A SPASSO PER HOI AN
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- Distance
- 16.56 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 84 ft
- TrailRank
- 54
- Min elevation
- -205 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 684
- Uploaded
- March 18, 2023
- Recorded
- March 2023
near Hoi An, Quảng Nam (Vietnam)
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Some satellite signal reception problems distorted the length of the walking route to Hoi An.
Enchanting town, today the city of lanterns, once a thriving commercial port and center of cultural exchange between East and West. Visit to a silk-making workshop. Then walking along the suggestive streets overlooked by dozens and dozens of shops, boutiques and art galleries, you will reach the delightful Japanese bridge, from which you will continue entering the ancient house of a powerful merchant of past centuries. Visit to the market.
Extract from the travel notes of two participants in the expedition, Cristina and Milena, who with patience and passion have put pen to paper, drawing and snatching information from Vietnamese guides.
Da Nang was built between a safe inlet where the port is now and the headland of the Monkey Mountains. The strategic location 200 km from the border with Laos and Cambodia makes this place a tourist destination for these countries, as well as Korea, Japan and China. The Americans built hangars and structures for the Vietnam War and built an airstrip on the headland. In Da Nang, on the Monkey Peninsula, there is a female Buddha statue, the largest there is. (67m)
Then there's the Dragon Bridge over the Han River which spits fire and water at 9pm on weekends.
In this region the cold currents of the north and the warm ones of the south meet, forming typhoons, for this it was called the region of the god of storms, Sinapura. Hue and Hoi An have floods because they are on rivers and far from the sea, while Da Nang is on the sea. It is a sort of Miami with large hotels facing a long beach which was listed on Forbes in 2016 as the sixth among the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Extract from wikipedia:
Hội An is a city in central Vietnam located 30 km south of Đà Nẵng, in Quang Nam Province. It was formerly known as Faifoo or Fai-fo.[2] The historic center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
History
The previous port city of the Champa, located at the Thu Bon estuary, was an important center of Vietnamese trade during the 16th and 17th centuries, when Japanese and Chinese from various provinces, Dutch and Indians settled there.[2 ] In this period of trade with China, the city was called Hai Pho (City by the Sea) in Vietnamese. Originally Hai Pho was a separate city from the Japanese settlement, connected through the "Japanese bridge" (16th and 17th centuries). The bridge (Chùa cầu) is a single covered structure built by the Japanese and the only covered bridge in the world with a Buddhist temple inside.
The city was known to the French and Spanish as Faifo, and by a similar name to the Portuguese and Dutch. A number of theories regarding the origin of the name have been proposed. Some scholars argue that it derives from the term "hải-phố" (海浦) which means "city of the sea", while according to others it is a simple diminutive of Hội An-phố (會安浦), "the city of Hoi An", which became "Hoi-pho", and then "Faifo".[3]
It was also the first city to become Christian and among the various missionaries, in the 16th century, came Alexandre de Rhodes, a Frenchman who devised the quoc ngu alphabet derived from Latin and still used in the Vietnamese written language. In 1999 the old city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a well-preserved example of a southeastern trading port between the 15th and 19th centuries, and whose buildings show a unique fusion of local tradition and foreign influence.
Description
Hội An is still a small city, but it attracts many tourists who can find local handicrafts and have clothes made to measure, sold at a reduced price compared to Western standards.[4] Many internet cafes, bars and restaurants have opened in the narrow streets of the town and along the river.
This long-time trading port city offers its own cuisine that blends centuries-old cultural influences from East to South Asia. A particular characteristic dish of the city is the Cao lầu, made with pork, rice noodles, vegetables and spices. This dining experience has become a growing activity for visitors.[5]
Another attraction is the Full Moon Lantern Festival[6] which takes place every full moon cycle. Celebrations honor ancestors. People exchange flowers, lanterns, candles and fruit as a wish for prosperity and good luck.[7]
Museums
The city hosts several small museums that showcase the history of the region, especially related to ceramics:
Sa Huynh Culture Museum
Site at no. 13 Nguyen Hue Street; it was originally a pagoda erected in the 17th century by the inhabitants of Minh Huong to worship the god Avalokiteśvara and is adjacent to the Guan Yu temple. It contains original artifacts from the Sa Huynh, Champa, Dai Viet and Dai Nam periods, tracing the history of the people of Hoi An from the first settlements up to the times of the French colonial occupation.[8]
Ceramic Trade Museum
Site at no. 80 Tran Phu Street, was established in 1995, in a renovated wooden building originally built in 1858. The exhibits, which come from Persia, China, Thailand, India and other countries, are proof of the importance of Hội An as the busiest port in Southeast Asia.[9]
Sa Huỳnh Culture Museum
It is located at 149 Tran Phu Street. Founded in 1994, it exhibits a collection of over 200 artifacts from the Sa Huỳnh culture, considered to be the first settlements that gave rise to Hội An, dated over 2000 years ago. This museum is considered to have the most original collection of Sa Huỳnh artifacts in Vietnam.[10]
Enchanting town, today the city of lanterns, once a thriving commercial port and center of cultural exchange between East and West. Visit to a silk-making workshop. Then walking along the suggestive streets overlooked by dozens and dozens of shops, boutiques and art galleries, you will reach the delightful Japanese bridge, from which you will continue entering the ancient house of a powerful merchant of past centuries. Visit to the market.
