Location
Da Nang City is
the important city in the South Central of the country. It is called the young
city with the strong development of economy and tourism. The city is bordered with
Thua Thien Hue Province to the north, with Quang Nam Province to the west and
the south and with the East Sea to the east.
- Districts: Hai Chau, Thanh Khe, Son Tra,
Ngu Hanh Son, Lien Chieu, Cam Le, Hoa Vang and Hoang Sa Districts.
- Tourist places: Son Tra District, Ngu
Hanh Son District and Hoa Vang District.
- Climate: Da Nang City is in the tropical
monsoon climate region. There are the rain season from August to December and
the dry time from January to July. The average temperature is 26 C degree.
- Transportation: Travel conveniently by land, railway and airline to the province
and from it to other provinces.
The distance is
for reference as below:
From the center
of the city to Da Nang Airport: 5 km
From Da Nang to Ha Noi: 743 km
From Da Nang to Ho
Chi Minh City: 855 km
From Da Nang to Hue:
94 km
From Da Nang to Quang
Nam – Hoi An: 66 km
From Da Nang to Kon
Tum: 295 km
- Population: There
are the main groups who live together such as Kinh, Hoa, Co Tu and other ethnic
groups.
Landscapes
- Cham Museum:
Cham Museum is located in Hai Chau
District. It was built in 1915 and bases on the ancient motifs of Cham architecture.
The museum houses nearly 300 stone and terra- cotta sculptures made between the
7th and 15th centuries showing the impressive talents of
the Cham civilization.
- Linh Ung Pagoda: the pagoda is located on the cliff of Son
Thuy Mountain; Linh Ung Pagoda was built
in the reign of Emperor Minh Mang and rebuilt in 1970 with contributions from
Buddhist followers. In the pagoda, there is a set of white stone Arhat statues.
On the right of the pagoda, it is Vong Dai Hai (sea-viewing pavilion), through
which we can see a clear view of Non
Nuoc Beach.
- Hai Van Pass: the pass is situated on the
road between Hue and Da Nang, Hai Van Pass is 20km long; dividing
into 2 equal parts of up way and down way and its top is 496m high. The pass bends
along the slope of the 1,172m long Hai Van Mountain, which is the highest peak mountain of Truong Son Mountains. The mountain is
covered by cloud round year and its foot is settled down to the ocean;
therefore it was named Hai Van (Hai refers
to Ocean and Van refers to Cloud). Because
of the distinguished position and natural beautiful landscape, Hai Van Pass has
been a source of inspiration for many scholars and poets.
- Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains): the mountains are located approximately 8km to
the southeast of Danang City, and close to the sea, Ngu Hanh Son has been
called with many names such as Bach Hoa Ngu, Ngu Chi Son, Ngu Uan Son, Marble Mountain….
The name Ngu Hanh Son means the five mountains according to five elements of
nature: Kim Son (metal), Moc Son (wood), Hoa Son (fire), Tho Son (earth) and
Thuy Son (water).
- Non Nuoc Beach: Non
Nuoc Beach
stretches for 5 kilometers to the north and south of Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountain).
This fine sandy beach is a perfect place to bathe and relax.
- Non Nuoc Marble-Carving Handicraft Village: Mr. Huynh Ba Quat from Thanh Hoa Province founded the marble-carving
handicraft in Non Nuoc in the 18th century. It used to be an extra occupation,
but since the 19th century, it has been the main source of income
for the people in Hoa Hai village (part of Non Nuoc Village). The raw
materials are obtained from the Marble
Mountains. Then, there
are three steps to achieve the final product: sketching, detailed carving and
polishing. A wide variety of articles is sculpted in marble, including Buddhist
and saint statues, animals and bracelets by local artisans.
- Ba Na Mountain: the mountain is located
in Hoa Vang District, far from Da Nang
35km to the south-west, Ba Na Mountain stands at 1,487m from the sea level. The
average annual temperature varies between 17 and 200C. Each of the four
seasons appears within a single day in Ba Na: spring in the morning, summer at
noon, autumn in the afternoon and winter at night. One particular
characteristic is that the clouds are at the mid-height of the mountain, but
the peak is always clear, therefore, we can view the beautiful surrounding
landscapes with mountains, rivers, ocean etc. Besides, there are very beautiful
forests with green pine hills in Ba Na.
- Son Tra Peninsula: it is situated at the
entrance of Da Nang Harbor, Son
Tra Peninsula,
taking a role as a screen protecting the city against wind and storm. It is an
ideal site of yellow sandy beaches, historical remains, and rare bird and
animal species. From the top of Son Tra Peninsula, at an altitude of 696m, tourists can view
the magnificent panorama of Da Nang City, the Marble
Mountain and Ba Na
Mountain. At the foot of Son Tra Mountain is Tien Sa Beach - the name means
female spirits descending from heaven, which was derived from a legend about
female spirits who came here from heaven to bathe.
And many sites,
historic destinations impressive in this city for you to explore.
Festivals:
- Quan The Am Festival: (19th
of the 2nd lunar month), the Quan The Am Pagoda is located at the
foot of the Kim Son
Mountain, part of Marble Mountain.
The festivities take place for three days including the ceremonies to the Quan
The Am cult and prayers as well as many games.
- Ca Ong Festival:
(3rd lunar month) Ca Ong Festival is the biggest festival of Da Nang habitants.
Worshipping Whale expresses the honor to the Sea Spirit as well as ties to the
prosperous fishing villages.
And there are
many other unique festivals in the province.
Local specialties
There are different
local specialties in the city such as mì Quảng ( local noodle soup), gỏi cá Nam
Ô (fish salad from Nam O area), bún chả cá ( noodle soup with grilled chopped
fish), bánh tráng thịt heo (rice paper roll with pork), bánh xèo ( rice
pancake), bánh bèo (dirt cake), bê thui Cầu Mống ( Cau Mong barbequed veal),
chè xoa xoa hạt lựu ( local sweet soup), mít trộn ( young jackfruit salad), seafood
and other typical specialties.
