Hoian | Old Town (Hôian Dô Thi Co)

Pp. 95; numerous black-and-white photos, 1 color map, color illustrations from watercolor paintings.  Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), tan dust jacket lettered in gold, sm 4to.  Hoian is a city on Vietnam’s central coast known for its well-preserved ancient town, cross-cut with canals.  Old Town Hoian, the city's historic district, is recognized as an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century, its buildings and street plan reflecting a blend of indigenous and foreign influences.  This former port city was a melting-pot reflected in its architecture, a mix of eras and styles from wooden Chinese shop-houses and temples to colorful French colonial buildings, ornate Vietnamese tube houses and the iconic Japanese-covered bridge with its pagoda (modified after Wiki).  The text is in Vietnamese, Russian, and in English.  No ownership marks.