Phu Yen- pristine paradise

When "Yellow flowers on the green grass" were released in 2015, one of the things that people remembered most is the impressive background. Now, close your eyes and mention the name of this film, we will recall all image of the huge Om field with the cactus on the edge of the rock, and next to Om field is a deep blue ocean. For the first time, thanks to "Yellow flowers on the green grass”, it is known that there is a beautiful Phu Yen with the sea, mountains and green hills. After the hit movie, Phu Yen became a popular tourist destination and began to enter the list of many young visitors.

Phu Yen

Therefore, it's not an exaggeration that "If you want to see how beautiful Vietnam is, you must travel to Phu Yen at least once. And you will definitely enjoy a beautiful, pristine paradise with sea and mountains, with rocky stretches and breathtaking views.

This is because of many wild and unprofessional tourism, meaning that Phu Yen is still a mystery with the majority. People just know to travel to Phu Yen, but no one knows what to do and where to go. This article will probably help the visitors to answer that part. The article is not really complete yet, but I believe the visitors will be provided with background knowledge about memorable and magnificent things of this beautiful land before the actual arrival.

The road from Tuy Hoa city to the south (go to Hon Nua, Vung Ro, etc) is a coastal road Phu Yen - very beautiful! Hon Nua, which can be seen from Deo Ca, is 40 kilometers from Tuy Hoa City. You must spend 20 minutes getting there. There is also Lighthouse, so you can visit and view the sea overlooking immense surroundings. Hon Nua is very beautiful, the sea around in the wrist. However, Hon Nua is extremely primitive, and there aren't any tourist service. As a result, if you intend to camp overnight, you must prepare food and drink.

The next destination I would recommend is Vung Ro Scenic Area. This is a very peaceful bay, close to the edge of the Deo Ca mountain range. Just take a moment to run the car, so you will be ecstatic by the picturesque scenery of the bay.

Vung Ro Scenic Area

Travelers are advised to come to Phu Yen by plane. Tuy Hoa Airport, located in Phu Thanh Ward, Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province, is 06 km south from the center of Tuy Hoa City. About 35 kilometers south-east from Tuy Hoa City, Bai Mon - Mui Dai Lanh Beach possesses a beautiful coastline with clear water, clear blue water, and white sand. If you can, you can stay one more night, so early morning the next run-up to the Lighthouse to see the dawn soonest at the East End.

Because of the long coastline, Phu Yen coastal road is one of the most beautiful roads in Vietnam. The road is wide, one side is the deep blue sea mixed with the vast sky. Surely, roaming on this road will be one of the nicest experiences you've ever had!

Of course, when coming to Phu Yen, you have to spend a few hours visiting Bai Xep, and look at the beautiful scenery in "Yellow flowers on the grass". Located in the North of Tuy Hoa City, Bai Xep owns a vast expanse of rocky and unspoiled cacti and rocky cliffs overlooking the deep sea below. You can see, all that on the film only to portray a tenth of the beauty and immensity of this place.

Bai Xep

Near Bai Xep is Hon Yen island. When the tide ebb away in the afternoon, you can walk from the mainland to the island. This will certainly be a great place to take thousands of photos. You not only can lean on the grass but also have a look at Bai Xep or the distant islands between the vast blue sea.
You should also spend time visiting Bai Om. Bai Om, 72 km from the city, owns a long beach with coconut trees, clean white sand, and crystal clear sea, not to mention the unspoiled and deserted background. Then, take a moment to visit Diem Stone - the place "must come", "must take pictures" once visited Phu Yen. Standing by, you can take a moment to pass over Mang Lang Church, take some pictures and see this beautiful architecture.

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Whale Worshipping Custom of South Central Coast Fishermen

Most coastal villages in South Central have whale worship. Even those located in inland areas also have whale worship temple. This shows that whales play an important role in the spiritual life of the inhabitants of the South sea.

According to Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi (Dai Nam Comprehensive Encyclopedia), the whale was known as Duc Ngu (Mr. Whale): "Duc Ngu has a round head and a blowhole in the forehead, and is black, no scales. He is generous and helpful, always rescued people who are stranded while travelling on the sea. In the early date of King Minh Mang, the King named the whale “Nhan Ngu”, and then the whale was renamed (Duc Ngu) in Tu Duc date. This fish is sacred in Nam Hai (South China sea), but not in other areas”

A temple worshipping Ca Ong (whale)

Good genius of the sea

If Western countries consider the whale a big resource of high economic value, the people in Southeast Asia nations have seen whales as an unknown savior. Whale is a good genius of the sea that they are always respectful. Whale is also respectfully called with many formal names like Mr. Khơi, Mr. Lộng, Mr. Nam Hai.... Because of the above- mentioned facts, whales in Southeast Asia are not killed; what is more, the awareness about protecting whales is also raised to be a discipline that most people doing fishing trade must follow.

