Yen Islet in Phu Yen province (Source: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) – The central province of Phu Yenkicked off a Culture-Tourism Week on April 25 night, which is designed tointroduce the unique local culture and promote tourism potential of Phu Yen,thus attracting more investments in the locality.
This is also one of the events marking the death anniversaryof Hung Kings (the 10th of the third lunar month, which falls on April 25 thisyear) and the 43rd anniversary of the Liberation of the South andNational Reunification Day (April 30).
The programme, to last until May 1, will take place in TuyHoa city, Song Cau town and Tuy An district with ten major activities,including a tour to Dai Lanh Cape, the easternmost point of the country whichis the first place in Vietnam to see the sun rise, and a Bai Choi singingfestival.
On this occasion, ceremonies will be held to receive thetitle of Special National Relic Site granted to Hon Yen (Yen Islet), andannounce Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s decision on the master plan for XuanDai Bay national tourism site.
Phu Yen is one of the mostbeautiful provinces in the central region of the country. It has nearly 190kmof coastline bordered with zigzag mountains and dotted with many bays, lagoons,cliffs and reefs.
One of the best knowndestinations in the province is Dai Lanh Cape, which offers visitors a specialfeeling. There, one side is the green mountains and forests while the otherside is the deep ocean with its blue colour combined with the light blue colourof the sky as well as multi-shaped vertical cliffs. Under the cape is MonBeach, a very clean and stunning beach where freshwater flowing from highmountains creates a lovely picture.
Another favourite place forvisitors is Da Dia Reef which was recognised as a national heritage site.Looking like an orderly beehive, the reef is made of thousands of pentagonalrocks, causing passers-by to stop and contemplate the unusual and magnificentwork of nature.
The province has many large and small beachesthat are described as primitive. Some beaches untouched by visitors are wherelocal fishermen set sail to catch fish. Long Thuy Beach has swaying coconuttrees while a fishing village is located in Vung Bau Beach. Bang Beach runsalong the rock reef.
Phu Yen also offers visitors unique dishes usinglocal food, such as the signature Ninh Hoa Nem (Ninh Hoa meat roll), girdle-cakesserved with muong fish, O Loan cockles and Phu Yen steamed savory rice cakes.All these dishes have unique flavours of Phu Yen province where human andnature are closely bonded.-VNA
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