Walking in the hoian town

Hoi An people expressed their hospitality courteously that made an unforgettable impression for visitors and saw to return.
On February 2nd after lunar New Year, Hoi An ancient town (Quang Nam) had more a day without an engine (up from 5 days to 6 days – on the days from Monday to Saturday and 7 nights a week). Once again, Hoi An people showed their hospitality and remarkable impression to visitors.
Enjoy happy “live slowly”
Leisurely walk on a quiet street, the town people and visitors felt quiet and happy. This scene was suitable for slow living people after their hard working days. The music from the loudspeakers on the street delivered melodious song. Green trees, clean streets, ancient houses, and moss walls that create a quiet space of Hoi An people and visitors.
Visitors stroll unhurriedly in the peaceful town
Over the past 10 years, Phuong Loan and her husband Mr. Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany nationality) often come back to Hoi An to relax themselves. Loan said: ” My husband and I first met in Hoi An and had a lot of memories here. It was great to walk on the streets in melodious music, relaxed mind to think about good things. I would love to see his new 2-year-old son of run or bike riding around more freely in the middle of town freely.
To Tran Minh Thin, works in Medical Device Company in Da Nang, said that Hoi An is not only known as a tourist attraction but also attached for him and his close friends. They often travel to Hoi An in their free time. Here, they can walk, explore, and enjoy themselves with life and activities of the Hoi An, most of them feel happy and healthy.
   From idea to reality
Frankly speaking, the town had no engine has been posed for decades. Project “Street for pedestrians and motorized vehicles” was made ​​by Hoi An and piloted in July 24, 2007, but the idea of ​​an ancient town without the noise of motorcycles started from the 90s of last century, when the officials of the Cultural Center – Sports Hoi An old town survey to plan for tourism development
Vo Phung, Director of Cultural Center – Sports Hoi An, recalled: “In 1995, Hoi An tourism has signs of development, people’s lives are improved than before, more and more people purchase motorcycles. This is also the proper time for Hoi An to begin to attract tourists from various countries. There have been several motorbike collisions not serious – happened in the old town for tourists.
From there, we got the idea how to stop the run the motor in the ancient town to ensure safety for tourists and preserve its quiet beauty.
However, from concept to implementation is a long story and to do every step, from the survey, poll people to make project and piloted on a single path. ” In 2003, the Cultural Center – Sports Hoi released opinion poll of people in the old quarter of the construction of the pedestrian had a mixed reaction of the people disagreed because the traffic is not motorcycles in the quarter will directly affect the lives and activities of their daily routine.
Mr. Tran Van Nhan, former head of guided sightseeing, head of a survey group, has received a poll with a tough response, which, in his Personal best remembered these verses: “Mr. Tran Van Nhan , who were you?  Where were you? Why did not you live with us to know the trouble that we would encounter if we did not motorcyclists in the town?
Tourists feel secure, goods sells more.
To change a habit of living is a hard work, but with determination to create a sense of security, comfort for the people and tourists can travel, visit the shop in the ancient town, creating a Quarter better, an unique tourist attractions for tourists to visit shopping, spending, a safe accommodation, government agencies and departments of Hoi An has gradually made ​​to the success.
Hoang Thi Hong Thoại, shop’s owner on the 44 Tran Phu street, said: “Thanks to the street for the organized walking and motorized vehicles, visitors can walk in the old town comfortably and safely, take photographs and buy souvenir without fear to avoid any car, so my shop as well as other stores are selling more than before “.
To walk more attractive city, Hoi An has increased the ensemble of traditional instruments, the performance of traditional music and folk songs of teaching activities at night in the Old Quarter. Thanks to “ancient city had no engine,” more and more beautiful Hoi An for tourists.
To ensure that people parking in the Old Quarter, 2009, Hoi An People’s Committee has built a parking lot for freedom. However, many people send off at the point of private parking for a fee to be able to go home more comfortable.
To solve this, according to Truong Van Bay, Deputy Chairman Ho Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City has plans to build a number of free parking. Looking ahead, there will be two points, a nearby temple and abridge near the market in Hoi An.
Beauty thanks to peaceful.
Mr. Nguyen Su, Party Secretary of Ho Hoi An, said: “Visitors to Hoi An because it was peaceful, people go to find quiet and beautiful Hoi new charm. Besides, the engine noise will affect the life of the house, also the monuments, world heritage site. So, we are determined to make for pedestrian movement by persistence, persuasion and propaganda people to the preferential mechanism for the ultimate business people aware of the benefits and implementation do not ride in the old town voluntarily. Gradually, people do not have the habit of motorcyclists anymore in the town, and punishing those who do not implement.