A procession in Whale worship ritual

So far, there has been many legends, anecdotes, folk tales related to whale worship tradition. Legend has it that the whale is the embodiment of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, who once incarnated to save mankind from sufferings. He transformed into whales (Mr. Nam Hai) and patrolled the South China Sea. One day, on a lotus, he glanced at South China sea, and he could not help being heart-broken when seeing the multitude of creatures encountering the tempest, having perished because of storms while the victims were just gentle poor fishermen who did fishing trade to feed themselves.

Before that heartbreaking scene, the Bodhisattva took off the cassock, torn it into small pieces and threw into the ocean surface. Each piece, under the Bodhisattva wish, turned into a whale whose duty was to rescue the fishermen in distress from the storm over the ocean. Since then, the whale is the benefactor of the people living on the sea fishing boats.

Whale is the embodiment of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

However, whale’s stature at that time was relatively small, not strong enough to confront and withstand the storm; therefore, the Avalokiteshvara borrowed the skeleton of Ong tuong (elephants) in the forests and gave the whales, thus the whale were powerful enough to confront the power of the ocean. Likewise, the fish is named whale- literally as elephant fish (since the skeleton was borrowed from the elephant and a wale is as big as an elephant).

Another story recounted that, in about 1799, while Nguyen Anh was being defeated by Tay Son army, and was running away to Siam (Rattanakosin Kingdom) by the sea, he met a big storm. The storm made the boat wobble, but right after that, a whale appeared, lifted the boat, and took it to the shore, finally, Nguyen Anh got out of danger. In 1802, Nguyen Anh acceded to the throne, took the title of Gia Long. Grateful to his rescue whale, the King ordained the whale Nam Hai General (the General of the South China Sea).

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Top travel photography in Vietnam

Vietnam has always been in the back of my mind as a travel photography destination, but ... I waited for the night to capture the beautiful colors of the lit lanterns.

1. Sapa in the morning.
Getting back to Sapa town at 5pm on the 8th of January in lunar calendar, I hurriedly ran to the flank of a mountain where many photographers gathered to take the panorama picture of the town. When I reached there, many already left because the sun was out and it was getting colder. However, i got lucky and it took a lot of persistence to take this picture, when the cloud came and the town began to turning on lights.

2. Tree in Hinh River hydropower.
Hinh River hydropower reservoir is located in Song Hinh district, Phu Yen province, 50 km away from Tuy Hoa city to the west. There is a great amount of wide green lawn, scenic and romantic areas here and it's a perfect place to camp overnight. In addition, it has a lot of beautiful corners for landscape photographers. In the picture is a withered tree in the lake in raining season. My friend and I reached this place to capture the Milky Way at night but we could not miss moments of stunning sunset here.

3.Yen Stream in Autumn.
Yen Stream lies in the complex that includes Huong Pagoda in Huong Son Commune, My Duc district, Hanoi. Huong Son is beautiful in all four seasons, but it reaches its glory in autumn, instead of in festivities season. At this time of the year, the whole stream is covered with pink and purple water lily while two sides are full of "tram" trees. During a visit to Yen stream in mid-September, I could truly see the beauty of nature in quietness. Noise disappeared, making way for tranquility. At that time, I photographed this photo to memorize it and to share with my friends, most of whom have visited Huong Pagoda every year but havent't had the opportunity to watch Yen Stream in autumn. What makes me happiest is when I posted this picture on Facebook, my friends said they didn't expect Yen Stream to be this beautiful.

4. Ho Chi Minh City at night.
The photo was taken in Ho Chi Minh city. The deadline to submit the pictures is close and I realized there hadn't been any picture capturing Sai Gon as a modern city on the progress to integration. I came up with a corner in the financial center of Sai Gon, where I have never came to take picture. That day, my friend and I came to MC skycscrapper to take picture.

5. Fishing with a Casting Nets.
Fishing with a casting-net - Taken on Nhu Y river, Hue city.

Source : Vietnam Travel

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