HOI AN, VIETNAM
15°53'N, 108°20'E 16th - 20th c. AD
Champa, Nguyen
PHOTOS: © Michael Holland
Hoi An, originally known as Faifo, was founded on the largest and driest of the many islands that were once located at the estuary of the Thu Bon river. Recent excavations have shown that the site of Hoi An has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, when a pre-historic culture called Sa Huynh occupied central Vietnam.
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