Rang Coconut in the memories of tourists

Rang beach (Ham Tien, Phan Thiet) is like a small bay, the water surface is calm, because Mui Ne strip of land juts out into the sea, protecting it from waves and wind.

With that advantage, after 28 years since the total solar eclipse, Ham Tien has had more than 100 resorts springing up close together along the clear blue coastline. The rows of coconut trees in Rang land that shaded the sun and wind on both sides of the coastal road in the past (now Highway 706) are loved by everyone. Especially the rows of coconut trees close to the coast, the ancient coconut trees leaning towards the sea, their flexible bodies clinging firmly to the roots in the face of storms, the old fishermen in Ham Tien also said "thanks to the ancient coconut trees, the coast is less prone to erosion. Previously, Ham Tien had about 150 hectares of scattered coconut trees. From Phan Thiet to Ham Tien, the green coconut trees were shady. Ham Tien coconuts are famous in the Central region, because in addition to their beauty, they can also be used for many things such as: Cooking coconut oil, making coconut rice paper, beating fiber, sawing wood to build houses, roofing houses. Ham Tien girls back then had rosy white skin because they did not have to endure the sun all day...". Then, when tourism projects expanded, the concrete paths and high-rise buildings over the years crowded almost all the old coconut trees, only a few tourist areas still had old coconut trees, but not many. Many resorts during the construction process, the investors took advantage of most of the remaining old coconut trees to make the resort environmentally friendly. Not only that, they also bought more coconuts to plant in the resort to create a poetic landscape. What tourists love is that in this quite spacious resort, most of the area is devoted to a green garden with a coconut tree that has grown for nearly 100 years. Under the green coconut garden, outdoor living equipment is placed, visitors can always immerse themselves in the natural environment of the Rang land. Perhaps the above resorts are the few tourist facilities in Ham Tien that still preserve the "old coconut tree" with a fairly large and beautiful area.

The coastal road in the past has now been widened, paved, and clean. On both sides of the road are resorts, one after another, concreted to replace the old coconut trees. However, when granting projects to investors for tourism in Binh Thuan province, there was a regulation that "concrete not more than 30% of the area", but the resort owners, for profit, cut down too many coconut trees, causing the coconut area to shrink and the space to be obscured by high-rise buildings. The poetic and charming coconut trees of Rang land only evoke memories in visitors' minds when they see hundreds of tall, ancient coconut trees swaying in the wind at Ca Ty Mui Ne, Saigon Mui Ne or Hoang Ngoc resorts.

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