The Nguyen Dynasty's maritime defense security policy in the first half of the 19th century 1802 - 1858 - 30

North (Khanh Hoa province)

In the North wind, ships and boats dock on the South side of the mountain, in the Southwest wind, they dock on the North side of the mountain, all are safe. Lam Nguyen Island has a population, the streets are consecutive, nearby is Truong Tay village, commonly called Dot town, with its back leaning against the mountain, facing the sea, in the fall and winter the strong winds throw up sand, making it uninhabitable, one must wait until Lam Nguyen Island, in the fall

spring summer return

19.

Tan Cam Linh

88 miles southeast of the district (Khanh Hoa province)

On the left is Lang island, on the right is Coconut cape, with a headquarters with a defender and a deputy; outside is Tranh island.

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20.

Small ton

Cloud

Wind

25 miles northeast of the district (Khanh Hoa province)

Outside the temple, to the east, there are four buffalo-shaped stones floating on the water surface.

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21.

Tan Phan Thiet

South of the district (Binh Thuan province)

Out at sea on Hon Lao [Co Du]

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22.

Tan Ma Li

West of Binh Thuan district)

(conscious

To the north of the estuary is the shallow estuary, and there is a lagoon called Ma Li lagoon. Outside the estuary is a rocky outcrop called Ma Li cape.

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23.

Tan La Di

West of Binh Thuan district)

(conscious

Three miles east of the gate is Ba Island [Thien Y Island].”

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24.

Lieu Gate

Territory of Quan Lieu and Hai Lang communes, Dai An district (Nam Dinh province)

"It is an important seaport in the North", "during the Gia Long period, all public ships and goods traveled through this route, but later because of the silting sand, boats and ships could not pass through".

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25.

Mother Mountain

Bien Hoa Town

Commonly called Ba Kec Cape, it forms the northern boundary of the town, 249 miles from the town, with standing rocks along the coast.

There are many reefs below, many sand dunes above, and it is windy.

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The waves are unusually rough, so boaters should always be careful when coming here.

26.

Ho Lo Coc (Hulco Coc Island)

Ha Tien Town

The mountains are towering, the caves are dry and dangerous, with no trees or grass growing. Below is a deep sea, the cliffs are jagged, and boats cannot enter or exit. Outside there is

many small islands, all day long waves, sound like thunder.

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27.

Fairy Ky Chuy

Ha Tien Town

Commonly called Ganh Ba (...) looking down at the sea, the waves are rumbling, the wind is swirling, boats passing by must be careful.

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Province/town

Sea gate

“ Natural signals ” of the sea

Note

Source

1.

Quang Nam

Dai Chiem Island

Is an island located outside the Thu Bon River mouth, now belongs to the town.

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(commonly known as Cu Lao)

Hoi An commune, Quang Nam - Da Nang province. Before the year

Indigo)

1471, Thu Bon river mouth is a major port city of

Champa whose capital was once located in Tra Kieu. Therefore,

Thu Bon River mouth is called Dai Chiem mouth and island

outside the river mouth is Dai Chiem island or Cu Lao.

Cham. This island is also called Chiem Bat Lao, Tiem island.

Pen, Ngoa Long Island.

Dai Chiem Island is a mountain of the first criteria of the sea.

The island is about a quarter of an hour's walk from the gate.

boat. On the island there is Tan Hop ward, the residents are quite poor.

honey. There are many bird's nests on the mountain. The previous dynasty set up a team

Hoang Sa to get bird's nests. From Da Nang, cross the sea one

It took me day and night to get here. From afar I only see green mountains.

deep

2.

Quang Ngai

Ly Island

Near the Thai Can gate of Quang Ngai, there is an island commonly called Cu Lao Ly, which is the offshore criterion of this province. On the island, the trees and grass are lush, the land is flat and sandy. "The boat passed here, it was late afternoon, looking far away, only smoke and clouds could be seen.

and the waves undulating between the green island that seemed like a beach

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sea. Compared to Dai Chiem, the scenery here is more beautiful. From here to the four gates of Da Ky, Co Luy, My A, Sa Huynh, there is no such scenery"

3.

Pacify

Thoi Phu attack door

Often covered by sand

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4.

Pacify

The door to attack De Di

(From) the sea (see) a mountain called Vong Phu mountain.

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5.

Phu Yen

Vung Lam attack gate

Surrounded by mountains on all four sides, there is a harbor for boats to pass through. Inside the gate is as wide as a large pond. The scenery is also beautiful, but outside the gate, there are many mountains. Every time the wind blows, the waves roll up, making people afraid. The boat docks here for a day, and at midnight, it goes out to sea, when the North wind blows strongly. The sound of the waves is like a thousand galloping horses, the boat tilts three or four times, very dangerous. My hair is in a mess, I just hope for the morning. I think of the Tang poem "Crossing Dongting Lake":

The big waves are never calm, After a day my hair turns white.

