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Site: BinhThuan Tourism
 BinhThuan: Beautiful Sights - Beauty Spots

VIETNAM - BINHTHUAN
A DESTINATION FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM

BinhThuan is a coastal province located to the east of HoChiMinh City. BinhThuan attracts tourists from everywhere for its lovely landscapes. The mountains lie from west to east and reach the beautiful beaches. Famous tourist sites include CaNa, PhanThiet, MuiNe, and HamTan. There are many great architectural sites such as towers, communal houses, pagodas, temples, shrines, and tombs. Lively cultural activities including festivals, traditional customs, dancing, and traditional music take place in BinhThuan.

PhanThiet is the capital of BinhThuan province, lying in the south of Central Viet Nam, 200km away from HoChiMinh city, with nearly 200km of coastline which makes up beautiful beaches for tourists.
This town is well-known for fishing industry and the popular Vietnamese fish sauce. Off PhanThiet 24 km to the North East is MuiNe, an ideal tourist site and a source of inspiration for artists.

MuiNe has become more and more popular with desolated and primitive beaches, still untouched by tourists. Stretching on long white sandy beach, listening to quiet waves ripples, visitors will feel completely relaxed after tense working days.

The most impressive sight in MuiNe is the huge golden sand dunes which have inspired a great number of art photographers and movie produces.

MuiNe is located 24 km north-east of the town of PhanThiet. It is a fishing village as well as a familiar tourism area in BinhThuan Province. It is found on Highway No. 706, and features sweeping sand dunes and beautiful rows of palm trees. The beach is shallow and sloped, the water is clean and blue and the sun rarely hides behind clouds. There are desolate and primeval beaches that have never witnessed human exploitation as well as imposing landscapes. There is also DoiCat (Sand Hill), which has long been a creative subject of artistic photographs and paintings. Besides beaches and sand dunes, there are also beautiful landscapes such as SuoiTien (Fairy Spring), the OngHoang Building and the Poshanu Cham Tower.

MuiNe has long been considered the "Hawaii" of Vietnam. It boasts shady roads under coconut trees, a beautiful beach and cliffs battered by the waves of the sea. The typical scenery of MuiNe lies in the moving lines of golden sand caused by the wind and when they are seen from afar they look like moving waves. The scenery looks more fascinating at dawn, when young Cham girls in green dresses go to work. That's why no photographer fails to visit this area. MuiNe is an ideal place for rest and relaxation. Visitors can certainly enjoy swimming in the blue water of the sea, climbing the sand dunes or relaxing by a swimming pool. In fact this oasis entertainment people of all ages, and furthermore, provides an endless inspiration to the artist's creation.

Some necessary information for your trip follow as:
From HoChiMinh City, you begin going to MuiNe ward - PhanThiet City from MienDong station (Tel: 08.8994056). Ticket price: 30.000 - 35.000 VND/ person. From PhanThiet, you come to PhanThiet station to book a ticket for going back to HoChiMinh City. (Tel: 062.821361). Ticket price: 40.000 VND/ person.

ABOUT PHAN THIET CITY

PhanThiet is the largest town in BinhThuan province with an estimated population of close to 100,000 people. The town sits on the borders of CaTy river, is 20 Km from the ocean and swells with boats during the fishing season in the summer months. A few kilometers East of PhanThiet are some of the most beautiful stretches of beaches in Vietnam. Some are lined with tall coconut trees, others lean against vast red sand dunes.

HOW TO GET HERE

PhanThiet is 198km from HoChiMinh City, 247km from Dalat, 250km from NhaTrang. National Highway 1 passes through PhanThiet. All vehicles going north or south along the coasts pass through the town.

