Dinh Vạn Thủy Tú was built in 1762 to worship Nam Hai God (Whales worship). It is the oldest temple dedicated to whale worship. The temple now contains over 100 whale skeletons and other strange species of fish, most of which are 100-150 years old. Most noteworthy is a 22 meter whale skeleton, which is estimated to have weighed 65 tons when alive. The temple was recognized as a national relic site in 1996.

Phan Thiet is the capital of Binh Thua­n Province on the southeast coast in Vietnam. While most of the inhabitants live in the city center, others reside in the four urban coastal wards, extending from Suoi Nuoc beach in the northeast towards cape Ke Ga  in the southwest. It had a population of 335,212 in 2015.