Following National Highway 1A along the foot of Mount Tau, covered in purple crape myrtle flowers, towards the east for a short distance, you'll find a small fishing village with about 90 households and over 500 inhabitants, nestled beside a clear blue bay. The villagers here mainly make their living by fishing in the coastal waters using small boats and basket boats.
We strolled around the fishing village on a wide concrete road; on both sides, the houses of the fishermen, some with corrugated iron roofs and others with tiled roofs, were densely packed together. They lived honestly, simply, united, and cared for each other. Many households had businesses buying and selling seafood, processing fish sauce, running grocery stores, or operating telecommunications businesses… Those who made their living from the sea worked together, earning at least 600,000 dong a day, while fishermen who caught lobster larvae earned much more. Old fisherman Nguyen Thai, over 75 years old, shared: “In the past, this was a low-lying area, where water from the Vinh Hao forests and Tau mountain flowed down the stream. Over time, the water tore through the white sand dunes, creating an opening to the sea. That’s why it’s called Cua Sut (Crooked Door).”
We stood at Cua Sut, gazing out at the vast expanse of sea, swept by the gentle sea breeze. Basket boats swayed gently on the waves, husbands rowing, wives gathering their nets.
Near the clear blue water, clusters of strangely shaped, beautiful white and red corals are clearly visible. The fishing village of Cua Sut now not only has enough to eat and wear, with many households escaping poverty, but also ensures their children receive a proper education. Currently, there is a school in Cua Sut hamlet (part of Phuoc The 2 Primary School – Tuy Phong) with 50 students studying from grades 1 to 5. Occasionally, the Provincial Library sends a mobile library to Cua Sut hamlet to provide reading materials and internet access for the students, helping them expand their knowledge.
When large-scale projects opened (Vinh Hao salt production, Nui Tau shrimp farming), the land in the fishing village shrank. There were times when people considered relocating, but how would fishermen make a living if they "put down their oars and nets"? Then, nearly a hundred households settled in Cua Sut, nestled against Nui Tau mountain and facing the sea, to establish their livelihoods and make a living from the sea… The small fishing village at the foot of the purple crape myrtle hill is no longer poor and isolated as before. Seafood products are bought daily by traders, supplying markets and industrial production facilities.
On stormy days, the elderly fishermen tell their children, grandchildren, and travelers many mysterious stories about the "golden well" at the foot of the waves, and even more fascinating, the story of searching for a "treasure of 4,000 tons of gold," buried deep within the mountains of Cua Sut... Knowing that these stories are mere rumors and legends, travelers still find them captivating and intriguing whenever they hear them recounted by the people of Cua Sut fishing village themselves.
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