Nha Trang is a city in KhanhHoaProvince and lies on the coast of the EastSea. Located in the southern part of central Vietnam, it has a population of about 300,000 inhabitants. Total area is 238 sq km, average temperature 23 C. Nha Trang also has the lowest level of humidity in all of Vietnam. It is 1.287 km south of Ha Noi, 624 km south of Hue and 442 km from Ho Chi Minh City.
Its name is a Vietnamese pronunciation of a Cham word Eatran of Yjatan. Ea or Yja means river, and tran means reed. According to the locals, there once were a lot of reeds along Ngoc Hoi river. The river winds its way through the town. Ngoc Hoi was later renamed Nha Trang river.
Another theory of the origin of Nha Trang’s name has a more amusing twist. Long ago, in this part of the country, all the houses were made out of the reeds and mud gathered from Ngoc Hoi river. However, there is only brick house belonging to Dr Yersin, a French immunologist. The house itself was painted prominently white and could be seen by vessels coming from far away. One day, a foreign vessel passed by and the translator blurted out Nha Trang or white house for denoting the place where he were.
The early 20th century, Nha Trang was only a small fishing village situated along the Cai estuary. In 1924, King Khai Dinh founded the Nha Trang town including 4 villages: Xuong Huan, Phuong Cau, Van Thanh, Phuong Sai.
In 1989, Phu Khanh province separated into 2 provinces Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa. Nha Trang is city of Khanh Hoa province. Nowadays, Nha Trang is a buzzing modern city with high tourist facilities.
The Highlights
Nha Trang is granted natural favorable condition with beautiful beach and plenty for tourist.
Coming to Nha Trang, tourist can visit history, cultural vestiges. Beside natural landscapes, Nha Trang has much artificial tourist resources. In Nha Trang, tourist will find some famous sites such as :
· NhaTrangCityBeach: The city is flanked by nearly ten kilometers of prime beach where the water is warm year round. Nha Trang is often called Vietnam’s Mediterranean.
· Hon Chong: Chong has two meanings in the Vietnamese language. The first is to stack because it is located on a stretch of land famous for the thousands of smooth rocks stacked one on another. The second is husband, because not far away, there Hon Vo or the Wife. So this name came because the rocks here snuggle against one another.
· Thap Ba (Po Nagar Cham Towers) - one of symbol of Cham culture: It were built between the 7th and 12th century. The most beautiful towers were built in the year 813 and 817. Most were destroyed and only four towers are still standing. Each tower is a shrine to a different deity. Bricks were used in the building of Po Nagar. The four-sided structure is topped by a pyramid with a statue of the four armed Xiva riding Nandin the enchanted ox at the apex. The exterior of the tower is covered by intricate rock carvings of dancers, people rowing boats, grinding rice or hunting with bows and arrows
· Hon Yen: Hon Yen is most famous for Yen Sao, which is the name of the nest of Salangane or swifts. The locals harvest the bird nests (considered a delicacy) and use them in soups. Nests are also processed and exported to Taiwan and Hong Kong.
· Nha Trang is also famous with traditional handicraft industry: carving, sculpture, lacquer ware, souvenir from sea products.
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