The East Sea along the coast of the Mekong Delta provinces is an alluvial sea from many large and small estuaries, so most of it is mud flats and the water is not clear. Among them, Ba Dong beach is a rare area in the Southwest region that is generously gifted by nature with a sandy beach more than 10 km long from Nha Mat hamlet to Con Egg hamlet. Due to the gentle slope, when the tide is low, the sand beach is exposed for hundreds of meters, from the shore down to the water's edge.
Also because it is located in an alluvial sea area, Ba Dong sand beach is not white or shiny golden, and Ba Dong sea water is not as clear as the beaches of Nha Trang or Vung Tau. However, along the East Coast, from Go Cong to Ca Mau, Ba Dong has beautiful sandy beaches and quite clear sea water, especially in the months after the Lunar New Year, when the waves are calm, forming a popular beach tourist area. favorite person.
Soon realizing the value of Ba Dong beach, from the beginning of the 20th century, the French colonial authorities built a resort here and nearby was a mini golf course (at that time the golf course was called Cu golf course). Golf is for officials and elites in the province and neighboring provinces to relax on weekends. Through the fierce war period, that resort and golf course no longer existed but left behind the names of Nha Mat hamlet (in Truong Long Hoa commune, Duyen Hai town) and Con Cu hamlet (in Dong Hai commune, Duyen Hai district). Sea). After Tra Vinh province was re-established (1992), the State focused funding on investing in infrastructure systems such as transportation, national electricity grid, telecommunications, casuarina protection forests, and anti-erosion embankments. ... create conditions to awaken the potential of Ba Dong beach tourism.
Today, a number of businesses inside and outside the province have been investing in building facilities to serve convenient tourism such as hotels, restaurants, resorts, anti-landslide embankments, planning and placing buoys. beach safety, souvenir stalls... Since then, more and more tourists and tour groups from the southwestern provinces and foreigners have come to Ba Dong Beach tourist area.
Coming to Ba Dong Beach tourist area, visitors should stay overnight to have the opportunity to watch the sunrise or sunset on the sea. After that, join the group of people happily splashing in the cool ocean water or ride a water motorbike surfing safely on the waves, without worrying about being swept away by the waves like many other beaches. When you're tired, you and your family can choose a convenient corner in the restaurant or a row of chairs along the embankment overlooking the ocean far away, where fishing boats are like small mobile black dots. on the horizon and enjoy the cool ocean breezes. When there is time, visitors walk along the winding paths, following the sand dunes, passing through and merging with the rows of casuarina trees winding in the wind, forgetting the fatigue and worries of life. daily chaos.
Coming to Ba Dong Beach, whether it is the summer or summer season, whether at the restaurant or walking around the villages, visitors can choose many fresh seafood products from medium-sized fishing boats. turned towards shore for his meal. A bit more advanced, visitors can pre-order or ask restaurant staff for guidance to prepare famous specialties of the local coastal village, each dish has an anecdote and legend attached. attractive. It is a dish of braised goby fish dipped in fish sauce, a type of dipping sauce that was provided by local people over the years, Lord Nguyen Anh tasted it once and could not forget it for the rest of his life, so he gave it the beautiful name "fish sauce". dwell”; It's a greasy date salad or white shrimp and sea crab steamed in beer and dipped in salt and pepper with lemon; That's the dish of roasted shrews with tamarind, although somewhat rustic but unmistakably delicious. Eating them, I feel sorry for the gentle, kind and honest sea boy, so at a loss, I have to turn into a shrew that stays with me all year round. cut the nipa palm tree...
Stopping at Ba Dong Beach tourist area, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the rich history and cultural depth of the coastal lands of Truong Long Hoa, Duyen Hai, Tra Vinh. Nearly 3 centuries ago, fishermen from Binh Thuan settled here and opened a seafaring profession to create food and clothing, and they also brought with them the place name Ba Dong and the belief of worshiping Ba Co Hy to the new land. . The years of Lord Nguyen Anh's army fleeing the pursuit of the Tay Son insurgents at the end of the 18th century left behind village names with the prefix "Long" such as Truong Long Hoa, Long Vinh, Long Huu, Long Toan... and leaving behind the Princess's tomb as a historical mystery for hundreds of years. At the end of the 19th century, when the French colonialists opened fire to invade the South, the coastal forest line of Duyen Hai was the base of the insurgents De Trieu, Phan Ton - Phan Liem, Le Tan Ke - Tran Binh...
During the nation's two long resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists, Truong Long Hoa in particular and Duyen Hai in general were solid bases of the leadership agencies and revolutionary armed forces of Tra Vinh province. , the Southwest Region and the Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Zone. This area is one of the important links of the legendary Ho Chi Minh maritime route transporting weapons from the socialist North to support the Southwest battlefield, with famous fishermen named years old are the outstanding sons of this land such as Le Thanh Long, Ho Duc Thang... That glorious tradition has created an "iron and steel Truong Long Hoa" , a "heroic Coastal Sea" that will forever be a source of pride. of generations of local residents.
Also from this sea, visitors can visit, learn about, and enjoy typical products of once famous traditional craft villages such as Dong Cao Seabed Village, Con Cu Salt Village, and Watermelon Village. Ba Dong…
Today, with unique potentials and strengths that cannot be found anywhere else, the coastal area of Truong Long Hoa and Duyen Hai has become a key economic region of Tra Vinh province, with many key national projects being born and going. put into operation such as Duyen Hai Thermal Power Center, large tonnage shipping channel entering and exiting Hau River...
Ba Dong Beach tourist area is the focus of a chain of potential tourist destinations along the coast of Tra Vinh such as Truc Lam Zen Monastery, Con Tau Weapons Receiving Wharf Relic Area, Con Trung Temple, Vam Lang Nuoc Lighthouse , Lau Ba Thuong Cave, Co Hy Nuong Cave, Ba Dong ancient tomb... very convenient for visiting, learning, researching or meeting the spiritual needs of tourists. If you stop longer, you can also board a boat for a cruise along the length of the Large Vessel Channel entering and exiting the Hau River, watching ocean-going ships of many nationalities around the world arriving at the ports. throughout the Mekong Delta region, watching the Duyen Hai Thermal Power Center and raw coal transport ships anchored waiting to be unloaded. With more time, tourists can take an adventurous trip beyond the ocean waves to the bottom of the ocean, where there are brave fishermen who, day and night, confront strong winds and waves even on tiny watchtowers. , contributing to enriching and beautifying the homeland.
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