Situated at Hùng Thắng commune, Hạ Long
City, 20 km away from the tourist boat wharf, the fishing village
lies in a calm bay surrounded by mountain, which is called Vạ Giá
– Cửa Vạn. This makes it ideal for anchoring boats here.
Cửa Vạn village has a population of
733 in 176 households. They mainly earn their livelihood by
fishing. Their floating houses look spacious and clean. The
well-off families even have tiled roof houses with radios,
television sets, tables and chairs, etc.
The village boasts a training
establishment for their children. Over an area of 150m2
lie four classrooms and one small room for teachers. They are the
first floating classrooms in Hạ Long. At present, Cửa Vạn has 7
classes, mainly in grade 1 and grade 2. The youngest pupil is 8,
while the oldest one, 17.
It is interesting to see the
rambunctious children going to “school”. Their bustling calling
and their flopping rowing liven up the atmosphere of the quite
bay. Looking at the small boats driven by tiny oars going to
school, and the radiant faces of the children, one feels confident
in a bright future for the fishing village.
Cửa Vạn now has become a tourist
attraction, and has been present in the itinerary of almost all
tourist agencies.
