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Hội An is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is located in Quảng Nam Province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants. It is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Hội An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.The city possessed the largest harbour in Southeast Asia in the 1st century and was known as Lâm Ấp Phố (Champa City). Between the seventh and 10th centuries, the Cham (people of Champa) controlled the strategic spice trade and with this came tremendous wealth. The former harbour town of the Cham at the estuary of the Thu Bồn River was an important Vietnamese trading centre in the 16th and 17th centuries, where Chinese from various provinces as well as Japanese, Dutch and Indians settled. During this period of the China trade, the town was called Hai Pho (Seaside Town) in Vietnamese. Originally, Hai Pho was a divided town with the Japanese settlement across the "Japanese Bridge" (16th-17th century). The bridge (Chùa cầu) is a unique covered structure built by the Japanese, the only known covered bridge with a Buddhist temple attached to one side.
ETYMOLOGY
Hội An translates as "peaceful meeting place". In English and other European languages, the town was known historically as Faifo. This word is derived from Vietnamese Hội An phố (the town of Hội An), which was shortened to "Hoi-pho", and then to "Faifo".
HISTORY
The early history of Hội An is that of the Cham. These Austronesian-speaking Malayo-Polynesian peoples created the Champa Empire which occupied much of what is now central and lower Vietnam, from Huế to beyond Nha Trang. Various linguistic connections between Cham and the related Jarai language and the Austronesian languages of Indonesia (particularly Acehnese), Malaya, Cambodia and Hainan has been documented. In the early years, Mỹ Sơn was the spiritual capital, Trà Kiệu was the political capital and Hội An was the commercial capital of the Champa Empire - later, by the 14th century, the Cham moved further down towards Nha Trang. The river system was the transportation for goods between the highlands, inland countries of Laos and Thailand and the low lands.In 1535 Portuguese explorer and sea captain António de Faria, coming from Đà Nẵng, tried to establish a major trading center at the port village of Faifo. Hội An was founded as a trading port by the Nguyễn Lord Nguyễn Hoàng sometime around 1595. The Nguyễn lords were far more interested in commercial activity than the Trịnh lords who ruled the north. As a result, Hội An flourished as a trading port and became the most important trade port on the South China Sea. Captain William Adams, the English sailor and confidant of Tokugawa Ieyasu, is known to have made at least one trading mission to Hội An (around 1619). The early Portuguese Jesuits also had one of their two residences at Hội An.
In the 18th century, Hội An was considered by Chinese and Japanese merchants to be the best destination for trading in all of Southeast Asia, even Asia. Japanese believed the heart of all of Asia (the dragon) lay beneath the earth of Hội An. The city also rose to prominence as a powerful and exclusive trade conduit between Europe, China, India, and Japan, especially for the ceramic industry. Shipwreck discoveries have shown that Vietnamese and Asian ceramics were transported from Hội An to as far as Sinai, Egypt.Hội An's importance waned sharply at the end of the 18th century because of the collapse of Nguyễn rule (thanks to the Tây Sơn Rebellion - which was opposed to foreign trade).
Then, with the triumph of Emperor Gia Long, he repaid the French for their aid by giving them exclusive trade rights to the nearby port town of Đà Nẵng. Đà Nẵng became the new center of trade (and later French influence) in central Vietnam while Hội An was a forgotten backwater. Local historians also say that Hội An lost its status as a desirable trade port due to silting up of the river mouth. The result was that Hội An remained almost untouched by the changes to Vietnam over the next 200 years.
Today, the town is a tourist attraction because of its history, traditional architecture and crafts such as textiles and ceramics. Many bars, hotels, and resorts have been constructed both in Hội An and the surrounding area. The port mouth and boats are still used for both fishing and tourism.
WEATHER
Calm mild weather is now limited to the season of May/June - end of August when the seas are calm and wind changes direction and comes from the South. The remainder of the year the weather is intermittent between rain & cold and hot & mild. Popular activities such as visiting offshore Cù lao Chàm islands are only guaranteed to be likely during the short season of end of May to end of August, which is the high season for domestic tourism.
HERITAGE AND TOURISM
In 1999, the old town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences. According to the UNESCO Impact Report 2008 on Hội An, tourism has bought changes to the area which are not sustainable without mitigation. Due to the increased number of tourists visiting Hoi An a variety of activities are emerging which allow guests to get out of the old quarter and explore by motorbike, bicycle, Kayak or motorboat. The Thu Bon River is still essential to the region more than 500 years after António de Faria first navigated it and it remains an essential form of food production and transport. As such kayak and motorboat rides are becoming an increasingly popular tourist activity.
MUSEUM
The city has four museums highlighting the history of the region. These museums are managed by the Hoi An Center for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation. Entrance to the museum is permitted with a Hoi An Entrance Ticket.
The Museum of History and Culture, at 13 Nguyen Hue St, was originally a pagoda, built in the 17th century by Minh Huong villagers to worship the Quan An, and is adjacent to the Quan Cong temple. It contains original relics from the Sa Huynh, Champa, Dai Viet and Dai Nam periods, tracing the history of Hoi An's inhabitants from its earliest settlers through to French colonial times.
The Hoi An Folklore Museum, at 33 Nguyen Thai Hoc St, was opened in 2005, and is the largest two-storey wooden building in the old town, at 57m long and 9m wide, with fronts at Nguyen Thai Hoc St and Bach Dang St. On the second floor, there are 490 artifacts, organised into four areas: plastic folk arts, performing folk arts, traditional occupations and artefacts related to the daily life of Hoi An residents.