 

EXPLORE THE CITY

Attractions

 

Local Event

 

MuiNe
HonRom
Fishing Harbour
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Mbang Kate Festival
DINH THAY Festival

 

 

 

 

ENJOY YOUR STAY

Lodging

 

Restaurants- Bars

 

Coco beach Resort
PhuHai Resort
Palmira Resort
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Robinson's Hut Restaurant
Hoang Yen Restaurant

Especially, you can sit in the chair at your house and calling to one of all transportation services with high-quality car such as: Mercedes Benz, Ford... with a interesting ticket price only: 40.000 - 45.000 VND/ person.  Please contact with them as below:

*  DuyThanh service: 0913.932023
*  HoangOanh service: 0913.682289
*  HoangGia service: 0913.932115
*  NgocThanh service: 0913.852612

* ViVan service: 0913.164752
* VietAnh service: 08.8381319
* DongHung service: 0913.121449
* Taxi ThaiTai: 062.825111

If you'd like to book a package tour with group, you'll get a preferential price and traditional gifts from us, please contact with:
* In HoChiMinh city:
Morning Sun Travel Co. 
                                Tel: 08.7714031-  7714032. 
* In PhanThiet city: 
BinhThuan Tourist Co.
                             BinhThuan Travel Service Agency
                            
 82 TrungTrac Street, PhanThiet city,
                             BinhThuan province - Tel: 062.816821.
 

MuiNe Fishing Village 
Mui Ne gets its name from the local fishermen using this area as a shelter during the stormy season.
"Mui" meaning nose or peninsula and "Ne" meaning to duck or to take shelter. The combination of sun, sand and deep turquoise water of the pacific ocean create a breath taking and spectacular site to the visitors.
.... Fishing Harbor

Fishing Harbour - Phan Thiet
Fishing Harbour - Phan Thiet
PhanThiet is the largest town in BinhThuan province with an estimated population of close to 100,000 people. The town sits on the borders of CaTy river, is 20 Km from the ocean and swells with boats during the fishing season in the summer months.

Fishing is largest industry in PhanThiet. According to local statistics, some 100 different varieties of fishes are caught here with an annual yield of over 70,000 tons. As a result, PhanThiet is famous for its "NuocMam" (fish sauce), a seasoning used in Vietnamese cuisine.

Most visitors to PhanThiet will notice the pungent odor that is associated with fish sauce production. This is a process where anchovy like fishes are caught, cleaned and place in large vats of brine.
The whole concoction is cured over a period of eight months to a year before the fish by-products are strained and the liquid is then diluted into less concentrated solutions to be bottled. Fish sauce from PhanThiet is available throughout Vietnam.

Today, the annual production of "nuocmam" in PhanThiet is 16-17 million liters per annum. The salt used in the production of fish sauce is also a local product of BinhThuan province. Although fishing is a big industry in PhanThiet, it still remains a family business for many people in the region. While the men are out at sea, women and children often stay home to support the business by mending nets and tending to shore related chores.

With only a 10% humidity during most of the year, BinhThuan is the driest province in Vietnam. Most of its terrain consist of rocky mountains and sandy hills. Agriculture is almost non existent since few crops can grow on this arid land.
A few kilometers East of PhanThiet are some of the most beautiful stretches of beaches in Vietnam. Some are lined with tall coconut trees, others lean against vast red sand dunes.

During the period between July and October, the fishing season is at its pinnacle in PhanThiet as fishermen go out to sea. These boats form a magnificent display of lights at night and can be seen from shore. In fact, the scene is liken to a floating city by the locals.

 THUY TU FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION
ThuyTu fishermen's association was first established by ThuyTu fishermen in 1762 for worshiping "CaOng" (the whale) with the central chamber, the house for worshiping "TienHien”, the one for Song - Dance group, they were arranged in the form of the word Tam with the main side toward the East. When it was just finished, its gate was very near right the seashore. Nowadays the seashore is over 100 meters far from here. Now ThuyTu fishermen's association is situated on NguOng Street, DucThang quarter, PhanThiet city. Different from the village's communal house often built for worshiping the village's Tutelary God and located in the agricultural village, the fishermen's association is often constructed for worshiping the whale (CaOng) and located very near right the seashore of the fishing village. Most of BlnhThuan's fishing villages have got fishermen's associations and temples for worshiping the whale (CaOng) - the God who has helped and saved fishermen when they meet accidents on the sea according to their opinion. And this God is always loyal to fishermen; therefore they love and respect this God all the time. The folk religion has connected with the job religion from this generation-to-generation according to fishermen's customs and traditions.
Since the day of finishing until now, ThuyTu fishermen's association has contained nearly 100 bone skeletons of whales and many other species of the same family. Over half of them have got the epoch of over 100 to 150 years; among them the big bone skeletons have been worshiped solemnly. In its campus, there is a large land bridge used to bury the whale when he "dies" and drifts onto the seashore from the sea. And his bone skeleton will be placed into a tomb according to the custom after 3 years' burial service. Among the fishermen, if anyone sees "Ong" first, this fisherman will become " His" eldest child and have to hold a funeral perfectly and 3 years of mourning... and so on. That shows fishermen's customs and behaviors toward " CaOng" - the whale - according to their religion are nearly the same as the relationship between people and people.

