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85-510: Since April 2015, Vũng Tàu consists of 16 wards (phường): 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , Thắng Nhất , Thắng Nhì (former Ward 6 ), Thắng Tam , Nguyễn An Ninh , Rạch Dừa , and the commune (xã) of Long Sơn . The wards are divided into quarters (khu phố), which are divided into smaller groups (tổ dân phố). The commune is divided into hamlets (thôn). According to archeological excavations in 2002 and 2005 in Giồng Lớn,

170-684: A British delegation in 1804 proposing that Vietnam be opened to trade; the delegation's gifts were not accepted and turned away. At the time, Vietnam was of no interest to the European powers, since most of the continent was engaged in the Napoleonic Wars . Nevertheless, Napoleon had seen Vietnam as a strategically important objective in the Anglo-French power struggle in Asia, as he felt that it would make an ideal base from which to contest

255-522: A Disneyland -like entertainment park which will cost US$ 250 million. The project includes Landmark Tower, an 88-story skyscraper proposed to be built and completed by 2010 in Vũng Tàu by a USA-based company, Good Choice Import – Export Investment Inc, once built will likely be the highest building in Vietnam. The project is under consideration for approval by the local provincial government. Vũng Tàu boasts

340-518: A coastal sandbank in Long Sơn island, humans have existed about 2000 BCE . Evidence of burial sites, working tools, clay pots, jewelleries, weapons and other tools suggested close connections with Óc Eo culture and trade activities with nearby countries. Between 1st and 7th centuries , Vung Tau was ruled by Funan , who were replaced by the Chenla Kingdom . Little is known of Vũng Tàu during

425-754: A dead woman's blood to make it appear he was dead. After the Geneva Agreement was signed, the State of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam resettled 1 million people from the North to southern Vietnam, including more than 800,000 Catholic Christians. Three temporary resettlement camps were established in Vung Tau. The local government placed these new residents at key locations along Route 15 such as Ben Da, Thang Nhi, Thang Nhat, Rach Dua, Phuoc Thang and Phuoc Thanh, forming many religious Catholic parishes throughout

510-449: A military base and coastal beach resort, Vung Tau attracted a large number of residents during the war time. Its population rose from 29,390 in 1955 to a whopping 119,300 in 1973. In the last days of April 1975, many South Vietnamese troops retreated to Vũng Tàu as the communists closed on southern Vietnam. After the capture of Bà Rịa and Phước Tuy Province on 27 April, the 3rd NVA Division forces began their attacks on Vũng Tàu. However,

595-513: A number of unarmed French officers were having dinner with their families. The rebels threw a grenade from the kitchen killing the Vietnamese bartender, then shot the cook Nguyen Van Loc who was trying to play dead. Attackers stationed in the hallway found the four children of Air Vietnam President Jean Perrin-Christian, Elysabeth, Michel, and Nicole- who were playing a game of hide-and-seek . Elysabeth, Christian and Nicole were gunned down by

680-494: A policy of cultural assimilation of non-Viet ethnic groups which from 1841, through 1845, led to southern Vietnam experiencing a series of ethnic revolts. Minh Mạng was known for his firmness of character, which guided his instincts in his policy making. This accentuated his unwillingness to break with orthodoxy in dealing with Vietnam's problems. His biographer, Marcel Gaultier, asserted that Minh Mạng had expressed his opinions about national policy before Gia Long's death, proposing

765-585: A policy of greater isolationism and shunning westerners, and that Long tacitly approved of this. Minh Mạng was regarded as more nuanced and gentle than his father, with less forced labour and an increased perceptiveness towards the sentiment of the peasantry. Although he disagreed with European culture and thinking, he studied it closely and was known for his scholarly nature. Ming Mạng was keen in Western technologies, namely mechanics, weaponry and navigation which he attempted to introduce into Vietnam. Upon hearing of

850-701: A program of salaries and pensions for princes and mandarins to replace the traditional assignment of fief estates. Diseases, disasters and rebellions against oppression and misery were very frequent, undermining the king's strength. Vietnam was at its low point of coherence in history. About 200 rebellions were recorded during his twenty-year reign. Despite ongoing intra-turmoil, Minh Mang exhibited his admiring to Confucian rule and classical Chinese culture, while imposing ethnic assimilation at home and pursuing territorial expansion and interference in neighboring Laos. Minh Mang put his support to Vientiane 's king Chao Anou , his close ally, to wage war against Siam . But

935-523: A remarkable number of offspring: Prince of Thọ Xuân fathered 144 children, including 78 sons and 66 daughters, Prince of Tuy Lý , another son, had 77 sons and 37 daughters. He is succeeded by Emperor Thiệu Trị , who himself fathered 29 princes and 35 princesses. He decided to name his descendants ( Nguyễn Phước or Nguyễn Phúc: all members of the Nguyễn dynasty ) by choosing the Generation name following

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1020-651: A restriction against the Thanh nhân was issued in 1827, which prohibits the Thanh nhân access to the state bureaucracy, rice monopoly and foreign trade. Their alternate option was having themselves to be adjusted and integrated into Vietnamese society like the Minh Hương. Minh Mang sent troops to crushed a rebellion in Cambodia in 1820, then incorporated Cambodia into Vietnam in 1834 as the new Tây Thành province . Since then, until his death, Minh Mang had been trying to force

1105-464: A result, he was held in high regard for his devotion to running the country. When Minh Mạng died, he left the throne to his son, Emperor Thiệu Trị , who was more rigidly Confucianist and anti-imperialist than his father. During Thiệu Trị's reign, diplomatic standoffs precipitated by aspiring European imperial powers on the pretext of the "treatment" of Catholic priests gave them an excuse to use gunboat diplomacy on Vietnam, and led to increasing raids and

1190-480: A rich and diverse culture thanks to its unique location and history of foreign influences and domestic immigration. As a coastal city, Vũng Tàu's culture is deeply rooted in its connection to the sea and maritime heritage. Descendents of the original Tam Thắng villages in Vũng Tàu usually celebrate temple feasts, which are hosted once a year. A sizeable number of fishermen, particully those living near Thắng Tam village temple also celebrate holidays related to fishing and

1275-483: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Minh M%E1%BA%A1ng Minh Mạng ( Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ] ) or Minh Mệnh ( Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ] , chữ Hán : 明 命 , lit. "the bright favour of Heaven "; 25 May 1791 – 20 January 1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm , also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu ) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam , reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He

1360-619: Is also the secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the City. In January 1976, a major adjustment of administrative boundary in southern Vietnam saw the merger of Vũng Tàu and three nearby provinces into Đồng Nai . Vũng Tàu then became a district-level town (thị xã) of this new province. After the war, due to Vietnam being put under debilitating trade embargoes by the United States and failing economy, Vũng Tàu

1445-529: Is more crispy and has shrimp added on top. Ward 1, V%C5%A9ng T%C3%A0u Ward 1 ( Phường 1 ) is a ward of Vũng Tàu in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province , Vietnam , forming the historical centre of the city. The iconic Front Beach and Front Beach parklands as well as the former Vung Tau Market are located in this ward. This article about a location in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province , Vietnam

1530-510: Is usually held in summer months and aims to promote tourism and foster community spirit. Australian tourists come to Vũng Tàu in August to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tân . As in most provinces and cities in Vietnam, Buddhism is the predominant religion. Mahayana Buddhism , the dominant form of the religion in Vietnam, was brought to Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu by the Vietnamese settlers from

1615-826: The East India Company 's foothold in the Indian subcontinent . With the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy and the final exile of Napoleon in 1815, the military scene in Europe quieted and French interest in Vietnam was revived. Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau , one of the volunteers of Pigneau de Behaine who had helped Gia Long in his quest for power, had become a mandarin and continued to serve Minh Mạng, upon whose ascension, Chaigneau and his colleagues were treated more distantly. He eventually left in November 1824. In 1825, he

1700-565: The Holy See had urged a rebuke for an "enemy of the religion". The delegation went on to London, with no success. The beginning of Minh Mang rule over Vietnam was vastly unsettling. Vietnam was divided into autonomous domains governed independently by Viceroys under Gia Long. The first cholera pandemic reached Vietnam in summer 1820 removed 206,835 tax payers from royal tax registers, while political scientist Samuel Popkin suggested that around one million people might have been perished due to

1785-663: The United States Navy was the first American to make contact with Vietnam, arriving in Saigon . Minh Mạng was willing to sign a contract, but only to purchase artillery, firearms, uniforms and books. White was of the opinion that the deal was not sufficiently advantageous and nothing was implemented. In 1821, a trade agreement from Louis XVIII was turned away, with Minh Mạng indicating that no special deal would be offered to any country. That same year, East India Company agent John Crawfurd made another attempt at contact, but

