Viet Nam shares a northern border with China. Many times in the
history of Viet Nam the Chinese or Mongols have come down to raid
and occupy Viet Nam. Many of the streets in Sai Gon are named for
Viet heros who have repelled Chinese and Mongol invasions.
If you follow Hai Ba Trung street, named for two
popular heros, the Trung sisters, who led a revolt in the 1rst
century against Han Dynasty rule, to the east it will end at a
statue of Tran Hung Dao another Vietnamese hero.
Tran Hung Dao defeated two 13th century invasions of
Kublai Khan the mongol warlord. In the second invasion the Khan's
fleet were skewered on poles clad with iron tips placed in the Bach
Dang River. The fleet thinking it had an easy victory followed much
smaller Vietnamese boats attempting to capture them. As the tide
went out and the Bach Dang River level lowered the Mongol fleet was
impaled on the poles placed in the river for that purpose. The
mongol fleet consisting of nearly 400 ships was caught on the poles
and burned by Tran Hung Dao's forces. The mongol fleet was
destroyed.
Here you can see a statue, one of many in Viet Nam, dedicated to
Tran Hung Dao, a Vietnamese hero.
The cache
Just as Tran Hung Dao proved to be a barrier to Mongol
invasion so too the cache is part of a barrier. The cache is a nano
and is magnetic. It is a sign only cache and you must bring your
own pen. This statue and little park sit beside a major road that
runs along side the Saigon River so stealth must be used to
retrieve and replace the cache. The little park itself is not often
used so there typically won't be too much muggle traffic to be wary
of. Since the cyclo drivers are not allowed downtown on Le
Loi street (Le Loi is another Vietnamese hero) they hang out
here and will typically offer to take you on a tour for a nominal
fee.
Congratulations to uffelentz for first to find and first find
in asia!!
May 8, 2011 Coordinates Changed - Muggled Cache Replaced
Hint Updated