The most "Chinese" ancient city in Vietnam is very popular among Western tourists. Chinese can be seen everywhere on the streets.

Vietnam tourism has quietly emerged in recent years and is known for its high cost performance. Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Nha Trang, Da Nang and other places are popular tourist destinations in Vietnam. Especially in Vietnam, there is a popular ancient city with a strong oriental charm. It was once ranked among the top ten tourist cities in Asia, and its popularity is second only to Kyoto, Japan.

This is "Hoi An", a small coastal town located in central Vietnam. It is a niche third-tier city. However, the ancient city of Hoi An has hundreds of years of history and is recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage. Due to its important position as a deep sea port, as early as the 17th century, Hoi An was as famous as Malacca in Malaysia and became the most important oriental commercial port in Southeast Asia.

Today’s Hoi An Ancient Town is a simple, quiet and timeless tourist destination. There is no hustle and bustle of Hanoi here, nor the endless flow of Ho Chi Minh City. The ancient city is small, exquisite and quiet, like a shy Vietnamese girl, with a classic temperament and a variety of charms. Here, you can feel the mix and match of various cultures, and you will feel like you have seen each other before.

Anyone who has been to Hoi An Ancient City will feel that this is the most "yellow" city in Vietnam. Because in Hoi An, if you look around, the houses in the entire ancient city are painted yellow. Whether it is restaurants, B&Bs, shops, cafes, or even public toilets, they are all painted in a uniform yellow tone. Although the bright yellow color makes the old houses in the ancient city look less dated, you can still feel the ancient charm while walking around.

The ancient city of Hoi An actually has inextricable historical connections with China. As the earliest Chinatown in Vietnam, as early as more than 400 years ago, many Chinese businessmen came here to take root and multiply. live. Today, there are many large Chinese guilds, ancestral halls, and temples on the only four or five streets in the ancient town. Glazed tiles and Chinese characters can be seen everywhere. It is known as "the most Chinese place outside China."

Chinese tourists may feel friendly yet unfamiliar when they come here. In the ancient city of Hoi An, Chinese civilization and Southeast Asian customs blend seamlessly, showing the simple and elegant characteristics of Chinese architecture and integrating into the local people's customs. Natural aesthetics and interest in life, this unique urban style gives the ancient city of Hoi An its unique cultural charm.

Hoi An has rich tourism resources, integrating seaside resorts, high-end hotels, fusion architecture, and Vietnamese cuisine. Some people describe it like this: It is a complex of Bali, Lijiang, and Gulangyu. Therefore, Hoi An is very popular with Western tourists. According to statistics from some well-known travel websites, Hoi An is one of the 25 best travel destinations in the world in 2019, ranking 13th.

The folk customs in Hoi An are very simple. It still retains a life style similar to that in China in the 1980s. Many locals sell their products on the street, from a variety of tropical fruits to colorful handicrafts. There are also various seasonings and local specialty snacks. The simple and natural atmosphere of the ancient city has a slow life atmosphere that people have not seen for a long time.

Walking in the ancient city, you can often see various scenes of old people sitting and chatting. The peaceful and leisurely pace of life is everywhere. It is true that the ancient city and the elderly are an excellent "match". What’s quite interesting is that the clothes of the old people here are very similar to those of the old people in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan in southern China, but the women here love to smoke, and the old women are always close to tobacco. They sit on the street chatting and " Swallowing clouds and puffing out mist", it feels very comfortable.

The ancient city of Hoi An, a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western cultures, has been transformed by Westerners and has now become a leisure and vacation place suitable for literary and artistic youths. Many of the old buildings in the ancient city have been transformed into "foreign style" There are "full" cafes and small restaurants, but most of the store names are written in Chinese, which refers to the east and the west, giving people a chaotic sense of time travel. When traveling to Hoi An, you can take a stroll, or you can choose a cafe, taste Vietnam's local drip coffee, daze, read a book, and watch the people and tourists coming and going... Maybe you will "taste" many of the old days that are far away. .

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.