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1870-890: The centuries long Cham–Vietnamese wars . He aggressively repressed culture of the Cham and indigenous highland peoples. The Cham Muslim leader Katip Sumat was educated in Kelantan and came back to Champa to declare a Jihad against the Vietnamese after Emperor Minh Mạng's annexation of Champa. The Vietnamese coercively fed lizard and pig meat to Cham Muslims and cow meat to Cham Hindus against their will to punish them and assimilate them to Vietnamese culture. The Chinese or Hoa particularly concentrated in urbanized areas such as Saigon, Cho Lon, and Hanoi. They organized themselves into bang or 'congregations.' Two groups of Chinese that people tended to distinct, known as Minh Hương and Thanh nhân. The Minh hương were South Chinese refugees of

1955-465: The 16th and 17th century, conflicts caused by the opposing clans in the Trịnh–Nguyễn War led to emigrations of Vietnamese people from Thuận Quảng to the coastal area near Vũng Tàu. Vũng Tàu was originally referred to as Tam Thắng (“Three Boats”) in memory of the first three villages in this area: Thắng Nhất, Thắng Nhị, Thắng Tam, within the province of Biên Hòa under the Nguyễn dynasty . Under

2040-400: The 1880s there were talks about moving Saigon's port facilities to Vũng Tàu, but this came to nothing due to Saigon's better infrastructure. On 1 May 1895, the governor of Cochinchina established by decree that Cap Saint Jacques would thereafter be an autonomous town. In 1898, Cap Saint Jacques was merged with Bà Rịa county once again, but re-divided in 1899. In 1901, the population of Vũng Tàu

2125-720: The Airborne into the city center where they eventually succumbed at 11:00. A fierce armed hostage crisis took place between the ARVN officers and the communists at Palace Hotel ended with the final surrender at 13:30. After the reunification of Vietnam , Vũng Tàu was administered as a city under the Republic of Southern Vietnam . Potilically, it is governed by the Military Administration Committee of Vũng Tàu City, led by Phạm Văn Hy (Tư Hy), Chairman, who

2210-521: The Cambodians to adopt Vietnamese culture by the cultural assimilation progress of what historian David P. Chandler dubbed The Vietnamization of Cambodia. Siamese accounts describe that Khmer nobles in Phnom Penh was forced to dress like Vietnamese, abide to Vietnamese laws, and were called "the new Yuon (Viet)". Cambodian revolts were put down brutally. Douglas Johnson recalled year 1836 as

2295-515: The Cỏ May bridge had been destroyed, and strong defense from ARVN Airborne at the south end of the bridge proved fatal to the northern forces. The Division's 12th Regiment was then landed by fishing boats behind the Airborne lines and this, together with a renewed attack by the 2nd Regiment, forced the Airborne to retreat into Vũng Tàu. At 01:30 on 30 April the Division began its attack on Vũng Tàu forcing

2380-699: The Front Beach, then named Baie de Cocotiers , along with several notable architectural works for the administrative function such as l'Hôtel de l'Inpsection , the Post Office, Grand Hotel and the Lighthouse. In 1898 , the French governor of Indochina , Paul Doumer (who later became president of France), built the Villa Blanche in Vũng Tàu that is still a prominent landmark. A national route

2465-604: The Funan and Chenla period. In 1295, Zhou Daguan ( Chinese : 周達觀 ), a Yuan Chinese diplomat serving under Temur Khan , passed by Vũng Tàu on his official voyage to Angkor, Chenla. In his book The Customs of Cambodia ( Chinese : 真臘風土記 ; pinyin : Zhēnlà Fēngtǔ Jì , literally Chenla Culture and Land Report ) referred to Vũng Tàu as Zhenpu 真蒲, which he described as the border of Chenla. 自溫州開洋，行丁未針。歷閩、廣海外諸州港口，過七洲洋，經交趾洋到占城。又自占城順風可半月到 真蒲 ，乃其境也。 Since departing from Wenzhou, it has not done anything yet. It traveled through

2550-539: The Khmer people practiced Theravada Buddhism . The area has some 14 Catholic wards with active services. A notable monument in the city is the Christ of Vũng Tàu , a large statue built by Vietnam's Catholic minority. It was completed in 1974, with the height of 32 metres and two outstretched arms spanning 18.4 metres. It is among the tallest statues of Christ in Asia. There has been a Russian village in Vũng Tàu ever since

