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Vietnam, on the South China Sea coast. This is a
capital city of Binh Dinh province is 1,065 km
from Hanoi on National Highway No.1.Quy Nhon is
a seaside city whose port is accessible to 4,000
tons ships. The surrounding area was the scene
of heavy fighting during the war, and the city
was greatly swollen by refugees. The neighboring
city of An Nhon (formerly Binh Dinh) was an old
Annamese capital. Ruins of the ancient Cham
center of Cha Ban are nearby. Qui Nhon is the
little visited provincial capital of Binh Dinh
province. Quy Nhon is a seaside town with about
200,000 inhabitants, whose harbors are
accessible to more than 4,000 boats and ships.
This town is about 650 km far from Ho Chi Minh
City. Although it was recognized as a city as
late as 1898, its history reaches back to the
days of the Kingdom of Champa. In the 11th
century, the Cham people migrated southwards and
moved their capital city to a location about
30km north of present-day Qui Nhon and named it
Vijaya. It survived until 1471, when the citadel
was sacked by the Vietnamese. Today, Qui Nhon is
an expanding port city with a population of
about a quarter of a million. Until recently, it
has been isolated from the main tourism routes
roughly halfway between Danang and Nha Trang.
However, air links to Danang and Ho Chi Minh
City has made it more accessible, and a recently
built international hotel offers the possibility
of a relaxing break well away from the more
traveled path. Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, is the
homeland of the most respected Vietnamese hero:
Nguyen Hue. Being the cradle of the classic
theatre "Tuong" and the martial art of Viet Nam,
it used to be the important commercial center of
exchanging trade with China. The ancient capital
of the Cham Tra Ban (1000-1471) is located 26 km
far from Quy Nhon. Nowadays Quy Nhon is famous
for its local products like bird's nests. The
province has quite many Cham towers like Banh It
Towers... The sandy beach here is good and right
in the town.
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