Life in a sea port

Fishing boats are moored in the harbor at at Hoi An. (Learn more)

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Hoi An is a fishing village that has been a stop on the merchant ship trade route since at least the 1700s. Coastal ports throughout Southeast Asia developed starting in the first millennium A.D. as maritime trade routes expanded between China and India.

The orange tiles on the roofs of these houses are ceramic. Interlocking ceramic tiles are used to roof cement houses in many areas of Southeast Asia where clay soils and factory production are available. Ceramic tiles are stronger and more pernament than thatch, and they keep houses cooler than corrugated metal roofs.

The trees visible on the far shore of the harbor are coconut palms.

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Definitions

maritime adj.
Connected with the sea.
thatch n.
Straw, reeds, or other plant material used for roofing.

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