2635-615: The Lăng Ông Nam Hải Whale Temple, hosts a skeleton of a whale, being respected in the name of Nam Hai General , a whale god . Nam Hai General is said to govern the ocean and protect people from evils, monsters, and disasters, and an annual festival is held in recognition. Vũng Tàu's local culinary scene presents a strong emphasis on fresh seafood and local flavours. Bánh khọt are small round savoury pancakes made from rice flour, coconut milk and turmeric, usually topped with shrimps, green unions and shrimp powder. Vung Tau has its own variety that

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2720-695: The Ming dynasty that had migrated and settled down in South Vietnam earlier during the 17th century, who married with Cambodian women, had been substantially assimilated to local Vietnamese and Khmer populaces, and loyal to the Nguyen, compared to the Thanh nhân, Chinese immigrants of the Qing dynasty that recently arrived in Southern Vietnam, who dominated the grain trade . During the reign of Minh Mạng,

2805-542: The Nguyễn forces to victory at Qui Nhơn in 1801 against the Tây Sơn dynasty and was made regent in the south by Gia Long with full freedom to rule and deal with foreign powers. In February 1825, Minh Mạng banned missionaries from entering Vietnam. French vessels entering Vietnamese harbours were ordered to be searched with extra care. All entries were to be watched "lest some masters of the European religion enter furtively, mix with

2890-742: The Soviet era; these Russians generally worked for the Russian-Vietnamese joint venture Vietsovpetro . It is believed that these "Russians", or "citizens of the former Soviet Union", were once the most dominant group of foreigners in Vũng Tàu. Some have remained in Vũng Tàu after the dissolution of the Soviet Union . They formed a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church . One of the Vietnamese whale worship sites,

2975-486: The Special zone was given the same status as provinces and centrally-run cities. Administratively, it was divided into 1 district (Côn Đảo) and 5 wards: Châu Thành, Thắng Nhất, Thắng Nhì, Thắng Tam, Phước Thắng and Long Sơn commune. The central government assigned nearly 10,000 officers and professional engineers from many non-business units, industries, construction and the military. A seaport logistics service area serving

3060-729: The Training Center for Rural Construction Officers, the Communications School, and the Military Police School, Cade School and Military Hospital. During the Vietnam War , the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group was based in Vũng Tàu – as were various United States military units at different times. Vũng Tàu also became popular for R&R , amongst in-country US, Australian and New Zealand personnel. Due to its rising significance as

3145-480: The Viet Minh, and Michel who tried to run away was hacked to death with machetes. Now that the coast was clear they entered the dining room where the French customers were attacked with gunfire and grenade attacks. Twenty people including four Vietnamese civilians were killed in the attack, and 23 were injured. The only people to survive unharmed were a boy who hid behind a chair and a lieutenant who covered himself in

3230-469: The Vietnamese government, the Saigon Atlantis. Upon completion, this entertainment project worth US$ 300 million in capital investment will include resorts, shopping and sailing. The investor of this project is proposing to raise the investment capital to US$ 4 billion. Two other noteworthy entertainment projects awaiting licensing are Vũng Tàu Aquarium , which will cost US$ 250 million, and Bàu Trũng,

3315-656: The costs of such a venture. After the outbreak of the First Opium War in 1839, Minh Mạng attempted to build an alliance with European powers by sending a delegation of two lower rank mandarins and two interpreters in 1840. They were received in Paris by Prime Minister Marshal Soult and the Commerce Minister, but they were shunned by King Louis-Philippe . This came after the Society of Foreign Missions and

3400-566: The country. The first French missionary executed was Gagelin in October 1833, the second was Marchand, who was put to death along with the other leaders of the Saigon citadel which surrendered in September 1835. From then until 1838 five more missionaries were put to death. The missionaries began seeking protection from their home countries and the use of force against Asians. Minh Mạng pursued

3485-535: The defense for a period. Eventually, however, the Siamese were defeated and the south was recaptured by royalist forces, who besieged Saigon. Khôi died during the siege in December 1834 and Saigon fell nine months later in September 1835 and the rebel commanders put to death. In all the estimates of the captured rebels was put between 500 and 2000, who were executed. The missionaries were rounded up and ordered out of

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3570-518: The disease, out of Vietnam's total population of around eight million. On the domestic front, Minh Mạng continued his father's national policies of reorganising the administrative structure of the government. These included the construction of highways, a postal service, public storehouses for food, monetary and agrarian reforms. He continued to redistribute land periodically and forbade all other sales of land to prevent wealthy citizens from reacquiring excessive amounts of land with their money. In 1840 it

3655-404: The early 19th century, a Vietnamese-approved monarch was installed. Minh Mạng was forced to put down a Siamese attempt to regain control of the vassal as well as an invasion of southern Vietnam which coincided with rebellion by Lê Văn Khôi . The Siamese planned the invasion to coincide with the rebellion, putting enormous strain on the Nguyễn armies. Eventually, Minh Mạng's forces were able to repel

3740-736: The eventual colonisation of Vietnam by France. Nevertheless, during his reign Minh Mạng had established a more efficient government, stopped a Siamese invasion and built many national monuments in the imperial city of Huế . Minh Mạng had a large number of wives and concubines. He is reported to have fathered 142 children from 43 wives. His sons included: Miên Tông (Emperor Thiệu Trị ), Miên Định (Prince of Thọ Xuân), Miên Thẩm (Prince of Tùng Thiện), Miên Trinh (Prince of Tuy Lý), Miên Bửu (Prince of Tương An), Miên Lâm (Prince of Hoài Đức), Miên Triện (Prince of Hoằng Hóa), Miên Lịch (Yên Thành). Three of his daughters, Nguyệt Đình , Mai Am and Huệ Phố , were famous poets. Minh Mạng's sons also had

3825-403: The exploitation and extraction of this new resource. On 30 May 1979, Vũng Tàu was merged with Côn Đảo Islands to form Vũng Tàu-Côn Đảo Special Zone in a bid to facilitate the new service and logistics hub for the oil industry. Between 1980 and 1982, the city saw drastic changes in infrastructure and demographically was transformed into a service and logistics hub for the new industry. Politically,

3910-464: The first use of cannons by Nguyễn's army, when they fired at French battleships from the fortress of Phước Thắng, located 100m from Vũng Tàu's Front Beach. This marked an important period in Vietnam's war against French invaders in southern Vietnam (then called Cochinchina ). In 1876 , according to a decree by the French government, Vũng Tàu was merged in Bà Rịa county per Saigon 's administration. During

3995-603: The former ally, might have jeopardized Vietnamese hegemony in Cambodia, which had been acquired by his father Gia Long. Second, he had careful watched the British seizure of Singapore in 1819 and were waging war in Burma, thus he saw Britain as the new rising threat, and urged the Chakri dynasty of Siam should focus with Burma in their struggle against the British expansion. After Vietnam under Gia Long gained control over Cambodia in

4080-489: The funeral. Gia Long however, brought out the agreement to insist that Phúc Đảm, as Thừa Thiên's son, should be the one fulfilling the duty. Despite opposition from mandarins such as Nguyễn Văn Thành , Gia Long was decisive with his selection. In 1816, Gia Long appointed Đảm as his heir apparent. After the ceremony, Crown Prince Đảm moved to Thanh Hòa Palace and started assisting his father in processing documents and discussing country issues. Gia Long's death coincided with

4165-519: The governor of Cochin China, and a close confidant of Gia Long and Pigneau de Behaine , Minh Mạng agreed to release the priests on the condition that they congregate at Đà Nẵng and return to France. Some of them obeyed the orders, but others disobeyed the order upon being released, and returned to their parishes and resumed preaching. Minh Mạng continued and intensified his father's isolationist and conservative Confucian policies. His father had rebuffed

4250-458: The greatest French chart-publishers, mentioned Saint Jacques in his book La Neptune Oriental . This term was later adopted by Europeans and the French. The French Indochinese government later named it Cap Saint-Jacques ( Cap Xanh Giac , in Vietnamese). The cliff of Vũng Tàu is now called Mũi Nghinh Phong (literally meaning "Cape of breeze welcome" or "Cape of greeting the wind"). During

4335-404: The import and export of technical materials and petroleum products was established in a swamp area along the shore of Ganh Rai Bay. After the signing of Soviet-Vietnam agreement on oil exploitation and establishment of Vietsovpetro , the city welcomed more than 2,000 Soviet officials and experts to work in the joint venture. In order to create comfortable accommodation for the new workers, in 1985

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4420-468: The invasion as well as the revolt in Saigon, and he reacted to Western encroachment by blaming Christianity and showing hostility, leading to the European powers asserting that intervention was needed to protect their missionaries. This resulted in missed opportunities to avert the colonisation of Vietnam through having friendly relations, since strong opposition was raised in France against an invasion, due to

