La Gan fishing village

No one knows when La Gan first had a strip of land jutting out into the sea, and people from many places came to settle down and make a living. Most of them were fishermen, following in their fathers’ footsteps, buying boats and baskets to go out to sea every day to catch fish and shrimp; a few households reclaimed the land to grow crops.

The strip of land forms a soft arc that runs more than 2,000m long.

That strip of land forms a soft arc running more than 2,000m along the coastline, with flat white sand beaches and colorful pebble beaches, but also bumpy areas with many large rocks stretching one after another.
Early morning, the sea surface is clear blue, the white-capped waves constantly crash onto the shore, making the rocks and pebbles more shiny and colorful.

On the sea, hundreds of boats and coracles are anchored to avoid the wind so that fishermen can wash their nets after returning from a trip at sea.

On the sea, hundreds of boats and coracles are anchored to avoid the wind so that fishermen can wash their nets after returning from a trip. On the land encroaching on the sea, residents of La Gan fishing village are busy with their daily lives. The lush fruit gardens stretch across the cape, further away are the vast green pine forests swaying in the wind, on the beach, there are crowds of tourists swimming, visiting the seven-colored pebble beach, the sound of the waves, laughter, and chatter... all blend together like a colorful and lively natural picture.
The life of the fishing village of La Gan Cape (Binh Thanh Commune - Tuy Phong) today has changed a lot, when the economy and culture have developed, the locality has exploited the strengths and beautiful landscapes from nature to develop tourism. However, in the memories of many elderly fishermen, the old La Gan Cape still retains many memories and memories that cannot be faded. That is the revolutionary tradition in the two resistance wars against France and the US, the fishing village people here are resilient, enduring many sacrifices and losses. The most memorable historical event was on the full moon day of the first lunar month of the year of Tan Mao (1951), the French invaders suddenly sent a regiment to land in Cat Bay village. The French soldiers killed people and burned houses extremely brutally. The Cat Bay massacre took place when most of the villagers were having breakfast and preparing to go to work. Because they did not cooperate with the invaders, they burned everything, killed everything, and destroyed everything. In this massacre, the enemy killed 178 people, injured more than 50 people, every house had people dead or injured; they burned more than 200 houses, killed hundreds of buffaloes and cows of the people.

With that strong will, after the liberation of the South in 1975, the people of La Gan were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the State.
Mr. Le Hoang Quan, an old fisherman from La Gan fishing village, shared: “During the war years, the people here suffered a lot. After the country was unified, La Gan fishing village expanded to many industries. In the family, the husband went to sea, the wife stayed home to do small business, provide services, grow fruit trees, etc. When tourism developed, La Gan Cape became known to many people, because nature has bestowed upon this place many beautiful landscapes and historical and cultural relics that have been invested in and upgraded, such as the 7-color stone beach, Ca Duoc beach, desert hill, green moss stone beach; next to that are the relics of Co Thach pagoda, Binh An communal house, and Ong Nam Hai mausoleum. In addition, on La Gan Cape, there are two ancient wells located along the coast, which are truly miraculous. The wells are located right on the rocky beach close to the sea, with clear, cool fresh water all year round.
La Gan Cape, once desolate, has now become a bustling, bustling countryside...

In recent years, the low water days (the beginning and middle of the month) are the right time for tourists to visit Ca Duoc rock beaches, green mossy rock beaches along the coast to have fun and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Many people stay overnight to watch the sunrise or experience fishing with fishermen pulling nets along the shore. The fishermen not only do farming and fishing but also "explode" many services to serve the needs of tourists visiting the beautiful scenery of Binh Thanh beach.

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