Chuon Lagoon (Dam Chuon)

Chuon Lagoon (Dam Chuon) is a brackish lagoon in Phu An Commune, Phu Vang District, about 10-12 km east of Hue city center. It is part of the Tam Giang - Cau Hai lagoon system, the largest brackish lagoon system in Southeast Asia. Notable for its calm waters, traditional stilt fishing huts (nha cho), aquaculture, and scenic sunrise and sunset views over the water.

Visitors can expect a tranquil brackish lagoon landscape with vast open water, wooden stilt houses and fishing nets, and small wooden boats used for tours. The area is a working fishing and aquaculture lagoon with floating huts, bamboo fish traps, and local fishermen. Boat trips offer views of the lagoon at sunrise or sunset, photo opportunities, and visits to a local seafood restaurant on stilts in the middle of the lagoon.

Chuon Lagoon is part of the Tam Giang - Cau Hai lagoon system, historically important for centuries as a source of livelihood, aquaculture and fishing for coastal communities in Thua Thien Hue. The lagoon system has long supported traditional fishing villages and water-based settlement patterns.

The lagoon reflects the traditional fishing culture of Hue with stilt houses, bamboo fishing traps, and community-based aquaculture. It showcases local livelihoods, folk fishing techniques, and lagoon-based cuisine, offering insight into the rural water culture of central Vietnam.