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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
Each year, since 2006, I have started the year with my 10 Great Words list.
The original list became a part of my closing stage routine and is still shared widely by folks when they discover it. It's over at 10greatwords.jimcarroll.com.
It's a set of ideas that define my thinking, attitudes, approach to life, and what I intend to carry as the core mindset as I approach each new year.
My list this year has been defined and influenced by two major events in my life - the arrival of my first grandchild, Mason James, which has truly been transformative, and a spinal injury that has, for lack of a better word, forever changed my relationship with gravity!
My grandchild! I can't begin to describe how this singular event can cause you to think of your world in a new and different way! My wife and I are overwhelmed with the sheer joy, exuberance, and emotional roller coaster that is the experience. It is truly life-changing - in ways that I don't even yet know I can describe. 2026 should be wonderful! All I need at this moment in my life is his sweet smile, and my heart is full.
The second was the awful fall on ice in late November as I walked down some hard granite steps at our ski chalet. I've been sidelined from the ski season for the year, an activity that has defined my winter for the last 25 years. It's a spinal injury, and I rest daily in knowing that I am lucky; it could have been so much worse. A life event like this certainly gets you thinking! Did you know it's 78 days till spring, 95 days till my tee time at the Old Course in St. Andrews, and 103 days till my pool opens?
Not that I'm waiting for winter to end or anything!
Life events like these define your character, shape your thinking, and certainly outline your approach to your day.
They've also shaped the choice of the words I'm going to carry with me into 2026.
Gratitude. It's probably the word most on my mind. I'm so thankful for my new grandson and his parents; my other son and his wife and their new home; my wife as I watch her smile with her grandson; my health and my career. Most of all, I'm grateful that my injury, while very serious, is fully recoverable with time. Gratitude is probably the most important word to carry with me into the new year.
Respect. Gratitude demands peace of mind. It also requires a new way of thinking: in a world in which there is less of it, I plan to try to practice more of it. The New York Times just published an article about the complete disappearance of decorum and respect through 2025; I think it's implicit for all of us to try to do the opposite. We need to do better.
Serenity. I think the only way to come to this respect is to come to some sort of peace with the state of world affairs. There's not a lot we can do when the arc of history is shifting in such dramatic ways. This does not mean giving in on our opposition to the hate, the divisiveness, the turmoil. But it does mean calming down to the extent we can, to keep our emotions balanced. It means coming to accept that we should spend more time on the things we can change, rather than those we can't.
Adaptability. I spent a lot of time in 2025 learning how to deal with volatility, uncertainty, and relentless change. One of the key things I can do going into the New Year is to continue to learn how to be more adaptable and resilient. That certainly has been the case with the last month - an inability to go outside because a fall would be treacherous, and learning to become an early morning mall-walker instead! Adapt! Change! Go with the new flow!
Connection. It seems that 2026 is going to be a year of "all AI all the time" as the Machine continues to consume everything around us. In that context, human connection and interaction will be more important than ever before. As humanity disappears into the machine, it's implicit that we keep the humanity that defines us.
Authenticity. How do we keep that connection? By practicing authenticity each and every day. In a world in which synthetic machines generate so much information, it's important that we keep chasing reality and, to the extent we can, immerse ourselves in it. It will keep us grounded and our ideas realistic.
Trust. Here's a phrase that I shared this year: "Trust in your next step more than you fear the fall." Little did I know that months after I wrote that, my relationship with gravity would change! Beyond this personal perspective, the issue of trust is a critically important idea in tnis fast moving world. Many people remain frozen because they feel they lack the right skills or mindset to adapt. The winning attitude is to ignore the fear of the "fall" and trust your ability to figure it out once you take the step! One step at a time!
Patience: My recovery timeline - the point where the small bones that have fractured will fully heal - is 4 to 8 weeks from now. That means taking it slow - a slow return to the gym, a slow return to regular outdoor activities, and a slow return to 'normal.' As they say, patience is a virtue! In this case, it's all I've got! Patience is probably also something necessary in our fast world - while I preach the message of speed, I'm also coming to learn that it demands that we not always rush about, blindly doing what we think needs to be done in a world of non-stop velocity.
Positivity: My running joke - as a Futurist, I can't go on stage and say, 'Guess what, your future sucks!' I wouldn't get a lot of repeat business! But throughout 2025, as volatility raged and uncertainty dominated, I've learned that I've got to keep my spirits up, my mindset full of optimism, and my attitude filled with thinking about the good things, not the bad. The more positivity, the better!
Hope. Last but not least, I have to hope that somehow our current negative world will somehow turn out for the better. Perhaps the individuals who are destroying the decorum and the world around us lose their opportunity to do so. I can only wish. I hope that more people will discover that the hate and divisiveness that rules their lives should come to an end. That my recovery from the small spinal fracture will recover fully. That I'll shoot below 100 at St. Andrews! And that Mason's smile will be the guiding light that will guide my mindset into 2026! Hope is the drug of choice, the vitamin of the day, and the exercise that heals!
Happy New Year!
#Gratitude #Respect #Serenity #Authenticity. #Connection #Trust #Patience #Adaptability #Positivity #Hope
Original post: jimcarroll.com/2026/01/10-great-words-for-2026-gratitude-...
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Chateau de Goncourt - Matignicourt - 04.05.2013
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The influence of both Indian and Indo-Caribbean culture can be seen in The Procession, as in much of Locke’s work to date. It is unclear whether the procession participants are wearing masks or if these are their true faces. Several figures and costumes within The Procession reference specific Caribbean Carnival characters from across the region. These include Mother Sally in her voluminous dress, Midnight Robber, wearing a huge, brimmed hat, Pitchy Patchy, dressed in a suit made of tattered, colourful pieces of cloth, and Sailor Mas, inspired by British, French and American naval staff. Each has its histories, and its portrayal differs across the Caribbean.
[Tate Britain]
Taken in the 2022 Tate Britain Commission:
Hew Locke: The Procession
(March 2022 – January 2023)
A procession is part and parcel of the cycle of life; people gather and move together to celebrate, worship, protest, mourn, escape or even to better themselves. This is the heart of Hew Locke’s ambitious new project, The Procession.
The Procession invites visitors to ‘reflect on the cycles of history, and the ebb and flow of cultures, people and finance and power.’ Tate Britain’s founder was art lover and sugar refining magnate Henry Tate. In the installation Locke says he ‘makes links with the historical after-effects of the sugar business, almost drawing out of the walls of the building,’ also revisiting his artistic journey so far, including for example work with statues, share certificates, cardboard, rising sea levels, Carnival and the military.
Throughout, visitors will see figures who travel through space and time. Here, they carry historical and cultural baggage, from evidence of global financial and violent colonial control embellished on their clothes and banners, alongside powerful images of some of the disappearing colonial architecture of Locke’s childhood in Guyana.
The installation takes inspiration from real events and histories but overall, the figures invite us to walk alongside them, into an enlarged vision of an imagined future.
What I try to do in my work is mix ideas of attraction and ideas of discomfort – colourful and attractive, but strangely, scarily surreal at the same time.
Hew Locke
[Tate Britain]
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"The Influence of New US and UN Leadership on International Relations, Economic Development, Innovation, New Markets, & Global Human Rights"
(New York City & Washington DC; January 10th - 14th, 2017)
Photos of my work as photographer at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD). Berlin, Germany.
CASTELLANO
Fotos pertenecientes a mi trabajo como fotógrafo en el Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD). Berlin, Alemania.
"Sphere of Influence", an exhibit accompanied by snippets of popular songs activated by guests pushing a button.