Shop display of many different colours, designs and sizes of lanterns made from silk in Hoi An Vietnam
Hoi An has been a centre for trading for centuries and many shop fronts and whole streets in the old town have been preserved in their original state. Shops specialise in selling items made of silk and tailors make a made-to-measure item overnight. Since UNESCO gave it World Heritage Site status the old town has been closed to cars and trucks (lorries); motorbikes are banned every month on the full moon and on this night the town is transformed into a magical land lit by silk lanterns
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Location: Hoi An Vietnam
Photo credit: © Michael Parton / Alamy / Afripics
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