TRAVELLIVE 02-2017

HíN KHïI - MïN QUÄ CûA BIÕN
ßa danh Hn Kh„i c„ tı th’ k˚ 18. MÈt trong nh˜ng c©u chuy÷n l˝
gi∂i c∏i tn Hn Kh„i lµ khi tµn qu©n nhµ Minh kh´ng chu khu†t
phÙc tri“u M∑n Thanh, nn dÔng tµu bà xu´i Nam t◊m Ɔt sËng.
MÈt sË ng≠Íi c„ quy“n ch¯c, giµu c„, c„ tµu thuy“n to lÌn th◊ vµo
lÀp nghi÷p tÀn mi“n Nam, nh≠ Mπc Cˆu lÀp x¯ Hµ Tin. Cn mÈt
sË ›t lang thang trn bi”n c∂ vµ trÎ thµnh h∂i t∆c c≠Ìp b„c l≠¨ng
th˘c. ThÍi b†y giÍ tri“u Æ◊nh nhµ Nguy‘n ra l÷nh, khi nµo c„ gi∆c
Tµu § vµo c≠Ìp b„c, th◊ d©n lµng ÆËt lˆa trn Æÿnh nÛi, Ôn kh„i
ln cao lµm hi÷u Æ” g‰i qu©n ti’p vi÷n. Tı Æ„, Æ∂o nµy mÌi c„ tn
lµ Hn Kh„i.
Nªm c∏ch thµnh phË Nha Trang kho∂ng h¨n mÈt giÍ Æi xe theo
h≠Ìng Bæc, Hn Kh„i nÊi ti’ng vÌi b∑i bi”n DËc L’t mn Æãp, c∏t
hÈt nh· mµ ng≠Íi ta th≠Íng l†y Æem v“ b· vµo l≠ h≠¨ng vµ nh˜ng
c∏nh ÆÂng muËi træng tinh nÂng nµn v bi”n. VÔng bi”n nµy giµu
h∂i s∂n, vÌi cua, ghã, t´m, s, Ëc... t≠¨i ngon n¯c ti’ng. Ng≠Íi d©n
c©u c∏ kh´ng c«n mÂi v…n c„ c∏ v≠Ìng l≠Ïi c©u.
ß’n Hn Kh„i bπn Æıng b· qua m„n g·i Lua lµm tı c∏ c¨m t∏i
chanh, trÈn vÌi l‚i chuËi bµo m·ng phi vµng, ÆÀu phÈng rang gi∑
dÀp. MÈt Æ∆c s∂n thÛ v kh∏c cÒa Hn Kh„i ch›nh lµ muËi! MÈt
d∑y c∏c ruÈng muËi rÈng thnh thang nËi dµi Æ’n tÀn ch©n trÍi
lu´n lµ c∂m h¯ng cÒa c∏c nhi’p ∂nh gia trong n≠Ìc vµ quËc t’. Tı
trong C«u Treo, d‰c theo 2 bn s´ng ß, mä lµng ß´ng H∂i, nªm
r∂i r∏c nh˜ng Ù muËi træng tinh, c¯ Æ’n ngµy rªm, mÔng mÈt n≠Ìc
tri“u ln, ng≠Íi ta Æ≠a ghe vµo chÎ muËi ra b∏n. Kho muËi Î th´n
ß´ng H∂i Æ«y nh˜ng ng‰n nÛi muËi cao ng†t trÍi, k’t lπi ræn nh≠
Æ∏, muËn l†y ph∂i dÔng xµ beng. MÈt ngµy cÔng dim d©n "b∏n
m∆t cho Ɔt, b∏n l≠ng cho trÍi" sœ Æem lπi cho bπn nhi“u bµi h‰c
qu˝ gi∏ v“ cuÈc sËng.
Hon Khoi: The present of the sea
The name Hon Khoi dates back to the 18 th century.
One of the stories explaining this name is about Ming
remnant soldiers who were unyielding to the Qing
Dynasty. They traveled by boat to the south to find
new land to live upon. Some of them were powerful
and wealthy, using large ships to go further, like Mac Cuu in Ha
Tien. Meanwhile, a few of them wandered on the sea and became
pirates. At that time, the Nguyen Dynasty decided that when the
Chinese pirates came to loot food, villagers set fire on the mountain
peaks, creating smoke to send a distress signal. Since that time, the
island has been called Hon Khoi (Smoke Island).
More than a 1 hour drive from Nha Trang northward, Hon Khoi is
famous for its beautiful Doc Let beach with smooth fine sand used in
incense burners, as well as thesalt fields reaching further inland with the
strong taste of the ocean. The sea is rich with seafood including crabs,
shrimps, shellfishes, and snails which are renowned for their quality.
Fish are so plentiful that locals can even catch them without bait
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When you are in Hon Khoi, don't miss the chance to enjoy G·i
Lua (lua salad) prepared from anchovies seasoned with lime juice,
banana stem which is thinly sliced and fried until yellow, and
mashed toasted peanuts. Another specialty of Hon Khoi is... salt.
A plethora of large salt fields stretching to the skyline are always
an endless source of inspiration for both domestic and international
photographers. From Cau Treo, along the banks of Do River in Dong
Hai, villages are to a large part comprised of big white salt dunes.
Every the 1 st and the 15 th of the lunar month when the tide is highest,
locals use small boats to carry salt from the salt fields to market. The
salt warehouse in Dong Hai village contains soaring mountains of
salt. The salt is so solid that locals must use crowbars to take it out
from the mountains. Experiencing one day with farmers will bring
you valued lessons of life and a new appreciation for such a simple
thing as salt.
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