The story of Ms. Kim Giao - a woman who has vacated Phu Quoc Island

If you have the opportunity to visit Phu Quoc and speak to people on the island, you will hear from the historical figure Ms. Kim Giao - a woman who has publicly discovered Phu Quoc Island.

Ms. Kim Giao originally came from the royal lineage of the Chan Lap royal family and had to flee to Phu Quoc Island because of her own disappearance. Here, she demanded, built a farm and used extensive meadows for buffalo herds. Not only that, it also recruited people and reclaimed wasteland to cultivate and produce. If you're traveling to Phu Quoc today, you'll find rice fields called Dong Ba, where Kim Giao once recaptured the cultivation. At that time there were still many trees and traces of animal stables in the middle of the field. 

Previously, when King Nguyen Anh hid on the island to avoid the persecution of the Tay son, Kim Giao himself helped eat the king. Perhaps in memory of their efforts to evacuate the island and help the king, Dinh Ba (Bung Dinh Ba) was founded on the right bank of the Cua Can River. Today the palace was restored to a more spacious person on the island of Phu Quoc, who often organizes services for them on the full moon of the first lunar month in the lunar calendar.

Someone also said when Ms. Kim Giao returned home to leave a herd of buffalo on Phu Quoc Island. They reproduce in the wild as wild buffalo herds and in the 1960s people came across these herds on the North Island.

Why are there so many Bai Ngu in Phu Quoc?

It is said that King Gia Long - Nguyen Anh - had to travel many times in the past when he was confronted with the Tay Son family and took a boat to flee to Phu Quoc Island. Once, in May 1782, Nguyen Anh was stationed in Bai Khem in the south of the island when he was searched by Tay Son troops. In no other way did Nguyen Anh change his shirt to a nearby official and then took a small boat to flee to the sea. After Tay Son discovered he was being cheated, Nguyen Anh arrived in Con Dao.

4 years later, cornered again, Nguyen Anh continued to flee to Phu Quoc, leaving his wife and children on the island and returning to Cochinchina to confront Tay Son. When Nguyen Anh saw that the people of Phu Quoc were suffering from pirates in 1795, he dominated the fleet of dozens of warships that returned to the island, destroying and capturing 80 pirates and collecting many weapons, including cannons. 

When Nguyen Anh took the throne in 1802, he gave priority to creating conditions for the career of the people on Phu Quoc Island and helped this place to be successful at that time. The places where Gia Long King once landed and was stationed during the confrontation with the Tây Sơn army were all called Bãi Ngự.

Today, the beaches of the paradise island of Phu Quoc are densely populated, often with boats that come in and out. This is a place with clear and blue sea water, a beautiful landscape with rows of maple trees, old square eagles and coconut palms. Therefore, it is also very popular with tourists when they visit the pearl island of Phu Quoc.

The dog is known as a dog in Phu Quoc

Phu Quoc is not only known as one of the most beautiful travel destinations, but also for its dog breed, which is known as the "Dog King" and is named after the island. Phu Quoc dogs are extremely intelligent, very loyal and particularly good at hunting. As soon as they start hunting, they will look for the same traces of prey and very rarely give up.  

In the past, there were four Phu Quoc dogs (2 men and 2 women) ordained by the emperor Gia Long as solemnly as the founding fathers of the Nguyen dynasty for following the king during the Nguyen Anh journey. Top  King Nguyen Anh ordered the dogs to follow him as "saving the danger of Royal Highness, the god of divine generals". 

The dog Phu Quoc once freed the king from the siege of the Tay Son troops and prepared an accomplishment to save the king twice from death. The book "Nguyễn Phúc Clan Pedigree Wall Map", which explains the stories of the kings, has carefully recorded their stories. When the four dogs died, the king even buried them and built a solemn shrine.

There is much debate about the Phu Quoc dog originating from Thailand, but many scientific studies have refuted this, proving that the vertebrate dog is the endemic dog of Phu Quoc and the world is just a few of this breed.

Phu Quoc dogs are called "dog-dog" or "fire wolf" because they are extremely smart and brave, can hunt and save for their owners, so hunters trust them.

Gieng Tien legend in Phu Quoc Island

Gieng Tien is only 2 km from the town of An Thoi in the Phu Quoc island district and is a freshwater vein from the rock stream that is built around people to fetch water. The magic of this little puddle is that the fountain never goes out no matter how much water is collected.

Legend has it that after losing and aggressively persecuting the Tay Son army, Lord Nguyen Anh fled with troops and fled to Phu Quoc Island to hide. Arriving on the island is also the time when food and fresh water are exhausted, the hearts of the army confused and vacillating. Lord Nguyen then put the tip of the sword on the rock and said, "If God made me king, give you fresh water and food." 

The king had just finished speaking, from the tip of the sword that was stuck in the rock over countless water and a herd of anchovies from the sea. Nowadays, there are still some traces around Gieng Tien that are believed to have come from Gia Long King when they came here, such as chairs, sword marks, footprints, Ong Doi's nose ...

The legend of Ong Doi Cape on Phu Quoc Island

It was then that Gia Long King fled the persecution of Tay Son troops on the pearl island of Phu Quoc. When the boat arrived here, he was once involved in a rock that could not move behind the Tay Son Army approaching the edge. In the "thousands of pounds of hair hanging" situation, one of the guards jumped into the sea to remove the anchor so the boat could leave the dock. Lord Nguyen Anh escaped, but the guard was overwhelmed by the sea.

Later, when the uprising ended successfully and Nguyen Anh became king, King Gia Long returned to this cape on Phu Quoc Island in memory of the people who saved his life that year to hold a thank-you ceremony. and renamed the nose that Ong Doi is. 

There are still traces left on the Cape of Ong Doi in connection with the landing of Gia Long King in Phú Quốc as a dent in a rock, which is believed to be the footprint of the old king who comes here, or as a stone in Form of such On the throne it was said that it was the old king's throne when he came here.

The pearl island of Phu Quoc, one of the world's biosphere reserves, is not only the largest island in Vietnam with a beauty that is as pure as a jewel, but also a historical testimony with many exciting stories. associated with the journey of establishing and defending the country.

The most beautiful tourist season in Phu Quoc begins from the end of October to around March, 4 years later, when the weather is nice and the waves are calm. Plan a trip to Phu Quoc to visit the ancient site that once protected King Gia Long from the Tay Son army and learn about the special oral stories of Phu Quoc!