Come to Cua Lo, experience the life of Nghi Thuy fishing village

Duc Anh - Cong Khang• DNUM_AFZAEZCACC 10:21

(Baonghean.vn) - Located in the center of Cua Lo town (Nghe An), Nghi Thuy ward still preserves the unique features of sea culture, and becomes a "valuable asset" for tourists to explore and experience when coming to this beautiful coastal city.

Located along the coast and both banks of the Cam River, Nghi Thuy Ward (Cua Lo Town, Nghe An) is a long-standing residence of coastal residents. Nowadays, although life has changed a lot, Nghi Thuy residents still retain the identity of coastal village residents. Photo: Document

At the end of the Cam River is Nghi Thuy fishing port, where fishermen's boats come and go, on the shore is a seafood market. This place is quite busy and bustling with buyers and sellers, especially from 4am to 7am every day. Photo: Hai Vuong

Nghi Thuy Fishing Wharf Market was established hundreds of years ago and is the largest seafood market in the region. Traders from many places come here to buy goods to sell at markets near and far. Photo: Hai Vuong

Coming to Nghi Thuy Fishing Port Market, visitors can choose their favorite seafood products. The seafood has just been brought back from ships returning from the open sea, so it is still fresh and of guaranteed quality. Photo: Hai Vuong

Along with fresh seafood, there are also grilled fish on hot coals, which can be stored, preserved for a long time and transported far away, very suitable as gifts when coming to the coastal city of Cua Lo. Photo: Duc Anh

Charcoal-grilled fish has a distinctive flavor and is a "favorite" dish when enjoyed with beer, wine or eaten with rice. Many tourists when arriving in Cua Lo come here to enjoy hot grilled fish. Photo: Duc Anh

Nghi Thuy also has a seafood processing industry, many processing facilities have been built as tourist destinations. Coming here, tourists will experience the processing stages and learn more about the traditional profession of the residents of Cua Lo fishing village. Photo: Duc Anh

Besides the bustling daily life, Nghi Thuy ward also has spiritual destinations, quiet places to pray for good wishes. That is Mai Bang temple, an ancient temple built during the Later Le dynasty, where the gods are worshiped: Chieu Trung Vuong Le Khoi (a person with great merit under the Le dynasty, who helped Le Loi defeat the Ming invaders); Che Thang phu nhan Nguyen Thi Bich Chau (a beautiful and talented noble concubine, revered by the people as the goddess of the sea); Thuy Tinh phu nhan (ruling over the river area) and worshiping 6 founding gods. Mai Bang temple is a place that strongly reflects the beliefs of coastal residents, worshiping gods who govern the river and sea areas, protecting fishermen from the storms of the sea. Every time they go out to sea, into the open sea, fishermen often come to the temple to pray for safety. Photo: Duc Anh

Not far from Mai Bang Temple is the Le family church, which worships female martyr Le Thi Bach Cat, a daughter of Nghi Thuy hometown who heroically sacrificed her life in the resistance war against the US to save the country, and whose name is given to a street and a school in Ho Chi Minh City and Cua Lo town. Coming here, visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about the female martyr, a daughter of Nghi Thuy fishing village. Photo: Duc Anh

Nghi Thuy is one of the destinations chosen by many tourists when coming to Cua Lo coastal city. Currently, Nghi Thuy ward is continuing to invest and build more tourist attractions and check-in points so that tourists can have the opportunity to experience more of the beauty of the land and people of the coastal city. Photo: Hai Vuong