Not far from Hoi An is the My Son Sanctuary of the ancient Champa Kingdom, also in Quang Nam province. My Son was recognized as a World Heritage at the 22nd session of the UNESCO's Council of World Heritage held in Marakesh, Morocco in December 1999. Fierce wars had destroyed most of the Sanctuary, including more than 50 temples, towers and steles. Only about 20 temples are still standing today. However, that is enough to make My Son a World Heritage to be preserved. Here, archeologists have found relics of a wooden temple dated back to late 4th century under Siva Bhadravaman I regime, which was then burnt down.  

Today, My Son still preserves vestiges of a unique culture, and many architectural traces of different regimes, with the oldest one of the 13th century.