Vung Chua – Yen Island

Located in Tho Son village, Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province and about 3km from National Highway 1A, Vung Chua - Yen Island is known as the resting place of the heroic general of the nation Vo Nguyen Giap. This area has an area of ​​about 10 hectares and is located right at the foot of the majestic Ngang Pass. Vung Chua is a clear blue beach with long stretches of white sand and surrounded by a peaceful scene of endless green forests. Vung Chua faces the East Sea but is quite sheltered from the wind, so this place is said to be a land with a quite prime location. Yen Island is a small island about 1km from Vung Chua shore. If you go by boat, it will only take about 20 minutes to get here. Many people commented that Yen Island is like a screen emerging in the middle of the sea with the belief that this place will guard the land and sea, protecting human life. Vung Chua - Yen Island has now become a pilgrimage destination attracting many tourists to visit and burn incense to commemorate the heroic general every year. Local people have recounted that in the past this land was called Hon Nom based on the direction calculation. However, later a company brought the bird's nest here to raise it to exploit the bird's nest, so from here a lot of bird's nest came to live. The name Yen Island, Quang Binh, also came from there. So where does the name Vung Chua come from? According to local people, in the past there was a large pagoda in this area, but now through ups and downs of time, only traces of the pagoda's foundation remain, but the name Vung Chua comes from that. This area is also surrounded by three islands: Hon La, Hon Gio and Hon Nom, forming a three-legged triangle so it is quite airtight so ships often anchor when there is a storm. In addition to the tomb of General Vo Nguyen Giap, many people may still not know that on the island there is also an ancient tomb that has been passed down orally from people as the tomb of famous general Tran Dat, who had meritorious service in the Lam Son uprising against enemy from the North with Le Loi. After learning more about the history books left behind, we learned that the family of famous general Tran Dat was very famous in the area because there were many people who were awarded the title of marquis, duke or academician... However, the church they are currently in Thuan Bai village, Quang Thuan commune, Quang Trach district. So Quang Binh is honored to welcome two generals about 500 years apart to rest here. The grave of General Vo Nguyen Giap is located on the shore, at a 110m high point on Dragon Mountain, overlooking the sacred Yen Island, and the grave of famous General Tran Dat, who was instrumental in defeating the Northern invaders and saving the people, is also nearby. That area makes Vung Chua - Dao Yen more majestic.

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Ngày cập nhật : 15/03/2023