Thang Tam communal house Đình thần Thắng Tam
The fishermen’s whale hall
The fishermen’s communal house and whale hall: see the whale skeleton, or come for the whale festival. The hall dates from Minh Mạng’s reign, 1820–1840. On an ordinary day the visit is the buildings and the bones. The Nghinh Ông festival falls on the 16th of the 8th lunar month.
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Whale bones kept in the hall at Thang Tam
Photo: BrightRaven · CC BY 3.0
Đình Thắng Tam was built under Emperor Minh Mạng, 1820–1840. The whale is worshipped here as Nam Hải, alongside Thiên Y A Na and other sea spirits. The complex holds the communal house, the whale hall, and Miếu Bà.
Photo: Phương Huy · CC BY-SA 4.0
On an ordinary day you see the buildings and the whale skeleton kept in the hall. For the ritual, come for Nghinh Ông: boats leave Front Beach at dawn and sail toward Hòn Bà, then a palanquin is carried inland along Quang Trung, Trương Công Định, and Hoàng Hoa Thám to the hall. In 2026 the public days were 26 and 27 September, with offerings and hát bội opera in the hall.
Getting there and around
The hall is at 104 Hoàng Hoa Thám, the street that runs inland from Back Beach.
From Back Beach
Walk or ride up Hoàng Hoa Thám from the beach road.
From Front Beach
Taxi across town by Quang Trung and Hoàng Hoa Thám, the festival route.
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