Sculpting coral, exploring the bottom of Nha Trang Bay

Nha Trang Bay is nearly 250 km2 wide, one of 16 marine protected areas in the country. It has many corals and ecosystems that are the most rich and diverse in Vietnam, famous diving sites, attracting tourists to dive and see the ocean floor. The 2021 storm caused great damage to many coral reefs, combined with climate change, warming sea water causing coral bleaching, seriously threatening the ecosystem here. At the end of 2022, Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has a plan to restore Nha Trang Bay, which has been responded to by people and businesses. After more than a year, the coral has recovered with many very positive signs.

To experience the activities at the bottom of Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam.vn invites you to admire the world of the ocean floor of Tra Trang Bay through the photo series "Coral sculpture, exploring the bottom of Nha Trang Bay" by author Nguyen Minh Tan. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications .

Nha Trang Coral Bay is a fascinating landscape space with endless beauty that makes many travel enthusiasts fall in love when coming here. The beauty of the bay has attractive colors, promising to bring you many interesting travel experiences.

Nha Trang Coral Bay is also known as Coral Bay 2 and is located quite close to Hon Mun Conservation Area. When coming to Nha Trang Coral Bay, you can admire and explore the extremely diverse and rich ocean ecosystem with more than 80 species of coral, sea anemones and 70 species of fish and other animals and plants.

The beauty of Nha Trang Coral Bay is the combination of many elements such as the warm space above with golden sunshine, white sand, blue sea and the colorful space below the ocean. Currently, Coral Bay is one of the most visited places by tourists when coming to Nha Trang. The beauty of this bay not only attracts domestic tourists but also attracts international friends to admire and explore.

In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website.   https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam.

Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values:
– 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND
– 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND
– 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND
– 10 Consolation prizes: 5,000,000 VND
– 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND
The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the announcement ceremony and award prizes and certificates on live television broadcast of Vietnam Television.