The $147,000 project uses funding
from the German government.
Street lanterns win the hearts of many tourists to Hoi An. Photo by VnExpress/Tran Viet Anh
Hoi An, the much loved ancient
town in central Vietnam, has started a new project to use solar power for its
major attractions, with funding from the German government.
The $147,000 project will set up
solar panels at the one-hectare (2.5-acre) Hoai River Square to provide a 55
kWh source for sound and lighting systems at street arts programs,
entertainment centers, street lanterns and the iconic 400-year-old Japanese
bridge nearby, officials said.
The German government will cover
90 percent of the cost, while Hoi An and its German twin city Wernigerode will
chip in the rest.
Once a popular trade port in the
region, Hoi An is now one of the most peaceful, greenest towns in the country,
drawing tourists to its picturesque wooden houses, pagodas, street-side eateries
and hundreds of tailor shops.
A travel forum run by U.S.
magazine USA Today described Hoi An as one of 10 most beautiful places in
Southeast Asia, a place where one can find “tranquility and timelessness.”
“Best Day on Earth,” a new book
from the UK travel publisher Rough Guides, listed Hoi An’s full-moon festival
among the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences for the hundreds of
lanterns that glow along alleys and river banks around town.
The solar power project is hoped
to help the city develop sustainable tourism that is suitable with its strategy
to become an eco-friendly destination.
Source: E.vnexpress
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