4505-408: The loss of southern autonomy after Duyệt's death was the main catalyst. Khôi's rebels brought Cochinchina under their control and proposed to replace Minh Mạng with a son of Prince Cảnh. Khôi took into hostage French missionary Joseph Marchand within the citadel, thinking that his presence would win over Catholic support. Khôi enlisted Siamese support, which was forthcoming and helped put Minh Mạng on

4590-518: The momentum marked the greatest territorial extent of the Vietnamese empire, also high point of its stability which most revolts in Minh Mang's realm had been suppressed. However, continuous uprisings in Cambodia, Tonkin, and wars with Siam put Minh Mang's expansion to an query, as all sides became exhausted. Minh Mạng was regarded as being in touch with the concerns of the populace. Frequent local rebellions reminded him of their plight. Descendants of

4675-414: The monarchy more than most Vietnamese and this erupted after Duyệt's death. Minh Mạng ordered Duyệt posthumously indicted and one hundred lashes were applied to his grave. This caused indignation against southerners who respected Duyệt. In July 1833, a revolt broke out under the leadership of his adopted son, Lê Văn Khôi. Historical opinion is divided with scholars contesting whether the grave desecration or

4760-421: The north at the beginning of the 17th century during the expansion of the Nguyễn lords . When they came bringing their original religion they built many Buddhist pagodas, temples and statues in the city. Three Buddhist temples in particular, Thích Ca Phật Đài , Phổ Đà Sơn Quan Âm Bồ Tát Tự Temple, and Niết Bàn Tịnh Xá temple, draw pilgrims from around the country. Before the area was settled by ethnic Vietnamese,

4845-458: The offer of an alliance from Burma against Siam, a common enemy of both countries. In 1824 Henri Baron de Bougainville was sent by Louis XVIII to Vietnam with the stated mission "of peace and protection of commerce. Upon arriving in Tourane in 1825, it was not allowed ashore. The royal message was turned away on the pretext that there was nobody able to translate it. It was assumed that the snub

4930-514: The old Lê dynasty fomented dissent in the north, appealing not only to the peasantry but to the Catholic minority. They attempted to enlist foreign help by promising to open up to missionaries. Local leaders in the south were upset with the loss of the relative political autonomy they enjoyed under Duyệt. With Duyệt's death in 1832, a strong defender of Christianity passed. Catholics had traditionally been inclined to side with rebel movements against

5015-587: The only petroleum base of Vietnam where crude oil and natural gas exploitation activities dominate the city's economy and contribute principal income to Vietnam's budget and export volume. Vũng Tàu shipyard's reconstruction was scheduled to be completed in 2008, supplied with up-to-date anchor handling supply vessels of Aker . PEB Steel operates several factories in Vũng Tàu. Vũng Tàu has 4 extensive beaches, including Back Beach (Bãi Sau), Front Beach (Bãi Trước), Strawberry Beach (Bãi Dâu), Pineapple Beach (Bãi Dứa). A big resort project has just been licensed by

5100-424: The origin). The tourism and industrial production sectors began to thrive. In 1996, the city inaugurated Dong Xuyen Industrial Park. In the late 1990s and 2000s, the city carried out a spectacular transformation with the construction and improvement of inner city roads, and the expansion of many key projects such as Le Hong Phong Road, Martyrs Memorial and Nga Nam roundabout. Ba Thang Hai Road (National Highway 51C)

5185-526: The outcome did not go for their plan. Anou was defeated and then was detaining to the Siamese in late 1828 by Chao Noi , ruler of Muang Phuan , also a tributary of Minh Mang. Chao Noi was arrested by the Vietnamese for betraying, then being executed in Hue by Minh Mang. Muang Phuan was annexed into Vietnam in 1832 as Tran Ninh prefecture. Minh Mạng enacted the final conquest of the Champa Kingdom after

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5270-446: The people and spread darkness in the kingdom." In an imperial edict, Christianity was described as the "perverse European" (practice) and accused of "corrupting the hearts of men". Between 1833 and 1838, seven missionaries were sentenced to death, amongst them Pierre Borie , Joseph Marchand , and Jean-Charles Cornay . He first attempted to stifle the spread of Christianity by attempting to isolate Catholic priests and missionaries from

5355-439: The populace. He asserted that he had no French interpreters after Chaigneau's departure and summoned the French clergy to Hue and appointed them as mandarins of high rank to woo them from their proselytising. This worked until a priest, Father Regereau, entered the country and began missionary work. Following the edict which forbade further entry of missionaries into Vietnam, arrests of clerics began. After strong lobbying by Duyệt ,

