Unexpected hypothesis about the origin of the name Tam Ky city

The place name ‘Tam Ky’ appeared for the first time in the book ‘Phu Bien Tap Luc’ by Le Quy Don written around 1776. What does the name Tam Ky mean?

Located 50 km south of Hoi An ancient town, Tam Ky city is the capital of Quang Nam province, the world famous heritage land of Vietnam. Around the origin of the name Tam Ky, a number of theories have been put forward. Photo: Monument of Vietnamese Heroic Mother in Tam Ky. According to the opinion shared by many researchers, “Tam Ky” means “three branches”. This name is named after the mountain river shape of the land, where there are three high mounds and river confluence. Photo: Thach Ban River in Tam Ky. Looking in from the sea, you will see three high mounds rising into a triangle: An Ha Mountain, Quang Phu and Tra Cai. When you call a boat in the direction of these three mountains, you will meet the estuary, the confluence of the three rivers Tam Ky, Truong Giang and Ban Thach. Photo: On Tam Ky river. Another view is that the word Tam Ky indicates the position of the land in the middle of the three periods, namely Tonkin, Trung Ky and Cochinchina – the names of three regions of Vietnam during the French colonial period. This explanation is considered unreasonable because the name Tam Ky appeared in history books long before that. Photo: Tam Ky white sand dunes. Back in history, the place “Tam Ky” appeared for the first time in the book “Phu Bien Tap Luc” by Le Quy Don written around 1776. Photo: Dinh Thach Tan in the historical site of Ky Anh tunnels in Tam Ky. According to the article “Discovering Tu Ban (Lesson 1): Ancient Village” published in Quang Nam newspaper, Tam Ky officially became an administrative place in 1767, under the reign of King Le Hien Tong. Photo: Rice fields in Tam Ky. Initially, Tam Ky was just a commune in Ha Dong district, Thang Hoa district. In 1906, King Thanh Thai issued an official decree to upgrade Ha Dong district into a government and change its name to Tam Ky. After 1954, Tam Ky district was called Tam Ky district and belonged to Quang Tin province. Photo: Tam Ky Market. After 1975, Tam Ky became a district directly under Quang Nam – Da Nang province. In 1983, Tam Ky district was split into Tam Ky town and Nui Thanh district. In 1996, Quang Nam province was re-established, Tam Ky town became the provincial capital of Quang Nam province. In 2006, Tam Ky became a city. Photo: Tam Thanh Beach, Tam Ky. Today, Tam Ky city is known to tourists near and far through famous tourist sites and historical sites such as the Monument of Vietnamese Heroic Mother, Tam Thanh mural village, Cham Chien Dan tower, and Dao Ky cave. England… Photo: Chien Dan Tower in Tam Ky. This is also a city with many attractive specialties, inviting tourists who love to discover food to enjoy, such as Tam Ky chicken rice, Quang noodles, rice cakes, ram wet cakes… Photo: Special Tam Ky chicken rice product. Invite readers to watch the video: Hue – The Shadow of Kinh Do Ancient | VTV Travel.