ThuyTu fishermen's association is one of the most ancient one in BinhThuan's fishing villages, the local fishermen consider it as the first sea ancestor of the sea fishing job. It has contained many Chinese - Vietnamese cultural heritages related to the sea fishing job, expressing the worshiping content in the shrines, worshiped statues, horizontal boards inscribed with Chinese characters, parallel scrolls, in the bell record of the Great Bell. ThuyTu fishermen's association is one of the ancient places of historical interest with a large amount of nominations granted by Nguyen Dynasty's Kings for worshiping " CaOng" - the whale and the Sea Gods because in the feudal war against TaySon righteous volunteers, Nguyen Dynasty's generals and commanders were once rescued many time by the whale on the sea. It has got 24 nominations granted by the Kings: Thieu
Tri, TuDuc, DongKhanh, DuyTan, KhaiDinh, privately King ThieuTri (1841 - 1847) granted 10 nominations and this is the rare thing compared with other places of historical interest. The Government classified ThuyTu fishermen's association as the National Historical place of interest in 1996. 

BAUTRANG BEAUTY SPOT

BauTrang with lotus in Spring

BauTrang is a fresh-water lake, once belonging to BinhNhon commune, HoaDa district, BinhThuan province; now HongLam hamlet, HoaThang commune, BacBinh district, about 65km North East of PhanThiet city. BauTrang has been formed for a very long time, located in the middle of vast large sand dune area alternated by many groups of short forest trees. The lake water is very fresh and clear. From the distance, we can see a mild cool green color covering the white sand dunes. BauTrang is divided into 2 parts by a crossing sand dune. The local people here called them "BauOng" and "BauBa" formerly; although it is a water pond formed by Nature, the local people still show their gratitude to it because it has provided the water source to support the local people and forest animals here in the dry season. The deepest place of BauTrang is 19 meters, and shallower toward the bank. Around the bank, there are a lot of lotus, in summer they are in full bloom adorning this white sand area with more bright colors. A long time ago, around BauTrang there were many villages of the ancient Cham people living and using the lake water source. The Cham people erected The Temple to worship Goddess Thien-Y-Ana. When they left this area to come to other places, this temple was also collapsed and now there are its ancient relics left in the South of BauTrang. This was the vestige of a historical period about the Cham people's natural conquer here before the Vietnamese people came.BauTrang is not only the place to supply fresh water but also the beautiful sight in the area of HoaThang - BacBinh with the all year round fresh water source lessening the scorching air of the immense sand dunes. It is the place of scenic beauty where everyone coming to this area must visit.
 

MUINE SANDDUNES (TRINH_NU SAND DUNES)

      However, by far the most popular among tourists are MuiNe Sand Dunes and MuiNe Beaches located 12 miles East of PhanThiet. The sand dunes in this area are shaped by the elements of the wind and therefore is a spectacular site to the visitors. There are desolate and primeval beaches that have never witnessed human exploitation as well as imposing landscapes. There is also DoiCat (Sand Hill), which has long been a creative subject of artistic photographs and paintings. Besides beaches and sand dunes, there are also beautiful landscapes such as SuoiTien (Fairy Spring), the OngHoang Building and the Poshanu Cham Tower.
MuiNe has long been considered the "Hawaii" of Vietnam. It boasts shady roads under coconut trees, a beautiful beach and cliffs battered by the waves of the sea. The typical scenery of MuiNe lies in the moving lines of golden sand caused by the wind and when they are seen from afar they look like moving waves. The scenery looks more fascinating at dawn, when young Cham girls in green dresses go to work. That's why no photographer fails to visit this area. MuiNe is an ideal place for rest and relaxation. Visitors can certainly enjoy swimming in the blue water of the sea, climbing the sand dunes or relaxing by a swimming pool. In fact this oasis entertainment people of all ages, and furthermore, provides an endless inspiration to the artists' creation.

