Relics, fried pancakes, cheap prices - Quy Nhon draws tourists

Ho Chi Minh City — Quy Nhon in the central province of Binh Dinh has attracted a large number of visitors over the summer holidays, according to the city’s tourism authority.

More tourists are traveling there because of the lower cost of living. A noodle soup for breakfast in Ho Chi Minh City, for example, costs between VND 30,000 and VND 50,000. However, That is the breakfast fee for two or three people in Quy Nhon.

Bánh bèo (steamed rice cake), bánh xèo (fried pancake) and rice porridge are among the dishes recommended for tourists to try in Quy Nhon.

Places of interest include the tomb of the talented yet ill-fated Vietnamese poet Han Mac Tu; twin towers with unique Cham and Khmer architecture of the 11th and the 13th centuries in Dong Da Ward; and a relic of the Cham known as Silver Tower in Tuy Phuoc District, Binh Dinh Province.

Tourist sites in the city also include Quang Trung Museum, home to artifacts of the Tay Son Uprising against the Chinese invasion (1771-1789), located in Binh Thanh Commune, Tay Son District, and Ham Ho Stream, one of the main military bases of Tay Son troops, about 10 minutes from the museum by bus.

Written by visa-vietnam.org.vn | Mon, Feb 06, 2017


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