Da Nang City

Đà Nẵng

    Da Nang  is one of the major port cities in Vietnam (in addition to Ho Chi Minh city and Hai Phong) and the biggest city on the South Central Coast of Vietnam; the city is situated on the coast of the South China Sea, at the mouth of the Hàn River. Đà Nẵng is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam, with a well-sheltered, easily accessible port; its location on the path of National Route 1A and the North-South Railway makes it a hub for transportation. It is located within 100 km of several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Imperial City of Huế, the Old Town of Hội An, and the Mỹ Sơn ruins. The city was previously known as Cửa Hàn during early Đại Việt settlement, and as Tourane (or Turon) during French colonial rule. It is the fourth biggest economic center in Vietnam (after Ho Chi Minh city, Ha Noi, and Hai Phong).

     Before 1997, the city was part of Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng Province. On 1 January 1997, Đà Nẵng was separated from Quảng Nam province to become one of five independent (centrally controlled) municipalities in Vietnam. Đà Nẵng is listed as a first class city,and has a higher urbanization ratio than any of Vietnam's other provinces or centrally governed cities. In terms of urban population, Đà Nẵng is the 4th largest city in Vietnam

Linh Ung Pagoda

    This pagoda about 8 kilometres from Danang and built on the cliffs of Son Thuy Mountain, commands breathtaking views of Danang beach, with the Cham Islands in the distance, and against the backdrop of the Marble Mountains. The pagoda boasts a fine array of white marble statues dominated by the serene Guinyin, goddess of mercy or compassion. Originally built in the reign of 18th century, the pagoda was rebuilt in the reign of emperor, Minh Mang, and has been restored many times since.

 

Marble Mountains 

    (Vietnamese: Ngũ Hành Sơn; "Five elements mountains") is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in Ngu Hanh Son ward, south of Da Nang city in Vietnam. The five 'mountains' are named after the five elements; Kim (metal), Thuy (water), Moc (wood), Hoa (fire) and Tho (earth).

All of the mountains have cave entrances and numerous tunnels, and it is possible to climb to the summit of one of the peaks. Several buddhist sanctuaries can also be found within the mountains, making this a famous tourist destination.

    The area is famous for stone sculpture making and stone-cutting crafts. Direct rock extraction from the mountains was banned recently. Materials are now being transported from quarries in Quang Nam province.

As of 2003 the district had a population of 50,105 . The district covers an area of 37 km². The district capital lies at Da Nang

Ba Na Hills

   In 1986, Ba Na was recognized as natural reserve area, in which tropical forest and rare animals are protected. At the beginning of the 20th century, in order to serve the French’s vacation in the Central Vietnam, many hotels, villas were built along mountain side, Nui Mountain and Ba Na hill. After the war, this place was destroyed. Da Nang has recently restored and remodeled some ancient French villas, Buddhistical cultural area, hotels, bars…
   Here, the Da Nang often holds fire camp night to propagate mountainous specialties and help tourists discover this place. From Vong Nguyet hill, tourists will be taken to central area. This system includes 16 cabinets, which serve about 320 guests per hour.
    Annual year, Ba Na welcomes thousands of tourists in the whole nation and other countries. One night in Ba Na, tourists can hear the breath of mountain and wild animal. Ba Na is an attractive destination when you come to Da Nang city. Coming to Ba Na, tourists will be travelled by telpher. Ba Na telphers were built base on standard of Austria technology. With the total investment capital of 300 billion vietnam dong, Ba Na telpher has22 pillars, 94 cabinets and it can serve 1.5000 guests per hour and it just take about 15 minutes to go from the foot of Ba Na mountain to the Ba Na eco-tourism. According to the world telpher association, this Ba Na telpher system named in Guinness World Records. It is the world’s longest one-wire telpher network in the world (5,042.62m) and the telpher with the highest gap between the lowest and the highest stations (1,291.81m).