Ghenh Rang – Unforgetable Beauty Spot in Binh Dinh
Update: Jul 27, 2009
Ghenh Rang (Rang Rapids) is about 3km southeast of Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province. Tourists come here cannot help being attracted by the unusual charming which has been awarded by the nature with long, soft and white sand, clear and blue sea, cool climate, and varied caves and grottoes with rocks of human-face-shaped, Vong Phu (wait for one's husband), Chong (husband), Vo (wife), lion-head, elephant-head, and so on.

From the top of Ghenh Rang, tourists will able to catch the panorama of a large beautiful area from all directions. To the North is the view of the east of Quy Nhon City and further is Phuong Mai Peninsula with Thi Nai Lagoon look as a wash painting. To the southwest, tourists will be surprised at green mountains stretch endlessly seem want to rise up to sky. To the northeast is immense blue sea that embrace long sand-bank; the curve looks as a crescent moon.

 

At the foot of Ghenh Rang is a picture of rocks and sea waves. Legend has it that when going on an inspection tour in the Central with King Bao Dai, Queen Nam Phuong selected beach here as hers own. And Hoang Hau (Queen) Beach has been named since that time. Glamorous as its name, coming here, tourists will be impressed by a lot of huge egg-shaped stones in the beach. In front of the beach, the natural rocky walls hold back waves to create calm waters and Hoang Hau Beach has been assessed as the most beautiful beach in Binh Dinh Province.


Not far from the west of Hoang Hau Beach is the modest grave of talented poet Han Mac Tu in an airy space. The grave all the year round is full of sunlight, clouds, wind, moonlight and the murmurs of the sea. Behind it is a memorial house where keeps many photos and documents about his life.


Ghenh Rang is marvelous for its vermilion twilight and moonlit nights amid the vast water and sky, creating fantastic scenery. All things make scenery here dreamlike. It was recognized as national landscape in 1991 by Ministry of Culture and Information (now is Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism).

 

This is the destination for both nature and poem lovers. Almost of all tourists back home with special gifts of poems of Han Mac Tu that were written on fir with calligraphic style by fire-pen.


Tourists can get to Ghenh Rang easily as Quy Nhon City becomes a new and attractive destination. Vietnam Airlines has offered daily direct flights between HCMC and Quy Nhon and 4 flights per week from Ha Noi to Quy Nhon and vice versa.

TITC