The East Sea Park is a seaside park and tourist attraction in Da Nang, Vietnam. It’s by Phuoc My Beach (aka Pham Van Dong Beach), part of the most beautiful coast in this city. During the year, numerous vibrant festivals and events take place here. Now, let’s HoiAn Day Trip Company provide all the information that visitors need to know about the East Sea Park (Bien Dong Park).
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Must Knows about East Sea Park in Da Nang
– Location/address: Vo Nguyen Giap St, Phuoc My ward, Son Tra district, Da Nang city, Vietnam (crossroad of Vo Nguyen Giap St and Pham Van Dong St)
– Other name(s): Bien Dong Park, Cong Vien Bien Dong, Pham Van Dong Park, Peace Park
– Establishment day: June 2007
– Naming day: December 2010
– Opening hours: 24hrs a day, 7 days a week
– Reason(s) to visit: beautiful beach, exciting festivals and events during the year
– Best time to visit: early morning, late afternoon to evening
– Time to spend: 1 hour
– Travel blog: https://hoiandaytrip.com/east-sea-park-da-nang
– Food & drink: yes available
– Shopping: no
– Tour guide: contact +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo)
East Sea Park (Bien Dong Park) on Map
Better to Know about the East Sea
The park is named after the East Sea (Vietnamese: Bien Dong), the main sea and the sea to the east of Vietnam. It’s a magical sea in the western Pacific Ocean region. Its English name is the South China Sea, but this name is prohibited to be used inside the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The total area is approx 3,500,000 km2.
The East Sea is bounded by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia ‘peninsula’ to the west, Malaysian Borneo Island, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia to the south, the Philippines and Taiwan Island to the east, and China in the north. It has two major bays: the Gulf of Tonkin between China and Vietnam, and the Gulf of Thailand between Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia.
On the other side, there are two archipelagos in the East Sea: Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (English names: Paracel and Spratly Islands). Both are subjects to competing claims of sovereignty by many countries, including Vietnam. Vietnamese discovered, managed, and controlled these groups of islands and reefs from hundreds of years ago. To remind and educate generations of Vietnamese about this truth, Da Nang city leaders named the park ‘the East Sea Park’. More meaningfully, Hoang Sa or the Paracel Islands is under the administration of this city.
Things to See & Do in the East Sea Park of Da Nang
Phuoc My Beach (Pham Van Dong Beach)
Sculpture of Au Co Mother
On the square of the East Sea Park, there is the Sculpture of Au Co Mother. It’s placed here at midnight on 30th June 2007, and inaugurated at 7:30 am on the next day. The author is a famous local sculptor Le Cong Thanh (1932-2019), one of the greatest Vietnamese sculptors in the 20th century. He and his team spent 45 days making it, from pieces of white marble. According to him, he visited this park in 2006, and got impressed by its location. He said that it’s a prime location, and a monument with national spirit should be here. The sculpture of Au Co Mother was his gift to the city then. To see more works of art from Le Cong Thanh sculptor, we recommend visiting Da Nang Fine Arts Museum.
According to the 15th-century Complete Annals of Dai Viet, Au Co is the daughter of De Lai, an emperor and descendant of the Divine Farmer (Than Nong, Shennong). She is good at growing mulberry, raising silkworms, and weaving silk in heaven. One day, she visits a beautiful place on Earth (somewhere in present-day Vietnam), and here, meets an intelligent, educated, and handsome man named Lac Long Quan. After that, they fall in love and the guy proposes to her.
After getting married, Au Co and Lac Lac Quan live together in Nghia Linh Mountain (today Phu Tho province), and then bore an egg sac that includes 100 children collectively (who are considered as first ancestors of Vietnamese people). In the noon time, on the 15th day of the last lunar month, it hatches. Later, 50 children follow their mother to mountains, and 50 children follow their father to the sea. For that reason, Vietnamese people are called themselves ‘children of dragons and immortal’. In their belief, they need to love each other, no matter what, because of the same parents.
Around the statue, visitors can see approx 1,500 local doves, to take pictures and feed them. These birds represent the peace, freedom, and love. For that reason, the second name of the East Sea Park is the Peace Park.
Festivals & Events in the East Sea Park
Throughout the year, a plenty of small and large festivals/events take place in the East Sea Park, one of the best public square/park in Da Nang. This place can accommodate thousands of people. Any time a festival/event happens, it’s extremely crowded.
Here are some festivals/events at the East Sea Park:
– Da Nang Summer Festival: occuring in a couple of days within the peak local tourist season (May/June/July). Visitors can see outdoor music shows/performances by local and foreign artists, food market, and many other activities (body paintings, folk games, competition of ‘who carry fish faster’, ‘spinning basket boat’,…)
– Da Nang Kite Festival: occuring in the peak local tourist season (May/June/July), visitors can see dozens of kites which have different size, shape, and color.
– Da Nang New Year Countdown Party: occuring on the 31st December or the last lunar day of the year (late January/early February), with music shows, performances, drinking and eating.
In addition to, the East Sea Park is the hosting place for lots of other events, such as marathon competitions, 1,500 people practicing yoga together to pray for a peaceful world and friendship (16th June 2024), 1,600 people performing together to commemorate the 50th year anniversary Dien Bien Phu Victory 1954 (5th May 2024),…
How to Get to East Sea Park in Da Nang
The East Sea Park is on Vo Nguyen Giap St, Phuoc My ward, Son Tra district, Da Nang. It’s exactly at the crossroad of Vo Nguyen Giap St and Pham Van Dong St.
To get to the East Sea Park from Da Nang, visitors can walk or take a taxi/car/minivan/bus, ride the bicycle or motorcycle, or use a public bus.
If stay overnight in hotels within the My Khe Beach area, just walk or get a taxi. From hotels near the river or downtown Da Nang, taking a taxi/car is better. The distance is around 2-3 kilometers (so the price is less than 150,000 VND).
If ride the bicycle or motorcycle, visitors can park in the park, and the fee is 5,000-10,000 VND/time/bike.
From Hoi An, the best route to the East Sea Park in Da Nang, is the coastal road. The distance is 30 kilometers, so the drive is 40-60 mins, depending on the traffic. On the way, visitors can sightsee the Marble Mountains, Am Phu Cave, Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village, Non Nuoc Beach.
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Places to Visit near East Sea Park in Da Nang
Near the East Sea Park, visitors can go to these places: My Khe Beach (distance: 700m), An Thuong Tourist Street/Walking Street/Night Market (distance: 2,5 km), Man Thai Beach (distance: 2 km), the Han River Bridge (distance: 2 km), the Dragon Bridge (here the dragon shoots water and fire on weekends) (distance: 2,5 km), Statue of Carp Dragon (distance: 2,5 km), the Love Lock Bridge (distance: 2,7 km), Son Tra Night Market (distance: ), Museum of Cham Sculpture (distance: 3 km).
Photos, Videos about East Park Da Nang
Here are beautiful photos and videos about the East Sea Park in Da Nang Vietnam:
