HERITAGE RECORD · 948

Hoi An Ancient Town

会安古镇

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ36160 ↗

Area60 ha

Administrative areaQ33356

WikipediaHội An (city) ↗

Chinese Wikipedia會安市 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

Cultural archive

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Brief synthesis Hoi An Ancient town is located in Viet Nam’s central Quang Nam Province, on the north bank near the mouth of the Thu Bon River.

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