HOI AN

Greetings earthlings. For today’s entry, I will be writing about Hoi An or once known as Faifo. Hmm with more than 2,000 years, history was the principal port of the Cham Kingdom which controlled the strategic spice trade with Indonesia from the 7^th to the 10^th century and was a major international port in the 16^th and 17^th centuries – and the foreign influences are discernible to this day. Ahaa are you peeps still following me or not? Yes, I know history can sometimes be boring but heyy it’s good to expand your knowledge okay. 

Let’s proceed shall we?

In Hoi An, the culture and heritage is mostly from the Cham people whose kingdom originally stretched from Hue South to Phan Thiet (South of Nha Trang). The Cham people were Hindu and by the 10^th century the influence of Arab traders to Hoi An resulted in some converting to become Muslims.

The second major influence was from the Chinese, firstly from traders but especially the escaping Ming Dynasty armies who after settling in Hoi An for some years moved further south and created Saigon as a major trading port.

The third and last major influence of culture and heritage was from the Vietnamese.

People of earth hmm what else you wanna know? Well, let me tell you this - Hoi An is a well preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. The buildings and street plan reflects the influences, both indigenous and foreign. 

Many tourists visit for the numerous art and craft shops and tailors. Not to forget, Hoi An packs in lots of affordable accommodation, budget shopping, authentic eating experiences and interesting sights which are best explored on foot. So earthlings, what are you waiting for? 

Hoi An is definitely one of the must places to visit when you go to Vietnam. Hmm if you still don't believe the beauty of Hoi An, then watch the video below. I know you'll be mesmerized by it. 

Okay, that's all for now earthlings. I'll see you in the next entry *muah muah*