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When one hears of a
"fishing village" one would think about one of many villages
lying on a small island, living by fishing. However when you
see it by your own eyes, it turns out that the fishing
village is made up of the tumbledown houses tied together on
the surface of the sea
From hundreds of years, there have existed inside the
heritage Halong Bay the lives of Cua Van village
fishermen. Unlike the life on the mainland, all activities
of the local people are associated with the sea.
Cua Van fishing village is derived from two ancient
fishing villages Giang Vong and Truc Vong along with some
islands, has become a part of Halong Bay. Cua Van fishing
village is now home to nearly 200 households , with more
than 1000 inhabitants, mostly living by fishing. The whole
village is surrounded by an immense natural background with
rolling mountains deep blue sea and sky
Floating on the water, the house boats is linked with each
other by a small bridge span. The boat plays both as a home
and means of transport and making a nomadic life. They leave
for Dua mouth in the morning, back to Cong Dong in the
afternoon and make it up to
Cat
Ba, Ngoc Vung,
Co To
islands....When the sea is calm fishermen anchor their
boats, throwing nets, casting fishing rods to catch fish and
prawns, when the sea is rough they withdraw to
mountain caves, get on the mainland waiting for the
typhoon go away.
Many visitors are fascinated by the unique beauty of Cua Van
fishing village. The boat houses are floating on fish cages
side by side, people of Cua Van are simple plain and very
friendly and hospitable.
For many generations, people of Cua Van is illiterate, There
have been a school in recent years, the school is located on
an area of 150 m2 at the foot of Ngoc mountain. The village
school has only 4 classrooms and a few small rooms for the
teacher. No facilities, no spacious however the school is
always bustling with quick steps and cheerful faces
In recent years, Cua Van fishing village is an attractive
destination for domestic and foreign tourists by peaceful
setting, it draws curiosity of tourists, especially the
floating cultural center - the first model for the fishermen
community in Vietnam in order to conserve, preserve cultural
values through the traditional activities as well as
exchanges between community residents and visitors.
The floating cultural center has an area 330 m2, it has
collected and displayed hundreds of artifacts, including
tools, fishing means of the ancient Vietnamese, multiple
images, documentaries and publications on folk culture and
life of the residents living in the fishing villages of
Halong Bay in the past and present. Surprisingly to know
that the guides who are professionally presenting to
tourirsts are children of Cua Van and haven't been to any
professional school.
As Halong bay is the most visited destination in Vietnam,
Cua Van village has become a must for all
Halong bay tours.
One activity that many tourists enjoy when visiting Cua Van
is squid fishing at night. Joining the boats out to sea
catching squid visitors feel the ocean's salt, under
moonlight and the weak lamps young fishermen cast their rods
into water, the squids follow the light and are captured,
the basins are filled quickly. After fishing travellers stay
overnight with village families, enjoy folk songs and
seafood made by local fishermen.
When Cua Van village is in festivals or weddings, tourists
can enjoy traditional teasing songs, Cheo Duong song (a
typical way of singing for the people living in Halong bay
areas). Many experts and visitors said that coming to Cua
Van is to learn about the culture of the fishermen in the
heart of the heritage...
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