Kien An Cung
Kien An Cung (Vietnamese: Kiến An Cung) or Kien An Temple is an ancient temple dating back nearly a hundred years. The unique architecture, bearing the Chinese style, has created a feature of a Chinese temple in the Mekong Delta. History of Kien An Cung Kien An Cung was built in 1924 and completed in […]
Sa Dec Flower Gardens
Sa Dec flower gardens (Vietnamese: vườn hoa Sa Đéc) are located in Sa Dec Ward, and cover an area of 313ha, with around 2,000 households living. The flower gardens are located on both sides of the Tien and Sa Dec rivers, making them accessible by water and road. These gardens were established in the 1930s. […]
Go Thap relic site
The Go Thap relic site (Vietnamese: Khu di tích Gò Tháp) was discovered and described by French archaeologists at the end of the 19th century, and was named Prasat Pream Loven (Pagoda of five compartments). Through numerous excavations, research, and validation, the Go Thap relic area contains numerous cultural relics of the ancient Funan kingdom, […]
Nguyen Sinh Sac Relic Site
Nguyen Sinh Sac (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Sinh Sắc) was the father of President Ho Chi Minh. He was a magistrate until he was demoted for abuse of power after a landlord whom he had ordered to be beaten died shortly after receiving a caning. After being dismissed, he went to the South and lived in Hoa An […]
Tortoise Islet
Tortoise Islet (Vietnamese Cồn Quy; cồn means islet, Quy mean the Tortoise) is one of four islets located on the Mỹ Tho River (a section of the Tiền River) which is named after the concept of the “Four Spirits” that bring good luck and happiness: Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, and Phoenix. The Tortoise and Phoenix islets […]
Cai Mon Village
Cai Mon village (Vietnamese: làng Cái Mơn) lies along two banks of Cái River, Vĩnh Thành commune, Chợ Lách District, Bến Tre Province, is the famous for its tradition of growing flowers and shaping ornamental plants of various kinds from the Mekong Delta, the North or from Thailand. Furthermore, this is one of the largest […]
Ton Thanh Pagoda
Ton Thanh Pagoda is the oldest pagoda in Tay Ninh, featuring an ancient and distinctive architectural style. This famous pagoda is also immortalized in numerous poems and proverbs and has been preserved in history books for generations. For these reasons, it attracts not only many Buddhists who come to pray but also tourists. General information […]
Rach Cat Fort
Rach Cat Fort (Vietnamese: pháo đài Rạch Cát; pháo đài means “fort”) is a military fort with distinctive French-style architecture, surrounded by high walls and featuring platforms for mounting cannons. The building became an impregnable fort for the French colonists in Indochina. Originally a military fort during the war, Rach Cat Fort now serves a […]
Hundred Columns House
Tay Ninh is not only renowned for its water tourism sites but also for numerous long-standing historical sites. The most famous is the Hundred Columns House, which exemplifies the quintessence of carving techniques and design harmony and is classified as a National Historic-Cultural Relic. How is the Hundred Columns House unique? The owner of the house […]
Mekong Delta history of formation and development
The Mekong Delta is also known as the Western Region or South-western region, is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam, consists of 12 provinces in total: Long An, Đồng Tháp, […]