5440-681: The ports of Fujian and Guangzhou , crossed the Qizhou Sea, and reached Champa via the Jiaozhi Sea . Moreover, if the wind blows from Champa , you can reach Zhenpu in half a month, which is its territory. During 14th and 15th centuries, the cape that would become Vũng Tàu was a swamp which European trading ships visited regularly. The ships' activities inspired the name Vũng Tàu, which means " anchorage ". The Portuguese referred to this place as Oporto Cinco Chagas or simply Cinco Chagas in their maps. Apres de Mannevillette (1707–1780), one of

5525-399: The provincial administrative centre moved to Bà Rịa . The city is located in the south of Vietnam, situated at the tip of a small peninsula . It has traditionally been a significant port, particularly during Vietnam's period of French rule . Today, the city's importance as a shipping port has diminished, but it still plays a significant role in Vietnam's offshore oil industry. Vũng Tàu is

5610-526: The re-establishment of the Paris Missionary Society's operations in Vietnam, which had closed in 1792 during the chaos of the power struggle between Gia Long and the Tây Sơn brothers before Vietnam was unified. In the early years of Minh Mạng's government, the most serious challenge came from one of his father's most trusted lieutenants and a national hero in Vietnam, Lê Văn Duyệt , who had led

5695-518: The region. With a strategic location right at the sea route close to the capital city of Saigon, the government of the Republic of Vietnam and its allies in the United States, Australia, and South Korea consolidated and developed Vung Tau into a strategic defense spot. After taking over French military facilities here, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam established many large training facilities such as

5780-409: The reign of king Gia Long (1761–1820), when Malay pirates built a base here and subsequently became a danger to traders in Gia Định city, the king sent 3 army detachments to crack down on the pirates. The pirates were defeated and the troops were given the land as an incentive to continue to protect the area. The villages, then named Thắng Nhất 勝一, Thắng Nhì 勝二, Thắng Tam 勝三 occupied arable areas at

5865-438: The sea, with Lễ hội Cá Ông (Whale Festival) or Lễ hội Nghinh Ông (Whale Celebration Festival) being most prominent. Other festivals in the region include the Kite Festival and World Food Festival Culture . Sea Festivals are vibrant modern festival activities including a wide range of activities such as beach sports competition, seafood fairs, music concerts and cultural exhibitions. Contrary to traditional feasts, this festival

5950-417: The southern tip and along the western shore of the peninsula. The kings Gia Long, Minh Mạng and Thiệu Trị invested heavily into Vũng Tàu's protection, by opening various defensive facilities. A military barrack, Phước Thắng bảo 福勝堡, on the hill slope overlooking the Buffalo Cape, then called was built in 1839. The barrack was operated as a fortress and armed with 6 bronze cannons 10 February 1859 marked

6035-474: The special zone government and the General Department of Petroleum built a separate dormitory for these people, often called the "5-storey area". Currently, this apartment complex still has more than 520 households with about 1,000 Russians living and working. On 12 August 1991, the Special Zone was dissolved by a governmental decree. Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province was officially created from this former zone and nearby districts of Đồng Nai Province. Vũng Tàu once again

6120-482: The vaccination against smallpox , he organised for a French surgeon to live in a palatial residence and vaccinate the royal family against the disease. He was learned in Eastern philosophy and was regarded as an intellectually oriented monarch. He was also known for his writings as a poet. He was known for his attention to detail and micromanagement of state affairs, to a level that "astonished his contemporaries". As

6205-418: Was 5,690, of which 2,000 persons were immigrants from northern Vietnam. Most of the town's population made their living in the fishing, farming and service industries. On 4 April 1905, Cap Saint Jacques was made an administrative district of Bà Rịa province. In 1929, Cap Saint Jacques became a province, and in 1934 became a city ( commune ). Between 1885 and 1934 period, the French designed the town centre along

6290-472: Was Gia Long's second wife Trần Thị Đang , later known as the empress Thuận Thiên . At the age of three, under the effect of a written agreement made by Gia Long with his first wife the Empress Thừa Thiên , she took Đảm in and raised him as her own son. Following Thừa Thiên's death in 1814, it was supposed that her grandson, Crown Prince Cảnh 's eldest son Mỹ Đường , would be responsible for conducting

