Located between Hon Tre and Nam Du archipelago is Hon Son island with an area of 11.5 km2. To date, Hon Son has more than 2,012 households with 8,120 people coming to settle down. Belongs to Lai Son commune, Kien Hai district, Kien Giang province; about 65 km west of Rach Gia city. Here, in addition to fishing villages and fruit orchards, which account for about 20% of the area, the rest is primeval forest with a few old trees, many small trees and vines. Animals mainly include monkeys, squirrels, birds, a few monitor lizards and pythons... According to the old people on the island, Hon Son has another name, Hon Son Rai, because this island used to have many otters living. People on the island have always lived mainly from fishing, in addition to handicrafts such as shipbuilding, processing shrimp, fish, dried squid... But the profession that once made this island famous everywhere was making fish sauce. However, in the past few years, because the source of anchovies around the island, which used to be abundant, has now dried up, a number of fish sauce production facilities have stopped operating. With natural, charming and beautiful beaches reflecting in the vast ocean, Hon Son appears like a sparkling pearl of color; Covered by endless coconut groves running along the coast, it has a wild look, with no trace of exploration; Paved with large, flat stones, standing tall in the middle of nature, it looks majestic and poetic. The most beautiful beach is Bai Bang, bending like a bow with clear blue water, along with rows of coconut trees swaying in the sea breeze. Coming to Hon Son, visitors can swim, enjoy fresh products from the sea, and immerse themselves in the coolness of the sea breeze. On the island there are also places of worship such as Lai Son Temple, Ba Co Chu Temple, Cao Dai Temple, Hai Son Pagoda... all located in Bai Nha hamlet. Hon Son has 7 peaks connected to each other. The peaks all have legends associated with their names, but Ma Thien Lanh is the most famous peak. Not only is it the highest at an altitude of about 450 m above sea level, this mountain peak is also associated with poetic fairy tales and colorful "today" stories of "swordplay" that are loved by people. Islanders spread word of mouth. According to ancient legend, on top of Ma Thien Lanh there is a flat rock, with a beautiful surrounding landscape, so many fairies often come down to have fun, called San Tien, which is a testament to that story. Today, when people come here to explore, after hundreds of years, occasionally there are monks and sad people who come to San Tien to practice meditation. They retreated in a cave with the words "Mai Duong Sword Dharma" engraved. The lives, personalities and behavior of these people are passed down by word of mouth with half-true, half-fictional stories. To conquer Ma Thien Lanh peak, you must start from the center of Bai Nha along thousands of steps located among banana fields, custard apple and mango gardens and patches of primeval forest. About 2 km from Bai Nha, there is a Buddha statue called Lo Thien Buddha by the people here. Go about 400 m further and you will see Pho Tinh Pagoda located in the middle of the mountains and forests. San Tien is about 2 km away. Here, many traces of "mutants" are preserved on the rocks such as names, ages, dates of arrival, dates of departure, years of practice... After conquering Ma Thien Lanh peak, Hon Son also has 5 beaches and 1 pristine rocky rapids, of which Bai Bang has the most beautiful scenery, many leaning coconut trees shading a part of the white sand beach about 1 meter long. km, deserted and calm beach. This is the most suitable place for you to swim. Not only does it have lyrical scenery, this is also a very clean beach. In particular, here there is also Tien stream with clear water flowing from the top of Ma Thien Lanh right down to Bai Bang to make fresh water for you to bathe in after struggling with the ocean waves. To get to Hon Son, visitors can take a high-speed train with a journey of 1 hour and 45 minutes. If you take a regular passenger train, it takes 4 hours.
Kien Giang 1327 view November to April
Ngày cập nhật : 01/04/2023