TACU MOUNTAIN PAGODA                    
This pagoda is located on the top of TaCu mountain, so they call it TaCu mountain pagoda to distinguish it with some pagodas on the other mountains in BinhThuan province. This mountain pagoda was built in 1879 but many years before, there was a thatch roofed pagoda worshiping Buddha's. The pagoda belongs to the area of TanLap commune, HamThuanNam district, about 30 km South East of PhanThiet city. The head monk of the mountain pagoda is Buddhist priest TranHuuDuc, the pagoda-building site chosen by him is now at the height of 475 meters; all the year round there are green trees, flowing streams, singing birds and apes beside the pagoda. Later because of many different reasons, the pagoda has been separated into two, the upper one still at the old place has got the name of "LinhSonTruongTho" and the lower one "LinhSonLongDoan", both of them are called the Mountain Pagoda.  
TaCu Mountain Pagoda has combined and alternated with the for­est and mountain making an area of famous beautiful sights since formerly. Its whole sight is an architectural overall including: 3 door gates, temples, statues of Buddha’s, tomb towers, the First's Ancestor's grotto... well- concealed under the all-year-round green fresh ancient tree forest. From the foot of the mountain are hundreds of steps along twisting roads through the jungle leading to the pagoda. Here the air is cold and fresh, the steam radiates from the rock mountain with the attractive cool air even in summer. The beautiful sights of TaCu Mountain pagoda are famous for the poetic majestic scenery of the mountain and forest. On the other hand, human hands through many generations in turn have built up the unique huge art architectural projects in the province as well as the nearby ones. That is the huge giant statue of "ThihCaNhapNietBan" lying on the highest position about 100 meters from the pagoda. By the skill and talent, techniques of sculpture and veneration, the artisan-artists created the rare statue in the history of the Vietnamese Buddhism. This work was presided in 1962 by engineer TruongDinhY.
About 50 meters from the statue of Buddha is the group of Tam The Buddha’s: ADiDa, QuanAmBoTat, DaiTheChi; all of these 3 statues are about 7 meters high, with mild faces looking over the whole world as if they were ready to save and support human beings. Every season in the year, there are always pilgrims coming to visit Buddha’s, to watch the beautiful sights of the pagoda and mountain forest; especially on the occasion of Spring and New Year, ten thousands of people come to the pagoda, following each other to climb the mountain like dragons and snakes. Recently every year they organize a mountain - climbing competition attracting many young people from the Eastern provinces. In the next future here they will carry out the project of hanging cables in order to bring travelers up and down to visit the pagodas more conveniently. The TaCu Mountain Pagoda with the forests in the Natural Preserve Area has classified as the national beauty spot by the Government in 1993.
 

  COTHACH PAGODA
Grotto Pagoda named " CoThachTu" was built at the beginning half of the nineteenth century, located in the grottoes on CoThach mountainous hill at the height of over 64 meters, belonging to the area of BinhThanh commune, TuyPhong district, BinhThuan province. CoThach is a large stone mountainous area consisting of thousands and ten thousands of big and small rocks, some full mass rocks are as big as houses, some are like stone tables, some lie on one another as if human hands had arranged and some have mysterious strange shapes and forms, all of them contain the unique rudimentary beauty with a lot of primitive grottoes twisting deep into the mountain.
The above is the rock mountain with forest trees pushing one another; at the foot of CoThach is the clear blue sea. With whispering splashing waves all the year round, and naturally - formed beach, not far away from there is a bank of multicolored pebbles which has existed for thousands of years, all of these have made CoThach full of factors of lovely and attractive mountain and water. Beside the natural beauty of the grottoes combined with the human creativeness, here CoThach has still preserved a lot of rare precious historical cultural heritages: lots of Chinese - Vietnamese cultural heritages such as parallel scrolls, horizontal boards inscribed with Chinese characters and the documents from the days of making this pagoda. Some other culturally and historically valuable ancient objects such as the Great Bell, BatNha drum have got the each from the beginning half of the nineteenth century. The head monk of CoThachTu has been Buddhist priest ThichMinhDuc for scores of years, CoThachTu, it is BinhThuan province's main tourist place, every year ten thousands of travelers from every part of the country come here in order to worship and kowtow Buddha’s and to go for sight seeing tours of the rare special beautiful sights here. With its values about the natural beautiful sights and about history - culture, CoThachTu has classified as the National beautiful place of historical interest in 1993 by the Government.

