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THE
CENTRAL & COASTAL
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Thanh Hoa
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Sam Son Beach
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Sam Son Beach
is situated in Sam
Son Town
, Thanh Hoa province. In 1907, the French colonial government started to
develop Sam Son into a holiday resort for French civil servants and
officials based in Thanh Hoa and northern Vietnam. Sam
Son was only a collection of sun-baked sand dunes rising above long
pools of blue water.
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Nghe An – Ha Tinh
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Cua Lo Beach
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Cua Lo Beach is located in Cua Lo Town ,18km from Vinh city, Nghe An Province. This
10km sandy beach is outlined by pine forests. Not far from the beach
are 3 islands: Hon Ngu, Hon Chu, and Hon Mat with natural and primitive
landscape.
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Dong Loc Road Junction
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Dong Loc Road Junction is situated in Dong Loc
Commune, Can Loc District . During the war
against the United
States, Dong Loc Road Junction
is a point of the connection between the north and Ho Chi Minh
Trail.American aircrafts heavily bombarded the area in repeated efforts
to destroy the junction. The less than 20km section of road underwent
2,057 air bombardments . A unit of ten young
female volunteers, aged 17 to 20 and led by Vo Thi Tan, was assigned to
keep the road open to traffic. Despite repeated heavy bombardments,
they stayed at their post, using only shovels and hoes to level bomb
craters. They were all tragically killed during an air attack on July
24, 1968. A monument engraved with the names of the ten heroines was
erected on a hill at the Dong Loc Road Junction
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Thien Cam Beach
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Thien Cam
Beach is situated in Cam Xuyen District , 20 km from Ha Tinh city , in Ha Tinh
Province. The low mountains in proximity to the sea have created a
beautiful landscape. Separated from the mountain foot by a sandbank,
Yen Lac Pagoda, built during the 13th century, is a relic preserved by
the government. A famous set of paintings called "the King of
Hell's Ten Palaces" has been kept in the pagoda since the
beginning of the century. The French built Thien Cam as a resort, but
nearly all the infrastructures
were destroyed during the wars..
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Quang Binh
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Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park
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Phong Nha-Ke Bang
National Park, located to the
north of the majestic Truong Son Range
in central Quang
Binh Province,
is one of the world's two largest limestone regions.
Viet
Nam's Phong Nha - Ke Bang National
Park has been recognised as a world natural heritage site by the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) at
its 27th general assembly session being held in Paris from June 30-July 5. Phong Nha
- Ke Bang park is now the fifth UNESCO recognised site in Viet Nam
after Halong Bay, the imperial city of Hue, the ancient quarter of Hoi
An and the My Son historical site …. More details
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Quang Tri
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Vinh Moc Tunnels
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Vinh Moc Tunnels is situated in
Vinh Thach Commune, Vinh Linh District. a
place well-known as an underground village designed to avoid
bombardments during the American War,
The spectacular tunnel network stands as a testament to the
endurance, wisdom and bravery of the local people in their fight for
independence. The network's total length is nearly 2km, structured into
three floors with the first 13m beneath the ground, the second 15m and
the third, 23m. The village was built over two years and required
approximately 6,000 m³ of earth to be dug out. It is linked to the
sea by seven exits, which also function as ventilators,
and to a nearby hill by another six. The "underground
village" was home to 94 families and included wells to supply
water, a meeting room for 60 people, toilets, a maternity ward, an
operating theatre, rice stores, switchboards and observation posts.
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Thua Thien - Hue
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Hue – The First World Cultural Heritage site in Viet Nam
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Hue is located on the central coast of Vietnam
to the north of Danang and midway between Hanoi
and Ho Chi Minh City.
In the 19th century it was the cultural and intellectual centre and
home to the emperors of Vietnam.
At the meeting of the 17th session
of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Columbia,
from the 6th to the 11th of December 1993, UNESCO has come to the
decision of recognising the architectural ensemble of Hue as a world cultural heritage. On
2 August 1994, the delivery of the recognising text has been organised
at the Imperial Palace of Hue. This was a noteworthy event in the
cultural history. For the reason that Hue
is the first site in Vietnam
ever listed in the World Heritage list ….
More details
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Da Nang
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Danang Danang City is located in the centre of the country. It has a deep water
seaport, an international airport, rail links with Hanoi
and Ho Chi Minh City
and a relatively well developed infrastructure that continues to grow
at a rapid rate
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Cham Museum
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The Cham Museum
is located at the intersection of Trung Nu Vuong and Bach Dang Streets,
Danang City . The Cham
Museum was built in 1915 with
the financial support of the French Far-East Research Institute in Vietnam.
This museum houses the most extensive collection of Cham art worldwide.
At present, the museum displays approximately 300 sculptures, among
which some are made from terracotta. The sculptures were collected from
Cham Temples
and towers throughout Central Vietnam
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Marble Mountain
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The Marble
Mountains are located in Hoa
Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, about 7km from the centre of Danang City in the southeast. The Marble Mountains, also referred to as
Ngu Hanh Son or Mountains of the Five Elements, consist of five marble
mountains: Thuy Son (water) which is the highest, Moc Son (wood), Kim
Son (metal), Tho Son (soil), and Hoa Son (fire).
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Non Nuoc Beach & Non Nuoc Fine
art Village
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Non Nuoc
Beach runs for 5km against the
Marble Mountains
in Danang
City. Non Nuoc Beach
is famous for its seaweed, which reaches exportation standards.
