VietNamNet Bridge – A group of 20 reporters, editors and camera crew from the BBC Television network came to the town on Tuesday to make a film about “Hoi An ancient night”.

A crew of BBC Television shoots a report about “Hoi An ancient night”.

Known by foreign tourists as Lantern Night, on the 14th of every lunar month the town turns off its street lamps and fluorescent lights, leaving the Old Quarter bathed in the warm glow of colored silk, glass and paper lanterns.

On these nights all comers, wharfs and streets are full of bustling visitors enjoying the sparkling colorful light rays and animated atmosphere.

To locals, the festive night is called “ancient town night”. It is a unique cultural feature of the old town. First held ten years ago, Hoi An Town has enjoyed 120 regular festive night and 20 unscheduled nights that have attracted over 500,000 tourists, about 3000 tourists a night.

Recently local authorities and residents have made a great effort to upgrade landscapes and preserve cultural heritages. Hoi An’s “ancient town night” has become more attractive and impressive, drawing international recognition. The event won the “Guide Awards” prize from Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam business newspaper in 2004.

(Source: SGT)