(QNO) - The cross country running for the world cultural heritage of Hoi An was organized in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province on December 2.
The event aimed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hoi An ancient town recognized as a UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage (December 4th, 1999 – December 4th, 2019). It also introduced the images of Hoi An to visitors at home and abroad, raising the locals’ awareness of and responsibility for heritage conservation and sustainable tourism development.
About 600 local people, domestic and international tourists to Hoi An city participated in different distances of the event through the roads in Hoi An ancient town. On this occasion, Topas Group - the organizer of the Vietnam Trail Series sponsored 6 vouchers worth more than 250 USD.
In 2019, Hoi An has been honored as one of the most beautiful ancient towns in Southeast Asia by CNN, one of 15 world’s best destinations by Travel + Leisure …
Also on this occasion, visitors can visit Hoi An ancient quarter and Thanh Ha pottery village without entrance tickets on December 4, 2019.