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Hoi An Ancient Town

Viet Nam
Date of Inscription: 1999
Criteria: (ii)(v)
Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province
N15 53 E108 20
Ref: 948

Brief Description

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.

Justification for Inscription

Criterion (ii): Hoi An is an outstanding material manifestation of the fusion of cultures over time in an international commercial port.

Criterion (v): Hoi An is an exceptionally well preserved example of a traditional Asian trading port.

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