History · 4 min read
Dien Hai Citadel: Da Nang's Fort of the First Defence
Dien Hai Citadel in Da Nang: built under Gia Long, the defence against the French-Spanish fleet, monument status, restoration and what to check before visiting.
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History
Hoi An as a trading port, Tourane and the 1858 landing.
History · 9 min read
Da Nang Under Attack: The Landing in Old Prints and Maps
Da Nang (Tourane) under attack, told through old prints, maps and Nguyen court records: the fleet, the ramparts, disease and the allied withdrawal.
History · 4 min read
French Tourane: The Chessboard Town on the Han River
Tourane was Da Nang under French rule: how the city began, its street grid, stations, tram to Hoi An, church and airport, in old postcards.
History · 9 min read
Hoi An History: The Faifo Trading Port and Old Town
Hoi An from Sa Huynh and Cham ports to the Nguyen lords' port of Faifo: Japanese and Chinese quarters, the Japanese Bridge, decline, UNESCO.