This time, we move to another place named Vũng Tàu. Vũng Tàu is
a seaside city of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province in Southern Vietnam. The city area
is 140 km2 (54 sq mi), consists of thirteen urban wards and one commune of Long
Son Islet. Vũng Tàu is the capital of the province since the province's founding, and is
the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam.
Vũng Tàu has extensive beaches, including Back
Beach (Bãi Sau) and Front Beach (Bãi Trước). Most of the local residence
will swim there at the weekends with family and friends. You can see there are
lots and lots of people there swimming.
Vũng Tàu has several popular landmarks. So, I will
introduce you one by one that I visited.
The first place is LANG ONG NAM HAI WHALE TEMPLE
According to legend, the remains of a whale washed up on the Vung Tau beach over 100 years ago. The carcass was so
gargantuan that fishermen had to wait for the flesh to decompose before being
able to pull it to shore and display the
bones which came to symbolize the
protector of the coast. Now, every time a whale washes ashore, the bones are ceremonially hauled to the
mausoleum. Visitors are welcome to visit the quaint temple with its
impressive display of all things whale from paintings and bones to statues.
LOCAL
INSIGHT
During the mid-August
lunar eclipse, Le Hoi Ca Ong or whale festival, is celebrated around
the temple.
For more information about this temple, you can visit here Whale Temple Info
This is the real bone from the dead whale. They preserve it nicely and display in the temple and named the temple Whale Temple. Some people may find it strange that bones in the temple. Yeah. I find it interesting!
The second place is Jesus Mountain. (Vietnamese: Tượng Chúa Kitô Vua)
A statue of
Jesus, standing on Mount Nho in Vũng
Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam. The Vietnam Catholic Association built the
statue in 1974 and it was completed in 1993.
It is 32 metres
(105 ft) high, standing on a 4
metres (13 ft) high platform, for a 36 metres (118 ft) total monument height with two outstretched
arms spanning 18.3 metres (60 ft). There is a 133-step staircase inside the statue. So far, it is the
largest in the world. Even larger than Brazil’s Jesus Statue.
So, if you visit Vietnam’s Vung Tau, you must visit this
place. It is really a beautiful place. From up hills, you can see the panorama
view of the Vung Tau. It is really fantastic!! The flowers along the stairs and
some Christian statue which I don’t actually know what it is. Yet, they are
still very nice.
WHITE
PALACE
Originally a summer palace for the French conquerors, the
White Palace has seen its fair share of history, from later Vietnamese leaders
occupying the space to exiled Thai leaders being placed under house arrest.
Outside, a long row of cannons emphasizes the sweeping view of the bay and its
strategically important placement.
LOCAL
INSIGHT
Inside, there is an exhibit on a recently discovered Chinese
shipwreck.
Inside the museum, they displayed many antique jars, vase and
so on. All were being drag out from the sea during the shipwreck from Chinese. So,
everything displays in the museum is priceless. Inside the palace, they still
maintain the bedroom nicely untouched. This place is worth going.
For more information, visit here White House Info
They redo one similar because the real one costs really expensive. The elephant angle costs very expensive if it is real and they wish to lost it someday.
Originally from the past. Never processed before. So, they are precious and priceless.
Here comes the end. Thank you.
Good Luck,
Blueyjerene
