Temple Van Thuy Tu, Whale

Whale-Bone exhibition house, Van Thuy Tu, Phan Thiết - Whales were frequently spotted in coast of Phan Thiet and fishermen believed they were Gods of the Sea who guided and protected them. When a whale died, their remains were brought back and buried in the grounds of the temple. After 3 years the bones're placed in a temple for worship with tons of whale bones, some over 100 years old. In the whale-bone exhibition house they preserved bone structure of an enormous fin whale that is over 120 years old, 22 meter long and weighs over 65 tons.