In Da nang City, Ca Ong celebration, the greatest event of fishermen, is named Whale festival. The Whale was venerated both because the fishermen’s respect for Gods and because of its connection to the wealth of the entire village. As the whales usually rescue the fishermen from unfortunate situations, they are called with the respectable title “Mr.”
People organized Avalokitesvara celebration annually at the Beautiful landscape of the Marble Mountains of Danang city.
As the celebration occurs at a fine natural place, it has interested a lot of journeyers for religion and visitors from other areas to the West of Marble Mountains. The competition named “keo co” is taken place on the village common. The yelling of people who participated in regattas can be heard in Co Co River. The event is much more alluring when it gets dark.
On the event of Liberation day of Da Nang City 29 March, the competition on Han River with the participation of many regional crews and Quang Nam Province was organized annually.
Traditional celebrations in Da Nang City – a lovely city by Han River – attract not only dwellers in Da Nang City but also visitors from other areas. Everyone takes the chance to devote their invocation for nice weather to accelerate the agricultural periods and to be more losers, for the support of forebear and to wish fortune to their close relatives and friends.
The park which located on Dien Bien Phu Street in the city center is reverse to Da Nang Supermarket. Covering an area of 21 hectare, this park comprises 10 hectare lake, many kinds of birds, trees, and animals. Surrounded by the fresh and cool atmosphere, many paths twist around rows of green trees, park benches under those cool tree shades.
Da Nang Waterpark, lying right in the city center, on September 2nd Street, is the first model park of Da Nang and also of the central Vietnam with an area of 10 hectares.
Tourists to Da Nang, on summer days, can savor the unusual taste of jellyfish salad which is appropriate for eating in the hot days with rather cheap price.
Although appearing like vegetables, Jellyfish, soft and clear, are a kind of coelentera and belong to the coral family. Jellyfish appear in many colors, including blue, pink and violet. As sea water accounts for 95 percent of their body, jellyfish can be as thin as paper if dried under the sun for twelve hours.
Cau Mong, 15km away from Da Nang, situated in Dien Phuong Commune, Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province, has become more attractive in other places including Danang, Hoi An, Tam Ky, Vinh Dien and even Ho Chi Minh City. A number of restaurants also dish up famous food there.
Khong Gian Xua (Traditional Space) cultural tourism zone, situated at 402 – 404 Dien Bien Phu Street, Danang city, is structured in traditional fashion with unprecedented architectures and other smaller buildings representing Vietnamese traditional culture. Khong Gian Xua zone, which covers an area of nearly 4,000 square meters and the capacity of 1,500 guests, is a standard tourist service.
Location: Ong Ich Khiem Tomb is located in Hoa Tho’s Cemetery, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang, about 10km southwestwards from the city’s center.
Characteristic: Ong Ich Khiem Tomb was renowned as a national historical relic by Ministry of Culture and Information on the 12th July 2001.
Ong Ich Khiem, his courtesy name of Muc Chi, was born on the 21st December of Mau Ty year (1829) at Phong Le Village, Thanh Quyt Ward, Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province (now called Phong Le Bac Village, Hoa Tho Commune, Hoa Vang District).