Two whale skeletons in Ly Son set record as largest in Vietnam

The Vietnam Record Organization has just set the largest Vietnamese record for two whale skeletons restored and preserved at Lang Tan Relic (Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai province). Of which, the large skeleton is over 22m long, called 'Dong Dinh Dai Vuong'. The small skeleton is 18m long and called 'Duc Ngu Nhi Vi Ton Than'.

On September 17, the leader of the People's Committee of Ly Son district (Quang Ngai province) confirmed that the Vietnam Record Organization has just set the largest record in Vietnam for two whale skeletons restored and preserved at Lang Tan relic.

Accordingly, in 2020, Ly Son district decided to invite experts to restore two intact whale skeletons dating back over 200 years preserved at Lang Tan Relic.

These two skeletons were restored and preserved at Tan Lang Relic.

The larger set is over 22m long and is called 'Dong Dinh Dai Vuong' , the smaller set is 18m long and is called 'Duc Ngu Nhi Vi Ton Than'. These are the first two whale skeletons to be restored in Quang Ngai.

The two skeletons are nearly 4m tall. Each skeleton has 50 vertebrae, with a diameter of more than 40cm, 28 ribs, each rib is nearly 10m long. The skull is 4m long and the tusk bone is 4.7m long.

Since 2021, after being restored, the two whale skeletons at Lang Tan Relic and the whale worship rituals exploited by Ly Son district have become new and unique tourism products in addition to other famous landscapes and landscapes on Ly Son island.

Two whale skeletons with giant vertebrae were reconstructed.

Ms. Pham Thi Huong - Chairwoman of Ly Son District People's Committee said that the Vietnam Record Organization has just established the largest record in Vietnam with two whale skeletons, helping the locality to better preserve the beliefs of coastal people. At the same time, the locality has another unique tourism product to introduce to friends and domestic and foreign tourists.

On Ly Son Island, there are currently 7 whale shrines, each with dozens of skeletons, also known as 'jade bones', dating from a few decades to over 300 years old.

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