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Southeast Asia, Quảng Nam Province
Hoi An
Thu Bon riverfront of the ancient trading port
Riverbank Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea pottery
Wreck timberAlso reported: museum collections in town.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
UNESCO-listed 15th-19th century port where Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese merchants ran one of Southeast Asia's busiest entrepots on the Thu Bon river
UNESCO and Wikipedia document the exceptionally preserved trading port; the river carried centuries of ceramic trade, but no lawful recovery lane exists
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Seasonal flooding puts the quay underwater most autumns
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.