◊ GEOGRAPHY

Quang Nam is located in the middle of Central Viet Nam and is surrounded by Da Nang City, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Ngai, and Kon Tum provinces. The Truong Son Mountains, Laos, and the East Sea also border the province.

​The province was founded in 1831, but has a much longer history since the Sa Huynh culture flourished in Quang Nam during Iron Age, over 3,000 years ago. The first inhabitants of this region were the ancestors of the Cham people. Many majestic palaces, temples and military relics from the 1^st to the 13^th centuries still remain in the ancient capital of Tra Kieu, My Son...
 

The Cham towers in Bang An, Chien Dan and Khuong My are tokens of the excellent creative talents of the Cham people in music, art, customs, and festivities.
 

Quang Nam has various of mountains and hills (covers 72% its surface) with many high mountains such as Lum Heo Mountain of 2,045m, Tion Mountain of 2,032m, Gole - Lang Mountain of 1,855m... Main rivers run from Truong Son Range to East Sea as Vu Gia, Thu Bon, Tam Ky rivers.
 

Climate: Quang Nam's climate is influenced by monsoon. The average annual temperature is 25⁰C. It is hot and dry from February to April and rainy from September to December. The average humidity is about 84%. The average annual rainfall is 2,000mm. The average sunny hours: 1,944 hours/years.

◊ TOURISM

The tourism potential of Quang Nam is indeed great, as there are a variety of attractions to please all visitors.
 

As for Hoi An, it is one of the most ancient towns of Southeast Asia and it has luckily been kept almost intact until today. Experiencing the ups and downs over the years, Quang Nam still preserves the unique historical and cultural remains of the past along with rich human values. Some of the typical cultural sites include: Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Holy Land, Tra Kieu Old Champa Capital, Cham Towers in Khuong My and Chien Dan, which record the remains of Sa Huynh, Champa and the Dai Viet civilization.

Japanese Covered Bridge (Hoi An Ancient Town)
 

During many wars, Quang Nam was one of the cradles of the revolutionary movement. Bo Bo, Nui Chua, Vinh Trinh, Cho Duoc, Chu Lai and underground tunnels of Ky Anh, the Ho Chi Minh Trail have gone down in history as the destinations for tourist to stop and visit the former battle fields.

The province possesses 120km of coastline stretching form Dien Ngoc to Dung Quat with many beautiful, clean and deserted beaches. The beaches of Dien Duong, Cua Dai, Binh Minh, Tam Thanh, Ky Ha and Bai Rang together with the lake of Phu Ninh, the rivers of the Thu Bon and Truong Giang and the island of Cham are ideal tourist attractions.

Hoi An Ancient Town and My Son Cham Towers have been recognized as World Cultural Heritage since 12/1999. 

Take note: All visitors visiting Hoi An Old Town and its places of interest should buy entrance tickets (120,000VND) and be guided by the staff of Hoi An Office of Tourist Services. With this ticket, you will be able to visit 5 of the 21 interesting places in town (all these places are arranged in 5 coupons of the ticket).