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3 unusual facts about Hội An


South Central Coast

Some of the earlier capitals, as well as the religious center of Mỹ Sơn and the port city of Hội An were located in the territory of present-day Quảng Nam Province.

Vietnamese noodles

Cao lầu - signature noodle dish from Hội An consisting of yellow wheat flour noodles in a small amount of broth, with various meats and herbs.

Vietnamese pond turtle

In 2006, a wild population of M. annamensis was found near Hội An in Quảng Nam Province.


Selden Map of China

It shows a system of navigational routes emanating from a point off Fujian Province near the cities of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, from which a principal route goes northeast towards Nagasaki and southwest towards Hoi An and then on to Pahang with another route heading past Penghu towards a point northwest of Manila.


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