%%Nha Trang City (with the area of 238 square kilometres) , provincial capital of Khánh Hoà, is 1,278 km from Hà N?i and 450km from Thành Ph? H? Chí Minh. Leading to Buôn Ma Thu?t (National Highway 21), Kratie (Cambodia) and Ðà L?t (heart of Di Linh Highlands), it lies on National Highway 1 and the transvietnamese railroads. Nationally famous for sea products, Nha Trang is a beautiful seaside resort city with "White sand, green poplars, sunlit and picturesque beaches". Along with Phan Thi?t, Khánh Hoà fisheries are nationally first in shrimp, fish and cuttlefish reserve. Besides, Nha Trang houses most salangane in our country. Average temperature of the year is about 26oC. It is warm in winter. Towards the southeast side of the city, there are a group of islands of which the largest one is Hòn Tre (Tre island) with a 460-metre high mountain and the area of nearly 25 square kilometres. With an offshore view right from here, there are Cau, Nón and Yên (the smallest) islets. Thus it is convenient to swim in the sea the year round. Po Nagar Tower is located on the top of a low marble stone mountain. Construction of the cluster of Cham Towers began in the 7th century and finished in the 12th century. However, passage of time and weather had destroyed most of the towers. Now visitors can see only four towers at the site. One of the four towers is reserved for the worship of Shiva, one of the three divine gods of Hinduism. One tower is dedicated to Geneva God - son of Shiva - whose human body is attached to an elephant head. The biggest tower, 23 metres high, is dedicated to Lady Po Nagar or Goddess Uma, the wife of Shiva. On top of the tower is a pyramid-shaped summit. On top of the entrance is placed a statue of god Shiva with four arms sitting at the back of the bull Nandin. The interior of the tower is reserved for the worshipping of Goddess Po Nagar, who has the merit of teaching people how to plant rice. The tower faces a large quadrilateral brick yard which has two rows of high and big columns. On top of each column is an octagonal taper. It is believed that this was the place where villagers held rituals to give gods offerings. The view from the hill top at the site of Cham Towers is a breathtaking beauty. Right below the hills is the Bong river with village after village sprawling along the river banks. Hòn Ch?ng (Ch?ng Islet) is a small marble peninsula with massive rocks laying on top of one another. It is always considered as promontory for visitors. D?c M? Hot Spring is 25 kilometres northwest of Nha Trang. The small path leading to the stream runs through a beautiful tropical forest. The stream water is as hot as between 75 and 80oC. Visitors are advised to put hen's eggs in the hot water in the stream for about 20 minutes before eating. D?c M? hot stream water is said to have some medicinal properties which can cure several ailments. With an area of 20,800 square metres, Trí Nguyên fish pond is divided into three sections for ornamental fish, edible fish and carnivorous fish. The grave of Doctor Alexandre Yersin is on top of a nameless hill at Su?i Dâu area in Diên Khánh district. Through his solitary life in Nha Trang in nearly 50 years, Yersin (1863-1943) was devoted to his research in microbiology, virology and epidemiology to develop vaccines to fight against the bubonic plague. He lived modestly and made friends with villagers at Xóm C?n (C?n Hamlet). During this time, he came upon the site of what is now Da Lat and recommended to the government that a hill station be established there. Yersin died in Nha Trang on March 1, 1943. To the instruction in his testament, people laid his body with the face touching the ground and facing to sea so that forever he could embrace his second native land. On the surface of his tomb is an inscription that reads : Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943). Ð?i Lãnh Coast is covered with white sand and dotted with a small forest of willow which is criss-crossed by a small stream. This half-moon shaped curvy coastline is located in V?n Ninh district.