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This Vibrant Asian Canal Town Is Like A Mini Venice Without The Crowds And Hefty Prices
Traditional sampan boats float along the languid surface of the Thu Bon River, twinkling in the dark. With so much beauty and heritage to explore, visitors might be shocked to know that Hoi An is ...
Where did English get the words ‘sampan’ and ‘junk’ from? Probably Cantonese and Javanese
Scholars are split on the roots of 'sampan' and 'junk', with some pointing ... a long history in East and Southeast Asian ...