10 remarkable similarities between the Binh Chuan and Heritage Binh Chuan ships, known as the “King of Ships” and the “chosen one”.
Whether one follows the path of Buddhism or practices mindfulness, most would agree that reincarnation is a difficult phenomenon to explain. Here are 10 uncanny similarities between the “King of Vietnamese ships,” Bạch Thái Bưởi (1874-1932), and doctor Pham Ha (1975), founder and CEO of LuxGroup (https://www.luxgroup.vn), who continues the grand dream of Vietnamese cruising into the open sea.
According to the fourth-generation descendant of the Bach family, Mrs. Bach Que Huong, who takes care of the grave of Bach Thai Buoi, also known as “the chosen one,” Pham Ha is referred to as Bach Thai Ha. He has built a successful career from scratch, much like Bach Thai Buoi.
With permission from the Bach family, Pham Ha also cast the largest bronze statue in Vietnam, placed with great respect on the Heritage Binh Chuan yacht to honor Bach Thai Buoi, an outstanding Vietnamese figure and pioneer of overnight boat tourism in Vietnam.
REINCARNATION AFTER 100 YEARS.
Both are business owners, and those who follow Buddhism might consider Pham Ha to be reincarnated, as he was born exactly 100 years after Bach Thai Buoi, as per the birth year speculated on the Great Northern Constellation, a Knight class, presented by the French model to the shipowner and industrialist Bach Thai Buoi on the French national day in 1922. This is the only evidence of the exact date of birth of the ancestor on July 8, 1875. This is also confirmed by Bach Que Huong regarding the birth year 1875 instead of 1874.
THEY BOTH SPEAK FRENCH, FIRST TRIPS TO FRANCE AT AGE 20, WITH THE TWO TRIPS EXACTLY 100 YEARS APART.
Pham Ha also chose French as his first foreign language, working for the French and his first trip to France also at the age of 20, exactly 100 years apart (1895-1995). Their life journeys, spoken in the same cultural language, awakened grand dreams. Bach Thai Buoi embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship, utilizing opportunities, empowering others, embracing new ideas, promoting patriotism, competing fiercely, being innovative, and expanding the market.
HERITAGE BINH CHUAN: THE 21ST CENTURY SHIP LAUNCHED 100 YEARS AFTER THE BINH CHUAN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
With a mission to revive heritage, Pham Ha’s LuxGroup successfully launched the Heritage Binh Chuan yacht in the historical waters of Hai Phong exactly 100 years after Bach Thai Buoi’s Binh Chuan ship, with a mission to revive the business community, inspire entrepreneurship, and go deeper into “national prosperity and independence”.
LAUNCHING THE LARGEST SHIP OF THEIR LIVES AT AGE 45.
Bach Thai Buoi launched the first steamship in 1919 at Cua Cam, Hai Phong. Entrepreneur Pham Ha designed and built the largest Made-in-Vietnam overnight cruise ship, also the largest in his lifetime at the time in 2019, both making a big splash at the age of 45, driven by great aspirations, only 100 years apart.
SEVEN MARVELS AND CONTINUING THE NAME “BINH CHUAN” FOR THEIR SHIPS.
They both chose the name “Binh Chuan” for its profound significance, inheriting and continuing the legacy of their predecessors and the historic ship’s name. Interestingly, the Heritage Binh Chuan cruise drew inspiration from the “King of Ships,” embarking on its first voyage on September 7, 2019, after several delays, tied to the miraculous number seven that defined Bach Thai Buoi’s life, even the length of the ship at 75m seems to suggest Bach Thai Buoi’s intention.
DREAMING OF THE OPEN SEA WITH NATIONAL PRIDE AND 10 BUSINESS COMMANDMENTS.
Both the 1.0 and 4.0 era entrepreneurs share a passion for the open sea, docking in ports worldwide to bring honor to the Vietnamese people with a national entrepreneurial spirit, proud of Vietnam, doing business to win and succeed with kindness, integrity, ethics, and responsibility. Bach Thai Buoi’s success was also due to his strict adherence to the 10 business commandments such as integrity, business ethics, perseverance, determination, and respecting the domestic market.
ENGAGING IN M&A DEALS, DOING BUSINESS WITH THE FIRST 3 CRUISES, AND DREAMING OF A FLEET OF 30 CRUISES AND YACHTS.
Both businessmen started with 3 yachts each, engaging in mergers and acquisitions (now known as M&A) to form economic conglomerates, each company within the conglomerate being a small but great entity, doing business on the most beautiful rivers, lakes, and seas of Vietnam and pioneering coastal tourism in Vietnam. Bach Thai Buoi owned a fleet of 30 ships, and Pham Ha hopes to develop a fleet of 30 yachts.
DRAWING VIETNAM ON THE WORLD MAP OF CRUISING and YACHTING AND BEING FRIENDLY TO THE MEDIA.
Both the king of ships and his heir love their country, cherish historical heritage values, enjoy writing books and newspapers to promote national enlightenment. They both compose Xẩm and Chèo songs to praise their homeland, inviting guests to travel by boat. They prioritize customer satisfaction, exceeding expectations and touching emotions, with the goal of doing business for a higher purpose than just profit. Their greatest dream is to put Vietnam on the world map of cruising. Their lives are inspirational stories. Bach Thai Buoi also had his own newspaper, “Khai Hoá.” They are both friendly with the media.
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, A LIFE OF ADVERSITY, AND SUCCESS THROUGH GENEROSITY.
Both come from rural backgrounds, impoverished families, experiencing many failures but not giving up, starting their businesses from scratch, with determination, persistence, and resilience to overcome adversity. They both ventured into the entirely new field of water transport without any prior experience. They dreamed big under visionary leadership, with missions, core values, and success through kindness. Leadership is about service, focus, passion, empowerment, confidence, integrity, sharpness, decisiveness, always embracing innovation and change.
SUCCESS THROUGH GENEROSITY, THEY NOT ONLY CREATE BRANDS BUT ALSO CREATE THE TREND OF VIETNAMESE CRUISING.
Pham Ha, a 4.0 era entrepreneur, draws on many lessons and experiences from his predecessors in corporate governance, leadership art, empowerment, using people like using wood. They name their brands with meaningful intentions to make them loved, marketing tells stories… Pham Ha inherited the entrepreneurial spirit, succeeding with kindness and wrote the book “Business in the 1.0 era.” Another uncanny coincidence is that they not only create brands and personal brands but also create the trend of traveling by yacht “Our People on Our Ships” in the 1.0 era and “Vietnamese People Traveling in Vietnam” in the 4.0 era.