6375-425: Was a common launching place for the " Vietnamese boat people " – refugees escaping the post-war Communist regime. The government-led nationalisation of private entreprises, collectivisation of the economy, central planning and money changes carried out in the post-war years brought in hardships for the majority of people. After oil was discovered in southern Vietnamese waters, the Vietnamese government pushed for

6460-501: Was also built and inaugurated during this period, replacing 30 Thang 4 (National Highway 51A) as the main road leading into the centre. As of 2023, 100% of roads and alleys were paved and solidified. The openings of Gò Găng and Cửa Lấp bridges helped connect Vũng Tàu with nearby districts faster. Numerous commercial and urban developmental projects were established during the 2000s such as Vung Tau City Commercial Centre, Chi Linh Urban Area, Dai An Urban Area and A Chau Urban Area. In 2012,

6545-654: Was appointed as French consul to Vietnam after returning to his homeland to visit his family after more than a quarter of a century in Asia. Upon his return, Minh Mạng received him coldly. The policy of isolationism soon saw Vietnam fall further behind the pace of technology and become more vulnerable to outside encroachment as political stability returned to continental Europe, allowing European powers free hand to once again direct their attention towards increasing their influence in Asia. With his Confucian orthodoxy, Minh Mạng shunned all western influence and ideas as hostile and avoided all contact. In 1819, Lieutenant John White of

6630-399: Was decreed that rich landowners had to return a third of their holdings to the community. Calls for basic industrialisation and diversification of the economy into fields such as mining and forestry were ignored. He further centralised the administration, introduced the definition of three levels of performance in the triennial examinations for recruiting mandarins. In 1839, Minh Mạng introduced

6715-413: Was only allowed to disembark in the northern ports of Tonkin ; he gained no agreements, but concluded relations with France posed no threat to Company trade. In 1822, the French frigate La Cleopatre visited Tourane (present day Đà Nẵng ). Her captain was to pay his respects to Minh Mạng, but was greeted with a symbolic dispatch of troops as though an invasion had been expected. In 1824 Minh Mạng rejected

6800-500: Was paved in 1896 (then called Colonial route 15), as well as a jetty in the Front Beach to connect Cap with Saigon. In the First Indochina War Vũng Tàu's military hospital facility was used by French soldiers on sick leave . On 21 July 1952 Viet Minh fighters disguising themselves in French military uniforms and armed with machetes, grenades, and Sten submachine guns snuck into the building's R&R centre, where

6885-419: Was prevented. Later, in 1833 and 1834, a war with Siam was fought over control of Cambodia which for the preceding century had been reduced to impotence and had fallen under the control of its two neighbours. In 1824, a Burmese envoy dispatched by Burmese king, presenting a proposal of a Burma-Vietnam alliance against Siam, which was immediately declined by Minh Mang. Minh Mang saw a risky war against Siam,

6970-407: Was re-established as a thành phố (city). Success from Đổi mới and profits from seafood and petroleum exports brought a large budget source to Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, creating positive changes to repel the socio-economic crisis. The production value of economic sectors across the city only reached 271 billion VND at the time of establishment, by 2021, it reached 70,500 billion VND (260 times than

7055-546: Was related to an attempt by Bougainville to smuggle ashore a Catholic missionary from the Missions étrangères de Paris . Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau 's nephew, Eugène Chaigneau, was sent to Vietnam in 1826 as the intended consul but was forced to leave the country without taking up his position. Further fruitless attempts to start a commercial deal were led by de Kergariou in 1827 and Admiral Laplace in 1831. Another effort by Chaigneau in 1829 also failed. In 1831 another French envoy

7140-534: Was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Long , whose eldest son, Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh , had died in 1801. He was well known for his opposition to French involvement in Vietnam, completing the final Vietnamese conquest of Champa , temporary annexation of Cambodia , and his rigid Confucian orthodoxy . Born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm at Gia Định in the middle of the Second Tây Sơn – Nguyễn War, Minh Mạng was the fourth son of lord Nguyễn Phúc Ánh – future Emperor Gia Long. His mother

7225-533: Was turned away. Vietnam under Minh Mạng was the first East Asian country with whom the United States sought foreign relations. President Andrew Jackson tried twice to contact Minh Mạng, sending Edmund Roberts in 1832, and Consul Joseph Balestier in 1836, to no avail. In 1837 and 1838, La bonite and L'Artémise were ordered to land in Tourane to attempt to gauge the situation in Vietnam with respect to missionary work. Both were met with hostility and communication

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