 LAOCAU ISLE
Cau isle is a young island rising in the sea, about 9 km from the seashore, it is possible to come to this isle from several different points such as PhuocThe commune, VinhHao commune, BinhThanh or from CaNa. The time depends on each wharf but on average, it takes about 40 minutes to come to this island by motorized sampan. Cau isle is about 119 km North East of PhanThiet city. Cau isle has the length of over 1500 meters and the largest place is nearly 700 meters and the highest one is more than 7 meters. From the main land, it looks like a big warship. The whole island is surrounded by ten thousands of rocks with many different and shapes, they look like packs of animals of many big and small kinds, it is really interesting when having a condition to observe the whole island carefully. Around this isle, the water is always clear and blue; when the tide is low, on the seashore we can see numerous beautiful oyster shells and snail shells fascinating lots of tourists and travelers. Around the island, there are many kinds of living sea animals and good seamen with simple tools can also find fresh seafood. On the isle, there are shallow wells for fresh water. Although the water amount is small, it is the sort of permanent leaking water - the ancient book called them "Fairy Wells". Nowadays, Cau Isle has been planned to be a sea-creature preserving area with a lot of promising prospects on ecological tourism in the future.  

  KHEGA LIGHTHOUSE
KheGa lighthouse was built on the top of KheGa island with the area of 5 hectares in the seaside at TanThanh commune, once belonging to HamTan district, now HamThuanNam district, about 30 km South East of PhanThiet city. KheGa Lighthouse was built by a French design engineer named Chnavat to direct boats and ships to travel, it was started from February, 1897 and opened at the end of the year 1898, now there is still a big granite sheet right in front of the gate leading to the Lighthouse with the number of 1899 KheGa Lighthouse officially worked in 1900. The managing officers were a French man (the head) and 8 Vietnamese people guarding the light. In the marine history of this area, in the previous generations, there were so many wrecked travel ling merchant ships because they could not define coordinates and positions, So KheGa Cape has been considered as an extremely dangerous and important position of the seaside from PhanRang to VungTau. Due to this seaside's dangerous and important position, and in order to meet the increasing transportation need of the French army as well as foreign merchant ships coming here, some French people studied to build KheGa Lighthouse. In the building time, so many people died from accidents; nowadays here there is still a cemetery burying the people who had died in this project.
KheGa Island is 500 meters from the seashore; on the low water days, we can wade to the island from the seashore. When tidal flow and windy, it is very hard to travel. On the island, this Lighthouse was built comparatively huge; probably this is the highest one in our country with its octagonal granite pole. The origin of the granite used to build KheGa Lighthouse by the French people has been unknown because there is not this kind of granite in the area. And all of these cubic meters of granite are not only normal with 4 angles but also carved and sculptured into each square, each concrete form and side fitting with each other. It means that there was nearly a ready - made available granite tower, when building they only installed it in the right orders and angles and sides from low to high and they only needed to use mortar to make this granite tower stick without having to plaster or render or repair. (This granite tight tower is 35 meters high, the total height from the ground level to the light top is 41.5 meters, the height from the light range to the sea level is 65 meters, and the size of the tower side is 2.60 meters. The thickness of the tower wall from the bottom to the height of 6 meters is 1.6m, when higher the thickness decreases from 1.5m and the thinnest at the tower top is 1 meter). On the tower top, there is a big light of 2000w used as a signal to direct boats and ships. Besides this Lighthouse, there is also a square big house with each side of 40 meters, under it is a 3 meters deep water - containing tunnel, in front of it is a well called the Fairy well.
From the sea water level to the Lighthouse are scores of steps. Two lines of jasmine along the isle and around the Lighthouse bottom planted by the French people at the end of the previous century have been still the same until now, giving shadow all the year round. All of the 184 steel spiral stairs leading to the Lighthouse top and scores of 3 steps staircases leading to the light top have been brought from France, including the light on the top and the generator. Nowadays KheGa Island and the Lighthouse have become an attractive tourist point for travelers, because KheGa Lighthouse is both a beautiful sight and a unique architectural place of historical interest.

