Beautiful coastal villages: The pristine Ham Rong beach village

Located south of the golden sand strip along the coast of Hue City, there are two mountains rising up in the middle of the flat land, creating the feng shui of Ham Rong beach at Tu Hien estuary (formerly known as Tu Dung). At the foot of these two mountains is a simple village named Phu An.

Village at the foot of the sacred mountain

This village is located at the foot of two sacred mountains of the lagoon and seaport of Hue city : Thuy Van mountain (also called Tuy Van) and Linh Thai mountain (also called Turtle mountain). The village is located next to Tu Hien seaport, in Vinh Loc commune, Hue city, Vinh Hien commune, old Phu Loc district.

Ham Rong Beach at the foot of Linh Thai Mountain, right at Tu Hien estuary

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Thuy Van Mountain is a mountain rising in the middle of the coastal area like a dragon's head turning back towards Cau Hai lagoon towards Bach Ma. Tuy Van Mountain and Tu Dung seaport have marked historical events. During the Tran Dynasty, in 1306, King Tran Nhan Tong married Princess Huyen Tran to King Chiem Che Man in exchange for the dowry of Chau O and Chau Ri (Thuan Quang land) for Dai Viet. When she married into Chiem Thanh, Princess Huyen Tran also stopped here to pay respect to her ancestors.

Since then, this seaport was named Tu Dung, to record the event in memory of the Vietnamese girl who sacrificed her personal happiness for the great cause of expanding the territory... In 1471, King Le Thanh Tong, during his royal tour to pacify the Cham, stopped at this seaport and wrote the poem Tu Dung Hai Mon Lu Thu.

On Thuy Van mountain, there is the ancient Thanh Duyen pagoda, built in 1644, under the reign of Lord Nguyen Phuc Tan. In 1836, King Minh Mang had the pagoda restored and had an inscription engraved on a stone stele erected in the yard.

Thuy Van Mountain was voted by King Thieu Tri as the 9th most beautiful landscape in Than Kinh (Ninth most beautiful landscape of Van Son) and wrote a poem to engrave on a stele erected on the mountain. In the poem, King Thieu Tri described: "Thuy Van mountain, high green mountains, green trees with fragrant scent, outside looking at the ocean, inside looking at the small sea...".

Shops and businesses along Ham Rong beach

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Linh Thai Mountain (popularly known as Turtle Mountain, or Quy Son) is a mountain rising up like a turtle located next to Tu Dung seaport, now Tu Hien seaport.

This sacred mountain was once described by the culturalist and poet Dao Duy Tu (1572-1634) in his work Tu Dung Van , with the following verses: "Strangely, nature molded the shape/The flat land raised a green peak before the sky/From afar, the hermitage looked like a towering cloud/The southern roof had a crane dancing, the western roof had a dragon paying homage." Dao Duy Tu was the strategic advisor of Lord Nguyen Phuc Nguyen (also known as Lord Sai, 1613-1635), famous for the construction of the Thay rampart in Quang Binh .

Ham Rong Beach still retains its wild beauty

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On Linh Thai mountain, there used to be Tran Hai pagoda, built by Lord Nguyen Phuc Tan from an ancient Cham temple by the mandarin Tran Dinh An in the year Binh Ngo (the 4th year of Canh Tri - King Le Huyen Tong, 1676).

The pagoda was originally named Vinh Hoa. After Tay Son conquered the capital city of Phu Xuan (1786), the pagoda was leveled. In the 17th year of Minh Mang (1836), the king issued an edict to repair the pagoda, naming it Tran Hai Pagoda and the tower Vong Hai Tower. At the foot of Linh Thai mountain is Tu Dung seaport with Ham Rong beach consisting of protruding rocks, beautiful scenery...

Deserving of the name "Hien An"

While the two sacred mountains have long been famous in history, in Phu An village at the foot of the mountain, people's lives have remained peaceful through many historical changes. People still mainly live off the sea.

Mr. Ngo Quang Bua, the village chief, said that Phu An village has existed since the post-Le dynasty. Later, the village was divided into two villages, Hien An 1 and Hien An 2, Vinh Loc commune (old Vinh Hien). The villagers mainly live by fishing along the coast and lagoon. This place is famous for its specialties made from shrimp and fish such as fish sauce, shrimp paste, and other types of sauces.

Small path to the fishing village in Phu An

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Ms. Nguyen Thi Gai (68 years old, in Hien An 2 village) said that most of the men in the village are fishermen, while the women are seafood traders, so the work is busiest in the early morning. After the fish loads reach the shore, the fishermen continue to turn their boats out to sea, and this is repeated until the day the sea is rough.

"We work about 15 days a month. We are not rich, but we have enough food and clothing. Thanks to the sea, everyone in the family has a job to make a living," said Mrs. Gai.

Small boats of Phu An villagers "rest" after hours of squid fishing.

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Mr. Tran Long (75 years old, in Hien An 2 village), who has spent most of his life at sea, confided that in the past, when seafood resources were abundant, villagers only needed to go to sea for a few days to eat for a month. Later, many people invested in large ships, and the source of shrimp and fish near the shore also decreased, so now in the village there are only a few small boats left, catching herring and squid near the shore.

Mr. Tran Long, a fisherman from Phu An village, next to his fishing boat.

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Phu An coastal village is also a place that preserves many traditional cultural values ​​including annual ceremonies, Phu An rural market (Vinh Hien) is famous for many products and rustic specialties.

Ham Rong Beach has recently become famous for its pristine, clear blue beauty, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to come and sightsee. This is a new check-in spot for those who want to explore the wild beauty of amazing nature.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhung-ngoi-lang-tuyet-dep-ven-bien-lang-ben-bien-ham-rong-hoang-so-185250826130603597.htm