e-cigarettes are banned
- Leave your e-cigarette at home before you travel
- Bringing in or buying e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes and related products are banned.
Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: Vietnam travel advice
Vietnam: cover shoulders and knees at temples and cultural sites
- Cover your shoulders and knees when entering religious and cultural sites
- Wearing a vest or shorts into a temple
Respect local customs.
Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: Vietnam travel advice
No lo haga DON'T
- Don't be loud in the assembly halls
- don't enter religious sites in revealing clothes
- don't carve anything on the old buildings.
Lo que aprecian los locales DO
- Hội An people are proud of their lantern craft and appreciate visitors who order custom lanterns or learn to make one
- photos in an áo dài and basket-boat rides through the coconut forest are popular.
Plan your visit
Información práctica
| Mejor época | February–May is best (avoid the October–December flood season) |
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Consejos de viaje
- February–May is best (avoid the October–December flood season). Lantern night on the 14th lunar day is the most beautiful time to visit — check the dates
- stay a night in the old town
- about 45 minutes by car from Đà Nẵng
- allow 2–3 days for tailor-made clothes (Hội An tailors).
Eat nearby
Qué comer cerca
Imprescindible
- Cao lầu
- White rose dumplings
- Hội An chicken rice
Cao lầu (Hội An's signature noodles, traditionally said to need water from Hội An's old wells), white rose dumplings (shrimp dumplings), Hội An chicken rice (cơm gà), mì Quảng (Quảng Nam noodles), bánh mì (famous old-town shops have queues)
| Dónde comer | The food-stall area of Hội An Central Market (Chợ Hội An), restaurants on Trần Phú Street, bánh mì shops (around Banh Mi Phuong) |
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| Normas en la mesa | Dress appropriately at old-town temples and assembly halls; ask prices first for night-market snacks |
| Precio orientativo por persona | VND 120,000–250,000 ≈ CNY 35–73 |
| Consejos | Cao lầu can only be found in Hội An — a must-order; at the lantern night market, choose stalls cooking to order. |
Los precios son orientativos a octubre de 2026, no presupuestos exactos; en zonas con tipos de cambio muy variables solo se da un intervalo aproximado en yuanes.
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Fuentes y notas de verificación
Compiled from Vietnam tourism guides to Hội An
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