Hoi An lanterns are varied in colors, materials and designs.

Silk lanterns that can be folded are very popular with visitors as souvenirs.

Walking around the old town, visitors will easily see kiosks with hanging lanterns.

Making lanterns at a lantern shop.

Do not hesitate to step in and talk with the artisan; you may be lucky and get a free demonstration on how to make lanterns.

At night, Hoi An is even more subtle in soothing warm colors from lanterns shining throughout the ancient town.

The old town often prohibits traffic from 18h daily. You can walk slowly to enjoy the evening in Hoi An.

When your legs are tired, step down into a wooden boat, where there is a guitar melody, ask for a cold beer, and listen to the music.

If you prefer an exciting atmosphere, you can immerse yourself in the music of the bar across the river.

On the fifteenth day of each lunar month, Hoi An becomes splendid with the lantern releasing festival.

All restaurants in the old town are lit by lanterns.

People flock to the banks of the Hoai River, gently drop lanterns into the river and wish for good things.

More interestingly, you can rent a small boat to sail on the river, drop lanterns and watch the flickering lanterns on the river.

The quietness,  serenity, and warmth spreads. Apparently, the lanterns are not only decorative items but part of the soul of the old town.