Compared to the scene here, it was ten times more dangerous. Fortunately, the wind and waves were calm in the morning, and I felt at ease. Actually, I dare not say:

The faithful staff

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Today I endure the storm. (All my life I have kept my faith,

Today leave it to the storm.

6.

Phu Yen

Stone Mountain

Standing on the coast, near Deo Ca, is the last border of Phu Yen.

Thach Bi Mountain or Da Bia Mountain is a high mountain on Deo Ca or Deo Dai Lanh, in the south of Phu Yen bordering Khanh Hoa.

Crawfurd (1967, p.229) describes it as follows: “Early in the morning our ship passed Deo Ca, the most prominent point of the Dang Trong maritime route. The mountain pass is estimated to be from 1,500 to 2,000 feet high. One of the most remarkable rocky mountains has the shape of a towering broken and fallen pillar, visible from a distance of 15 to 18 nautical miles, whether viewed from the South or from the North. It is said that the mountain has a silver mine and a hot spring with high temperature at the back of the mountain.”

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7.

Binh Thuan

Vi Ne Gate

Next to the gate of Vi Ne mountain is a mountain range called Mui Ne. In addition, there are sand dunes, which look sparkling.

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8.

Binh Thuan

Ke Khe Island

Ke Khe Island is a small island opposite Ke Ga Cape (Ke Chuy) in the South of Phan Thiet. Comparing with the 1/50,000 map, it can be determined that Ke Khe Island is Hon Ba (different from Hon Ba near La Di estuary, also known as Thien Island).

Y) in front of Ke Ga cape. Ke Khe island and Ke Ga cape

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Connected to the 700m high mountain range is a sea route criterion. According to Thong quoc dien hai chu , Binh Thuan has 12 seaports, from North to South, Ma Li is the 10th port and La Di is the 11th port. On current maps, La Di is written as La Gi.

9.

Ba Ria-

Con Lon Island

Con Lon Island and Can Hai Port are opposite each other. That island is where

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Vung Tau

as a criterion for boats traveling in the sea of ​​Nam Dinh

direction. In the past, guards were placed there to patrol the front.

sea ​​(The islanders united to become soldiers, called Tiep Nhat)

team, Czechoslovak team, Czechoslovak team in Can Gio island, all

have enough weapons to defend against the robbers in Do Ba land because

Can't call elsewhere, soldiers here

usually take bird's nest, tortoise shell, soft-shell turtle, cinnamon, snail sauce

statue, according to the weather to submit. Note that only from the year

1836, Nguyen Dynasty built Thanh Hai fort, 1st Suat faction

The team and 50 soldiers of the province came to guard, changing every year.

one session (…). There are boats going back and forth nearby. That is

an important place

Con Lon, also known as Con Son, is an archipelago, now

Con Dao district, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. Place name

Con Lon in Vietnamese as well as Poulo Condore

in French is a transliteration from Malay: Pulau

Kundur means Gourd Island (Pulau: island, people)

Vietnamese transliteration is Cu Lao, Chinese transliteration is Bat Lao

or Pen lao; Kundur: gourd).

10.

Bien Town

That Ky Son

243 and a half miles east of Bien Hoa town. North

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Peace

(Commonly known as Ganh Rai mountain)

from the large swamp across the creek, gathering sand and rocks, running to the East and growing out, circling to the West, winding like a blue sea dragon, then emerging 3 towering stone mountains like the foot of a peak in the middle of the sea; built as an anchorage for poles in the middle of the sea, to indicate the shore

for boats from the North and South to pass through and to prevent big waves from rolling all day long. The top of the mountain is the right gate for Tac Ky 1 , the tail of the mountain acts as a screen to protect Can Gio, inside there is a large lagoon for boats to anchor and rest.

11.

Ha Tien Town

Dai Kim Du (Big Kim Du)

in the southern beach area of ​​the town, with a circumference of 193 truong 5 thuoc. This island blocks the strong waves, it is the pearl of the town.

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12.

Ha Tien Town

Little Golden Ball (Little Golden Ball)

outside Ha Tien port, 74 meters in circumference, like a Kim Ngao fish guarding the sea gate, serving as a beacon for boats coming and going.

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13.

Gulf of Thailand

Island 2

The island of Dipan (Tiuman) is very high, about 10 miles in circumference, towering above the sea, and its green color is visible. After two days of crossing the water, the mountain appears. After another day of sailing, one arrives at the edge of the mountain. The sky and sea are vast, and seeing the mountain is like meeting a precious raft in a lost harbor. This mountain is the criterion for guiding ships at sea, so it is called Dipan Mountain. The island has three peaks.

The high rocky mountain touches the clouds, from a distance it looks like an elephant's tusk, so it is commonly called

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is Tam Nha Island (Ba Nga). From there to the South, the islands are close together" 1 .