Hoi An full moon festival makes top travel list

The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam came in 15th on a roughguides.com list of the world’s top “20 unforgettable things to do at night on your travels."


“Banish thoughts of glow paint ravers on crowded Thai beaches, Hoi An’s full moon festival is a much more sophisticated affair. Every month on the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar, the town switches off its street lights as glowing silk lanterns, performers and food stalls fill the cobbled streets and the Thu Bon River is lit up with beautiful floats,” gushed the popular British travel site.

The Hoi An Lunar Full Moon Festival feature activities recalling the real life of Hoi An people centuries ago.

For the locals the night of the full moon is the time to honor their ancestors, setting up alters laden with fruit, flowers, candles and incense outside homes and businesses, and burning votive paper as offerings in exchange for good luck and prosperity.

The temples in town are awash with activity, monks hold candlelit ceremonies and the Fujian Assembly Hall on Tran Phu Street fills with local fishing families honoring Lady Thien Hau, the goddess of the sea who protects sailors from danger.

Tra Que Vegetable Village

Just half a kilometre up the road from the Tomb of Tani Yajirobei is the Tra Que Vegetable Farm, a community of people who grow a wide variety of veggies and herbs in the rich soil at the top of the rice field. And rarely have any rural areas in Vietnam where livelihood is based solely on growing vegetables like this. Since the begining of the XX century and previous, Traque is one of the important stop of many boats circulate along the De Vong river from Hoi An to Da Nang and vise versa .

Tra Que is a charming little village located just a few kilometres from Northeast of Hoi An. Its location is between De Vong river and Tra Que alga pond (Cam Ha commune - Hoi An town). This village is famous for many kinds of vegetables in a long time: lettuce, salad, houttuynia, flagrant knoutwed, basil and coriander vegetables etc., The village is named after the sweet scented vegetables that spice up the everyday meals of the Hoi An people. Here a new spirit for traditional Hoi An dishes like Cao Lau, Quang noodles, the local ‘Tam huu' spring roll (made from Tra Que vegetables) and cake with meat (Banh xeo) has been enlivened. 

The farmers use neither manure nor chemical fertilisers but a kind of algae found only in a lagoon in Tra Que. As a result, the vegetables both look beautiful in their fields as well as possessing outstanding taste and flavour. Products sell well and are highly appreciated due to the freshness, good quality and safety. Everyday all the year round, 8 tons of Tra  Que vegetables are sold and people in Quang Nam-Danang area are addicted to having them in their meals. That is why many eaters, even the easiest ones said that they feel tasteless if their meals lack in Tra Que vegetables.

The residents have now found a newer way to supplement their income: tourism. Thanks to its special features, the village has become a very attractive destination for tourists, particularly foreigners. In fact, it is so popular that people wishing to visit the village would have to book a tour in advance. The highlight of the visit is a chance to try their hand at actual farming.  You will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. 

Tra Que vegetable village with all the nice herb being cultivated with high techonolgy make the vegetable here nicwe and fresh. Also you will live  in the beautiful atmostphere, very relax and can feel peace of the vietnam village. If you ever stop over in Hoian shouldn't miss visit Tra Que vegetable village.

Hoi An island serves the freshest, cheapest seafood in Vietnam

Fresh seafood vendors on the Cham island (just a half-hour boat ride from UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site of Hoi An) cook up fresh catches in under five minutes at rock-bottom prices.

“I've never seen a seafood market like the one on Cham island,” first-time visitor Nguyen Thi Lan from Hue said.

“You ask for the price and once you nod your head, the lady picks up a knife and a cutting board and in less than five minutes everything is steaming up at you from your plate,” Lan told news website VietNamNet. 

Once on the island, everything becomes shockingly inexpensive.

Visitors take a hike through the jungle for free and seafood is half the mainland price and a quarter of the price at restaurants in large cities.

A tour guide said one dish of mu fish (the groupers species) costs VND300,000 ($14) a kilogram on the island but large restaurants can charge one for VND1.2 million.

A dish of Cham squid costs VND120,000-200.000 ($5.6-9.4) a kilogram, fish between VND100,000-300,000 ($4,70-14) a kilo and urchins VND30,000 ($1.4) each.

“Delicious, nutritious and cheap; cheaper than anywhere,” said Thu, a vendor.

The vendors set up a row of around ten booths and sell from early morning to dusk.

Some tourists said they visit the island several times a year.

Nguyen Xuan Anh, of Hanoi, said his family visits the island every summer.

“You get the sea and the mountains, and fresh seafood that you can enjoy without worrying about being ripped off.”

Vietnam’s most beautiful ancient wooden bridges

The ancient tile roofs of these wooden bridges have added great aesthetic and historical value to Hue, Hoi An and rural corners of northern Vietnam.

Sunrise Hoi An Beach Resort

Nestled in the heart of Cua Dai Beach, Sunrise Hoi An Beach Resort is an ideal spot from which to discover Hoi An. The hotel lies 4.0 Km from the city center and provides accessibility to important town facilities. For sightseeing options and local attractions, one need not look far as the hotel enjoys close proximity to Cua Dai Beach, Tra Que Vegetable Village, Nga.

Take advantage of a wealth of unrivaled services and amenities at this Hoi An hotel. This hotel offers numerous on-site facilities to satisfy even the most discerning guest.

The hotel features 222 beautifully appointed guest rooms, each including hair dryer, bathtub, interconnecting room(s) available, daily newspaper, separate dining area. Throughout the day you can enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the pool (kids), golf course (within 3 km), water sports (non-motorized), hot tub, outdoor pool. Sunrise Hoi An Beach Resort is your one-stop destination for quality hotel accommodations in Hoi An.

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Hoi An full moon festival makes top travel list

The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam came in 15th on a roughguides.com list of the world’s top “20 unforgettable things to do at night on your travels."

Hoi An's full moon festival finishes 15th in the  top '20 unforgettable things to do at night on your travels' ranked by roughguides.com 

“Banish thoughts of glow paint ravers on crowded Thai beaches, Hoi An’s full moon festival is a much more sophisticated affair. Every month on the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar, the town switches off its street lights as glowing silk lanterns, performers and food stalls fill the cobbled streets and the Thu Bon River is lit up with beautiful floats,” gushed the popular British travel site.

The Hoi An Lunar Full Moon Festival feature activities recalling the real life of Hoi An people centuries ago.

For the locals the night of the full moon is the time to honor their ancestors, setting up alters laden with fruit, flowers, candles and incense outside homes and businesses, and burning votive paper as offerings in exchange for good luck and prosperity.

The temples in town are awash with activity, monks hold candlelit ceremonies and the Fujian Assembly Hall on Tran Phu Street fills with local fishing families honoring Lady Thien Hau, the goddess of the sea who protects sailors from danger.

 

Hoi An was recognized by the UNESCO in 1999 as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The town sits on the ocean around 700 kilometers south of Hanoi. The nearest airport and train station are in Da Nang, a 30km drive away.

Hoi An welcomes 6 millionth visitor since 1995

Vietnam's famous resort town of Hoi An welcomed its 6 millionth visitor since 1995 on Thursday – a 85-year-old tourist from Germany.

Erika Wilske said it was the first time she visited Vietnam and she will surely come back to Hoi An.

Wilske was the 6 millionth visitor to buy a ticket to see Hoi An’s old quarter. Two other tourists before and after her were Ruth Wassel, a 66-year-old Swiss woman and Fritz Teelen, a 78-year-old German man, both among a group of European tourists to Hoi An.

The government of Hoi An Town held a ceremony Thursday to give flowers and souvenirs to the three tourists on the occasion.