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A whale carcass weighing more than 10 tonnes was found washed up on the shore of Tien Thang village of Quang Xuong district in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on January 27.

The two largest whale skeletons in Vietnam, dating back about 300 years, in Ly Son Island district in the central province of Quang Ngai, have been successfully restored.

The recreation of two sets of whale skeleton in Ly Son island district off the coast of the central province of Quang Ngai basically completed after two months of the work, Secretary of the Ly Son Party Committee Nguyen Minh Tri has said.

In a bit to preserve and promote the unique traditional culture of fishermen while boosting local tourism and contributing to socio-economic development, the People’s Committee of the south-central province of Binh Thuan has approved a project on the conservation of the Cau Ngu (whale-worshipping) Festival at Van Thuy Tu Temple in Duc Thang ward, Phan Thiet city.

The People's Committee of the central coastal province of Binh Thuan has approved a project on preserving and promoting the “Cau Ngu” (Whale worshipping) festival at Van Thuy Tu temple in Phan Thiet city.

The central province of Thanh Hoa, home to a large number of tangible and intangible heritage including various traditional festivals, is rolling out practical measures to combine tourism development with the preservation and promotion of the heritages' values.

Measuring 12 metres in length and nearly 2 metres in width, an intact massive whale skeleton is displayed in a glass cabinet at a temple worshipping Ong Nam Hai (the local respectful name of whale) in Da Loc commune, Hau Loc district, the north-central coastal province of Thanh Hoa.

Fishermen in Phan Thiet city, the south central province of Binh Thuan brought a carcass of a whale (respectfully called Ca Ong by locals) to the shore for burial on April 17.

A whale, about 3 metres in length and 300kg in weight, was found washed up on the shore of Tuy Hoa city in the south-central province of Phu Yen on April 6.

The annual Song Doc Nghinh Ong Festival, also known as the Whale Worshiping Festival, was recently recognised as national intangible cultural heritage during a ceremony held recently in the southern province of Ca Mau.

Vietnam’s largest whale skeleton, over 20 metres in length and weighing 65 tonnes, is on display in Phan Thiet coastal town at Van Thuy Tu Temple.

A dead whale weighing about one tonne has been found washed up on a beach in the central province of Quang Binh, a local official said on March 3.

Cau Ngu (whale worship) festival is part of the cultural identity of Vietnam’s central coastal localities, which has been preserved and passed down through the generations.

US magazine Forbes has listed Hon Ong (Whale Island) in the central province of Khánh Hòa among the 10 must-dive destinations this year.

Whale Island in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has been named among the ten must-dive destinations for 2020 by US magazine Forbes.

Local people in Duc Minh commune, Mo Duc district, the central coastal province of Quang Ngai, were sparing no effort to save a 700-kg whale pushed ashore, said Chairman of the Duc Minh Commune People’s Committee Vo Minh Quang on February 17.

The Nghinh Ong (whale worshipping) Festival opened in Lai Son commune, Kien Hai district, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on November 12.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa served more than 5.6 million holiday-makers between January and September, reeling in 32 trillion VND (1.38 billion USD) in total.

The Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival, an annual traditional event of local fishermen, is underway in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district.

The biennial Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa bid farewell to thousands of visitors on May 14 with a dazzling art performance.