A glimpse of Cua Sut fishing village

From National Highway 1A, following the foot of Tau Mountain covered with purple Lagerstroemia flowers to the east, not too far away, we come across a small fishing village with about 90 households and more than 500 people located on the strait of clear blue water. The people of the fishing village here live mainly by fishing along the shore with small-capacity boats and basket boats.

We walked around the fishing village on the wide concrete road; on both sides of the road, the corrugated iron and tiled houses of the fishermen were interwoven. They lived honestly, simply, united, supported and loved each other. Many households had establishments that purchased seafood, processed fish sauce, opened grocery stores, and did telecommunications business... Those who lived by the sea, husband and wife worked together on the sea, earning at least 600,000 VND a day, while fishermen who caught lobsters had a much better income. Old fisherman Nguyen Thai, over 75 years old, shared: “In the past, this place was a low-lying area, water from the Vinh Hao forests and Tau mountain flowed down the stream. Over time, the water tore through the white sand to create an opening to the sea. That's why it was called Cua Sut.

We stood at Cua Sut, looking out into the distance was a vast space, filled with sea breezes. Basket boats swayed on the gentle waves, the husband rowing, the wife collecting the nets.

Near the shore, the clear blue water clearly shows clusters of white and red corals with strange and beautiful shapes. Cua Sut fishing village now not only has enough food and clothing, many households have escaped poverty, but also takes care of their children's education. In Cua Sut hamlet, there is currently a school (belonging to Phuoc The 2 Primary School - Tuy Phong) with 50 students studying from grades 1 to 5. Occasionally, the Provincial Library brings a mobile vehicle to Cua Sut fishing village to serve students reading books and accessing the internet to help them expand their knowledge.

When large projects were opened (Vinh Hao salt, Tau mountain shrimp farming), the fishing village land was narrowed. There was a time when people considered moving to other places, but how could the fishermen make a living when they “put down their oars and put down their nets”? Then, nearly a hundred households stayed in Cua Sut, leaning against Tau mountain, facing the ocean to settle down and make a living with the sea… The small fishing village located at the foot of the purple Lagerstroemia hill is no longer poor and isolated as before, the products of the fishing industry are purchased by traders every day, supplying markets and service establishments, industrial production.

On stormy days, the elderly fishermen tell their children and tourists many mysterious stories about the “golden well” at the foot of the waves and, more attractively, the story of searching for the “4,000-ton treasure” buried deep in the heart of Tau Mountain by a Japanese general… Knowing that these stories are just rumors like legends, tourists still find them fascinating and attractive every time they hear the people of Cua Sut fishing village tell them.

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