Non Nuoc Fine art Village is located in Hoa Hai
Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Danang City.Perhaps no one comes to the Five Marble Mountains
without visiting Non Nuoc Fine Arts Village, where nationwide and
worldwide famous marble handicraft works are produced
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Quang Nam
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My Son , a World
Heritage site
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My Son lies in a narrow valley in Duy Tan
Commune, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam
Province. 70km
southwest of Danang City, 20km away from the Tra Kieu Citadel, and 40km
away from the ancient town of Hoi An. My Son is a group of
temple-towers of Cham people. With its great value, in December 1999,
the complex of My Son Cham Towers has been recognised as a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO … More details
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Hoi An ancient
town , a World Heritage site
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From the 16th to 18th
centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international
commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and
Arab traders. These people came to trade primarily for the high-grade
silk, which is still produced in the area, and ceramics. The area is
now one of four world heritage listed sites in Vietnam. Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town popular among tourists
for its eclectic architecture, souvenir and tailor shops, and cafes.
Some of the buildings in the narrow streets are over one hundred years old . Outside of Hoi An, there are many Japanese tombs as
well as many impressive dikes around Hoi An…. More detail
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Hon Kem – Da Dung
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Hon Kem - Da Dung lie alongside the two banks of Thu Bon
River, belonging
the two communes of Que Lam and Que Phuoc (Que Son District), Quang Nam Province.
Hon Kem - Da Dung lie alongside the two banks of Thu
Bon River,
belonging the two communes of Que Lam and Que
Phuoc (Que Son District), Quang
Nam Province.
The excitement of Hon Kem - Da Dung does not only lie in the romantic
scene of rivers and mountains, but also in the inscriptions of the old
Chiem Thanh characters seen on pieces of rock of tens of tons heavy
which stand out mirroring themselves on the water of Thu Bon River
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Quang Ngai
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Sa Huynh beach
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Sa Huynh Beach is situated in Duc Pho District . Sa Huynh is also called Sa Hoang, it means "gold sand". Therefore,
the color of sand is not white like some others, it is glitter yeallow
sand. Sa Huynh Beach is beautiful with clear water and golden sand
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Quy Nhon
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Duong Long Cham
tower
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Duong Long
Cham Tower
is located at Go Dang, Binh Hoa Commune, Tay Son District, Binh
Dinh Province.
Duong Long
Cham Tower,
also called Thap Nga meaning "ivory tower," is located 40km
from Quy Nhon and 270km from Danang
City. It is a
group of 3 towers; the highest tower, 35m high, is in the middle, and
the two others are 22m. All the decorative motifs of the tower are
very big and carved on sandstone. They are well-preserved. This tower
complex is one of the most beautiful in Central
Vietnam
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Phu Yen
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Genh Da Dia
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In
An Ninh Dong Commune, Tuy An District . Genh
Da Dia, or the Cliff of Stone Plates, a baffling and beautiful riddle
of Nature, and set in stone for all Time.It’s like a giant jigsaw,
irritatingly made of the same shaped pieces, and forming a solidified
structure that has proved more than just a curiosity for thousands
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Nha Trang
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Although it could well develop into a flashy resort, Nha Trang
is still fairly quiet. With very clear turquoise waters, snorkelling
and diving are prime activities, and just lazing on the town beach is
an experience in itself. You'll be offered everything from lunch to a
manicure. The central region near Nha Trang features some of the
potentially most beautiful beaches to be found anywhere in the
world and attract more and more visitors in each year.
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Dai
Lanh beach is
situated in Van Ninh District, 80km north of Nha Trang, close to the National Highway 1A.
is one of the most beautiful beaches with
wonderful nature: white and mostly sand along with casuarina. Dai Lanh
scenery had been carved on one of the Nine Urns which is standing in
front of The Mieu yard in Hue
by King Minh Mang.
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Hon Mun
Island is situated on the south of Nha
Trang Bay,
Nha Trang
City, Khanh Hoa
Province. Named Hon Mun because in the
south east of the island, it has high-rise cliffs with dangerous
wattles forming caves and grottoes, especially its stones are as black
as ebony, which could rarely be found in other areas , this is home to sea swallows. Their nests are harvested twice a year
in spring and autumn and are prized for their nutritive quality.
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Cham Towers of Po Nagar, is
situated on Cu Lao marble hill, 2km north of Nha Trang, in Khanh Hoa Province.
Po Nagar Cham Towers were built between the 8th and 13th centuries on a site that had been used for Hindu worship as early as the
2nd century.
The largest of the four remaining towers was built in honour of the
Goddess Po Nagar, also known as Lady Thien Y Ana or Lady Mother of the
Kingdom.
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Hon
Chong Promontory is located 3.5km from the
centre of Nha Trang City,
Khanh Hoa Province. The Hon Chong Promontory,
located in the sand dunes, It consists of massive rocks lying on top of
one another ,looks like the work of a giant,
who carelessly put several massive rocks together. On one side of the
rock, facing the sea, there is a deep handprint with the five fingers
close together
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Ninh Thuan
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Ninh Chu beach
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Ninh Chu
Beach is in Khanh Hai
Town, Ninh Hai District , 6 km east of Phan Rang - Thap Cham.
The 5 km beach is famous for its white sand, turquoise water, and
verdant pine trees. The beach used to be reserved for the exclusive use
of President Nguyen Van Thieu, chief of Ninh
Thuan Province,
and other high ranking officials of the Saigon
regime
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Phan Thiet-Mui Ne
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Takou Mountain Ta Cu Pagoda is located in Ta
Cu Mountain,
Tan Lap Village,
Ham Thuan Nam District. Not only is the mountain interesting but a
white reclining Buddha (Tuong Phat Nam),
the largest in Vietnam
at 49m is situated here. It takes about 2 hours of trekking to get to
but is well worth the wander. There is also a pagoda of some note
located in the same spot that was built in 1861 that make the trip even
more inviting
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Mui Ne Beach is
located 24 km North-East of the town of Phan Thiet. It is a fishing village
as well as a familiar tourism area in Binh Thuan
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
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