11/43.-Hoi An, Vietnamese Lanterns

Hoi An is also famous for its lanterns. Since 1998 on each lunar 14th night Hoi An goes back 300 years. Electricity in downtown Hoi An is switched off, and the streets are illuminated by these colorful silk lanterns.

If you want to buy one of the silk lanterns, you will find many souvenir shops in the four main streets in Ancient Hoi An: Tran Phu, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Le Loi and Dach Dang.

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