It takes only 20 km for tourists to travel to Go Boi from Quy Nhon city by a motorbike. It is located at Phuoc Hoa commune of Tuy Phuoc district, where there are traces of Champa culture and other historical values.
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A view of Go Boi |
Go Boi once was an urban area formed in 1610 when Chinese people moved to do business here. It is now a hamlet but the images of an ancient city could be seen on tiled roofs covered with moss and grass, buildings, and the locals’ lifestyle.
The land is also the place where two famous poets Xuan Dieu and Han Mac Tu spent their childhood. Visiting the house dedicated to Xuan Dieu in Tung Gian hamlet of Phuoc Hoa commune, tourists are able to see many of his valuable original items, such as collections of his poems as well as his articles.
Coming to Go Boi, tourists should also visit Binh Lam tower built by Cham people, the martial art club at Long Phuoc pagoda, and the house dedicated to Dao Tan, who is known as the ancestor of Tuong (Vietnamese classical drama).
On the way to return home, tourists should visit Long Song seminary. It is located in Sanh Phuong hamlet, Phuoc Son commune, Tuy Phuoc district. The church was built using the Gothic architecture, which is most familiar as the architecture of many of the great cathedrals, abbeys and parish churches of Europe. It also has distinctive features of Gothic architecture, including the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress.
Visiting Go Boi, tourists will have a chance to enjoy its specialties, such as Cho Huyen fermented pork roll, banh hoi (fine rice vermicelli, steamed rolls made of rice-flour, banh it la gai, and other delicious dishes.
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