THE PRINCE'S CASTLE
The Prince's castle consists of a community of the hills, the mountain, the river, the sea and the tower pagoda creating an area of beautiful sights with the salient points of comparatively high "Co" mountain top and 4 up - and - down hills next to the sea; the most beautiful are "Co" mountain, BaNai hill, PhuHai coastal estuary and the beach with the old fishing villages 7 km North East of PhanThiet city.
In 1911, a French prince as well as De Montpensier from France came here for traveling and hunting in the nearby hills, he realized the sights of mountain and water here were very beautiful, so he decided to buy a plot of land here to build a villa also used as a place where he could rest when hunting and traveling later. The French authority in BinhThuan (Ambassador Gamier) agreed to sell him BaNai hill according to his expectation.

On the 21st of February, 1911 this villa was started to be built and completed nearly one year later, with the area of 536 m2 and 13 rooms. The villa area was built at the place nearby 100 meters South of Cham tower temple group Poshanu. In the process of transporting the materials up to build the villa area, the French destroyed the wall in front of the Tower's main door. This was a beautiful and comfortable villa with electric generators at night; under the villa there were a lot of tunnels containing rainwater enough for the people living in the villa in a year, this villa was considered as the most modern one in BinhThuan at that time. From then on, PhanThiet people have been used to calling this area "LauOngHoang - Prince's Castle" hill, because on this hill there used to be a beautiful big villa area built by De Montpensier.
Now The Prince's castle is an attractive tourist community including: the ancient Cham tower group, beside the tower is the time - honored ancient BuuSon pagoda, under the hill foot are the seashore, PhuHai coastal estuary, "Co" mountain where there is poet NguyenThong's tomb. All of them have combined with one another into a community of the cultural place of historical interest and beautiful sights in PhanThiet city.

 HONROM RESORT
Going from PhanThiet to MuiNe for 22 km, then for more 4 km along the seashore tourists will set foot in the HonRom resort.
The beach is clean and beautiful with clear blue water. Calm winds sing lullabies unceasingly under cool shadows of coconuts trees sagging under the weight of their fruit. White sand dunes follow the yellow ones.. All set up a wild attraction, inviting tourists to this well-known a field resort.
The  HonRom tourist and picnic resort (HonRom II) - 28 kilometers away from PhanThiet City to the north east, located in the shade of a row of coconut trees, with the hill of white sand on this side and the bluest shore on the other side makes a very wonderful sight for your weekend holidays.
On your way to HonRom resort, you can enjoy the wonderful sights such as historical Poshanu Ponagar, or the Prince Tower, which is a literature topic with the love story of HanMacTu, a poet, and MongCam. In addition, you can enjoy other beautiful natural sights such as SuoiTien, SuoiHong, TieuSaMac (Tiny Desert). When you are only about 1km from HonRom II, you will enjoy the sights of the Elysium. The beautiful sights accompanied by cool wind will eliminate your tiredness after a hard working week. Gliding on the sea waves by canoe.

 "HONBA" BEAUTY SPOT 
 
HonBa is an island rising high up in the middle of the sea, nearly 2 kilometers East of LaGi seashore, HamTan district; and about 70 Km South East of PhanThiet City. HonBa is also a young mountain on which there are a lot of big ancient trees at the first half of the seventeenth century, Cham people erected a temple to worship Goddess ThienYAna - the ancient Champa Kingdom's sacred goddess. Since then, this island has got the name "Goddess's island - HonBa". The temple has the same architectural structure and art decoration as the Vietnamese temple of the same time. In this temple, the rock statue of Goddess ThienYAna was sculptured from an integral rock mass in its place by Cham artisan - artists. HonBa worshiping the statue of "Ba - the Goddess" on the top of  "HonBa" expresses Cham people's respect and honor for this Goddess. On the other hand in the previous centuries, the fishing job was the main one attracting crowds of Cham fishermen along the seashore and there still have been traces of the ancient fishing tillage’s. Therefore, worshiping the "statue of the Goddess here is also their expectation to ap­peal to the Goddess for protecting, supporting and swing them from the sea danger. Every year, Cham people from everywhere often come here in order to do Religious Mass to ask for their rain and other religious rituals.
HonBa is known and admired (by people) not only with its ancient temple but it is also a sheer island in the middle of the sea, attracting everybody by its own beautiful sights with the magnificence of the immense sea, and the poplar hill along the seashore makes the scenery here more beautiful.

POSHANU CHAM TOWER TEMPLES

Poshanu tower - Phan Thiet
Poshanu tower - Phan Thiet
The complex is a masterpiece of the Cham nation, where three towers can still been admire. These constructions of HoaLai artistic style date back to the 8th century.

They are located on a hill, 6km north-east of PhanThiet city, which is named the prince Palace. The area between PhanThiet and the Prince Palace is a site that attracts many researchers and tourists. The rocky path going up to Prince Palace displays many ancient remains and beautiful landscapes.
The group of Poshanu Cham tower temples are situated on BaNai hill top at PhuHai commune, about 7 Km North - East of PhanThiet city. From the end of the eighth century to the beginning of the ninth century, they were constructed in the manner of HolaLai art architecture - one of Champa Kingdom's ancient art architectural manners, but now there are only very a few of these tower temples left such as some ruins in MỹSơn Holy Land area, HoaLai group (PhanRang) and PoDam one (TuyPhong - BinhThuan) left and only the group of Poshanu Cham tower temples are comparatively integral.
Poshanu is the group of Cham tower temples with the important role among BinhThuan's Cham architectural places of historical interest, from the architectural form to the building technique and art decoration on the body, the rolling domes, the main doors and false ones inside and up to the top. Only the building technique and art decoration on the tower body can evoke quite specific aesthetic factor of HoaLai manner.
 Compared with other Cham towers, until now every year, crowds of Cham people from the nearby areas come here in order to carry out the ritual of appealing for the rain and other religious ones related to their own customs and habits. Another interesting thing is that the fishermen living in the vicinity also come here to appeal for safe sea journeys before they go out to the sea. The group of Poshanu Cham tower temples were repaired, improved and upgraded from
1990 to 2000 and now completed. This place of historical interest was classified as the National art architectural one in 1991 by the Government.

Next to PoShaNu complex is the BuuSon pagoda and Co mountain, where patriot poet NguyenThong was buried. Further along the beach are the OngDia temple and MuiNe.

PODAM CHAM TOWER TEMPLES
The group of PoDam (PoTam) Cham tower temples are located at the foot of OngXiem mountain belonging to the locality of PhuLac commune - TuyPhong district - BinhThuan province, about 11.0 Km North West of PhanThiet city. The building techniques as well as the architectural art are similar to Poshanu tower temple group's, this group had the epoch from half the end of the eighth century to the beginning of the ninth century and they belong to HoaLai art and architectural style.
PoDam Tower is the place where Cham people living in PhuLac and its nearby areas carry out the rituals to worship the Cham Kings every year. Nowadays, the King's Descendant's family ancestries have still preserved 8 nominations granted to PoDam King by Nguyen King’s Dynasties from MinhMang to KhaiDinh. They have been kept specially as the family ancestry's precious properties and the Kings Descendants responsibility. This place of historical interest was classified as the National Art - Architectural one in 1996.

DOIDUONG BEACH
Beside such famous beaches in BinhThuan as OngDia, BaiTruoc, BaiSau, MuiNe . .. DoiDuong Beach is one of the ideal places with pure and fresh environment. The wide beach stretches tens of kilometers with white and low sand gradually sloping towards the sea and then blending with the blue water. Factually, this is an attraction to visitors for sightseeing and sea- bathing on their long journeys.

DoiDuong Seaside - PhanThiet City

GANHSON CAPE - UNDISCOVERED BEAUTY ....

GanhSon Cape - TuyPhong - BinhThuan

GanhSon is in ChiCong Villages, TuyPhong District, BinhThuan Province. The name alone does give us the feelings of steepness, and hilliness with chains of mountains, caves and caverns of strange shapes. Early in the morning, or in peaceful afternoons, when the sea is calm, from the cape we can see the panorama of the cozy and lively activities of the fishing village.

The red of rock, and the blue of the sea, seem to be blended creating a harmonious shade both near and far, both false and true. . . . GanhSon is in fact a gift of nature not yet known by many people.

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