The Museum of Trade Ceramics is located at 80 Tran Phu St, and was established in 1995, in a restored wooden building, originally built around 1858. The items originating from Persia, China, Thailand, India and other countries are proof of the importance of Hội An as a major trading port in South East Asia.
The Museum of Sa Huỳnh Culture, is located at 149 Tran Phu St. Established in 1994, this museum displays a collection of over 200 artifacts from the Sa Huỳnh culture - considered to be the original settlers on the Hội An site - dating to over 2000 years ago. This museum is considered to be the most unique collection of Sa Huỳnh artefacts in Vietnam.
WIKIPEDIA
DATE: April 17, 2009, 00:38 EDT
LOCATION: N 40°37'12", W 73°16'48"
Robert Moses State Park, Long Island, New York
Object Info: Altitude +2°00', Azimuth. 180.0' South
EQUIPMENT: Modified Canon 300D, Takahashi TOA-150
MOUNT: Losmandy G-11 w/ Gemini
EXPOSURE: 1 x120 sec, ISO 800, FL 1100, F-7.1
PROCESSING: Raw conversion/ Images Plus, levels adjustment & cropping/ Photoshop
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Law
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.14703
Call Number: LC-B2- 2891-7
New bridge expected to be ready by July 2017
Work started in Sept/Oct 2014
Video: Status as on date
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more info, pics etc
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pier pillar
First of the 4 pilars in the river almost ready
BOX DATE: None
APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 1998
MANUFACTURER: Disney
DOLLS IN LINE: Snow White; Cinderella; Belle; Jasmine; Sleeping Beauty; Ariel
BODY TYPE: No date; twist 'n turn waist; straight arms; articulated knees
HEAD MOLD: No date; Disney
***My doll is wearing 2000 Disney Parks Disney Classics Doll Collection Ariel's dress.
PERSONAL FUN FACT: For the first few years I was collecting dolls again, I never would have imagined adopting a Disney On Ice Ariel. I used to think they were incredibly bizarre and somewhat cheap looking. Times have changed though, and definitely for the better. I truly appreciate this Ariel doll's unique features. Her head mold is very exaggerated, but it still resembles Ariel. She also has striking face paint--she reminds me so much of an inflated 1997 Princess Mermaid Ariel doll. I also am surprised by the quality of her articulated knees--they hold pose very well and feel sturdy. She can't sit up well at all though since her hip joints are very worn out. Her hair is super soft, even though it feels like some sort of nylon--I didn't even need to flat iron it because a boil wash did the job perfectly. I am very grateful and excited that this gorgeous, unique Ariel doll is part of my collection. She was part of the 2015 "Jewel Secrets Barbie Lot" that I bought at the local flea market. My sister and I found a zipper case of dolls one Sunday morning, that hosted a strange variety of plastic people. There were some that were just five years old, and others from the 80s. A few dolls were very damaged, like someone tried body swapping them. Others looked hardly played with. I sadly didn't find this gal's factory ensemble in the case. But she looks so pretty in other outfits. She's one of my favorite dolls to display, and definitely one of the gals that catches your attention first!
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Packy McFarland
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Boxing
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10096
Call Number: LC-B2- 2362-2
acrylic and etching on 8" x 10" cradle board. Blogged about here....
kimberlynaumann.blogspot.ca/2013/06/big-news-and-more-art...
Date: 1979
Brand: Kool
Manipulation Technique: Using Light/Fresh as a Metaphor for Healthfulness
For more information on BehindTheSmoke, please visit www.behindthesmoke.com/.
Please visit tobacco.stanford.edu for an extensive collection of tobacco advertisements.
Screen shot of the opening date of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Florida (parts of task bar removed for privacy)
They were supposed to announce on March 25, 2010 at noon, but the web site already has it.
Date taken: 22/09/2017
Location taken: Kidderminster Station
Rolling stock in photo: SECR P Class 323 Bluebell
Catalog Number: 2015.001.0008
Date (Years): 1891-1900, 1901-1910
Description:
A young girl stands in front of a rose bush while a woman stands off to the side. The setting is a residential yard with an expanse of grass surrounding a large rose bush. Trees and shrubs and a fence border the yard. A stone courtyard and the edge of a house are visible by to the woman. The woman has light hair and is wearing a plain dress with a long, white apron over the skirt. The little girl is wearing a short, sleeveless, white shirt and is holding a cut rose in her right hand. She has dark, chin-length hair with short bangs.
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[Otis Love Guernsey, football player and "squash tennis" player at Yale University]
1915 Nov. 15 (date created or published later by Bain)
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Current, corrected title from the source: Flickr Commons project.
Original title, "Guernsy," had misspelled name from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Football
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10969
Call Number: LC-B2- 2458-15
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Earl Grey on VATERLAND
1914 May 26 (date created or published later by Bain)
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photograph shows British nobleman and politician Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851-1917), who served as Governor General of Canada. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.16136
Call Number: LC-B2- 3072-10
Handmade magnetic save the date cards featuring a couple's initials and embellished with diamanté. By Perfect Day Weddings www.perfectday-weddings.co.uk
This old waterworks building is a haven for local grafitti artists. I did not expect them to be so very unthug like. I mean not like I would know, but...This girl was patiently waiting with her Wawa coffee whilst the boyfriend made his mark. I did not talk to them, but through signals and nods got her approval to shoot them.
[Wedding Date] Wedding Dress
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