Hoi An Ancient Town

Inscribed :1999 Criteria: C (ii) (v)
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.

Report of the 23rd Session of the Committee

Brief description:

Hoi An constitutes an exceptionally well preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port from the period of the 15th to 19th centuries. Its buildings and its street pattern reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that combined to produce this unique heritage site.