Extract from the travel notes of two participants in the expedition, Cristina and Milena, who with patience and passion have put pen to paper, drawing and snatching information from Vietnamese guides.
Da Nang was built between a safe inlet where the port is now and the headland of the Monkey Mountains. The strategic location 200 km from the border with Laos and Cambodia makes this place a tourist destination for these countries, as well as Korea, Japan and China. The Americans built hangars and structures for the Vietnam War and built an airstrip on the headland. In Da Nang, on the Monkey Peninsula, there is a female Buddha statue, the largest there is. (67m)
Then there's the Dragon Bridge over the Han River which spits fire and water at 9pm on weekends.
In this region the cold currents of the north and the warm ones of the south meet, forming typhoons, for this it was called the region of the god of storms, Sinapura. Hue and Hoi An have floods because they are on rivers and far from the sea, while Da Nang is on the sea. It is a sort of Miami with large hotels facing a long beach which was listed on Forbes in 2016 as the sixth among the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Extract from wikipedia:
Hội An is a city in central Vietnam located 30 km south of Đà Nẵng, in Quang Nam Province. It was formerly known as Faifoo or Fai-fo.[2] The historic center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
History
The previous port city of the Champa, located at the Thu Bon estuary, was an important center of Vietnamese trade during the 16th and 17th centuries, when Japanese and Chinese from various provinces, Dutch and Indians settled there.[2 ] In this period of trade with China, the city was called Hai Pho (City by the Sea) in Vietnamese. Originally Hai Pho was a separate city from the Japanese settlement, connected through the "Japanese bridge" (16th and 17th centuries). The bridge (Chùa cầu) is a single covered structure built by the Japanese and the only covered bridge in the world with a Buddhist temple inside.
The city was known to the French and Spanish as Faifo, and by a similar name to the Portuguese and Dutch. A number of theories regarding the origin of the name have been proposed. Some scholars argue that it derives from the term "hải-phố" (海浦) which means "city of the sea", while according to others it is a simple diminutive of Hội An-phố (會安浦), "the city of Hoi An", which became "Hoi-pho", and then "Faifo".[3]
It was also the first city to become Christian and among the various missionaries, in the 16th century, came Alexandre de Rhodes, a Frenchman who devised the quoc ngu alphabet derived from Latin and still used in the Vietnamese written language. In 1999 the old city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a well-preserved example of a southeastern trading port between the 15th and 19th centuries, and whose buildings show a unique fusion of local tradition and foreign influence.
Description
Hội An is still a small city, but it attracts many tourists who can find local handicrafts and have clothes made to measure, sold at a reduced price compared to Western standards.[4] Many internet cafes, bars and restaurants have opened in the narrow streets of the town and along the river.
This long-time trading port city offers its own cuisine that blends centuries-old cultural influences from East to South Asia. A particular characteristic dish of the city is the Cao lầu, made with pork, rice noodles, vegetables and spices. This dining experience has become a growing activity for visitors.[5]
Another attraction is the Full Moon Lantern Festival[6] which takes place every full moon cycle. Celebrations honor ancestors. People exchange flowers, lanterns, candles and fruit as a wish for prosperity and good luck.[7]
Museums
The city hosts several small museums that showcase the history of the region, especially related to ceramics:
Sa Huynh Culture Museum
Site at no. 13 Nguyen Hue Street; it was originally a pagoda erected in the 17th century by the inhabitants of Minh Huong to worship the god Avalokiteśvara and is adjacent to the Guan Yu temple. It contains original artifacts from the Sa Huynh, Champa, Dai Viet and Dai Nam periods, tracing the history of the people of Hoi An from the first settlements up to the times of the French colonial occupation.[8]
Ceramic Trade Museum
Site at no. 80 Tran Phu Street, was established in 1995, in a renovated wooden building originally built in 1858. The exhibits, which come from Persia, China, Thailand, India and other countries, are proof of the importance of Hội An as the busiest port in Southeast Asia.[9]
Sa Huỳnh Culture Museum
It is located at 149 Tran Phu Street. Founded in 1994, it exhibits a collection of over 200 artifacts from the Sa Huỳnh culture, considered to be the first settlements that gave rise to Hội An, dated over 2000 years ago. This museum is considered to have the most original collection of Sa Huỳnh artifacts in Vietnam.[10]
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