Bãi Chồng Beach (Cham Island)
Broad white-sand cove with a legendary man-shaped boulder said to be a husband turned to stone.
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This guide to Bai Chong Beach on Cham Island, near Hoi An, traces the story behind the man-shaped boulder at the sand's southern end: a local legend of a bridegroom whose wedding was interrupted when the Sea God rose from the water and pulled his bride beneath the waves. You'll hear how the husband waded out and searched the reefs season after season, and about the smaller Stone Turtle shape nearby that fishermen still point out. The guide also touches on the UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserve that now protects this stretch of coast.
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