Mekong Delta travel Informations : Can Tho Travel

Can Tho
Capital: Can Tho City
Districts:Thot Not, O Mon, Chau Thanh, Phung Hiep, Long My, Vi Thuy, Vi Thanh Town
Ethnic groups: Viet, Khmer, Hoa

Festivals in Can Tho Mekong delta Vietnam

Binh Thuy Communal House Festival

This festival takes place in Binh Thuy mn the 14th and 15th of the 12th lunar month. The communal House is dedicated to the spirit of the land and to Dinh Cong Trang. Binh Thuy Communal House festival is divided in two parts: descending from the rice field ( 14th and 15th of the 12th lunar month) and ascending to the rice field ( 12th and 14th of the 4th lunar month). The main purpose of this festival is to ask for a peaceful existence while praying and taking part in a procession dedicated to the spirit. During this festival is a famous competition cake baking.

Tourist attractions in Can Tho Vietnam

Ong pagoda

It is located in the center of city, Ong Pagoda has special architectural style, and has been preserved intact. The pagoda was built form 1894 to 1896 on a 532 square meter area, on Hai Ba Trung road, near Ninh Kieu Wharf. The pagoda is roofed with double tiles, and the roof’s edges are covered with lines of dark green glazed pipe-shaped tiles, while on the roof-top, there are a number of multicolor porcelain figures, such as two dragons flanking the moon, and carp changing into dragon,phoenix. On either end of the rooftop, there are paired statues of people holding the sun and the moon. Inside the pagoda, Quang Cong- a General of the three kingdom period in ancient China, and an exemplar of loyalty and to his King is worshipped, as are Nam Hai Bodhisattva Kwan Yin, Thai Bach Tinh Quan, the Genie of the earth, and Dong Vinh. Ong Pagoda is the place for the cultural and religious activities of the Chinese living in Can Tho. The pagoda was recognized
as the national artistic architectural vestige in 1993 by the Ministry o Information and culture.

Binh Thuy Communal House (Long Tuyen Ancient Temple)

Binh Thuy communal House is located in Binh Thuy ward, and was known as Long Tuyen Communal house in the past. The house is located 5km from the center of Can Tho City. Follow Nguyen Trai road, passing Cach Mang Thang Tam road and Le Hong Phong road to reach the Communal house.

Built in the 19th century, the communal house was named “Bon Canh Thanh Hoang” on November 9th 1893 by King Tu Duc. Since then, people have rebuilt it once, and the roof was covered with tiles. In front of the communal house an opera house for performances of Vietnamese classical drama has been built. Later other people, who were the spirit of the land , are dedicated in the communal  house as Dinh Cong Trang, Nguyen Trung Truc, Bui Huu Nghia, Vo Huy Giap… Binh Thuy communal house was completely renovated in 1910. Its architecture is different from communal houses in the North. The front and the back buildings are square, and each side has 6 rows
of columns, and all the columns’ bases are extra- wide, making this building more stable. The roofs of the two front buildings of the communal house
were put built overlapping each other. The main temple at the rear has three roofs, and its architecture is based on the “Thuong lau ha hien” style. The top of the roof is covered with statues of people, lion, and fish on their way to becoming dragons. In the front of the building, there are cement columns. Inside the ancestor- worshipping house, there are altars, which are dedicated to Huong Chuc, Tien Giac and further inside, there is an altar dedicated to Hau Hien. The middle room dedicated to Hau Than is very close to the rear partition, and on its either sides, there are “Huu Ban” and “Ta Ban” altars. Binh Thuy Communal house is a valuable monument of art and architectural style in the newly- expanded South Western area. Although it was built at the beginning of 20th century, it architecture has many traditional characteristics with carved and engraved wooden boards. Every year, the local people organize “Thuong Dien” ( the land breaking) ceremony, and the “Ha Dien” (farm- work initiation ) ceremony in honour of the God of agriculture, with a lot of folk games such as ” letting the ducks out”, “tug of war”, and cooking contests.

Ninh Kieu Wharf

Ninh Kieu Wharf is located on the bank of Hau river, a tributary of the Mekong River, close to the center of the city. The wharf is the city’s main
trading center where hundreds of boats plying the river, bringing products from the rest of the Delta region. Close to Ninh Kieu wharf is Can Tho Harbour, which was built according to a modern design and can accommodate ships of up to 5,000 tons. Can Tho Market, which is near Ninh Kieu wharf, is one of the major markets in the western region of South Vietnam. The market is attractive with its floating restaurant located on Hau River. Connoisseurs can enjoy the province’s specialties while watching the hundreds of boats pass by.

Can Tho Institute

The high-education institution has been providing agriculture and medicine training as well as teacher training since 1966. Can Tho Institute is on 30/4 road. The institute also conducts research about soil conditions, rice strains, and shrimp farming techniques. The institute also has established cooperative research ties with foreign collages and universities.

Phung Hiep Floating Market

From Ninh Kieu River port in the center of Can Tho, 160km from HCM City, boats bring visitors to Cai Khe Island, Con Au, Phu An Park and Con Son. Beneath the trees bearing sau rieng, areca, and oranges, one can enjoy delicious meals or lie in a hammock while listening to birds singing. Tourist guides bring all visitors to Phung Hiep Floating market. The immense surface of the river is diveded into seven branches. Phung Hiep snake market, located close to the floating market, is known worldwide. Visitors from all over the world go there to taste the snake liquor and see the dangerous snake dance.

Can Tho Tourist Gardens

In recent years, a series od modern tourism gardens have appeared on every land and water route in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. The gardend of My Khanh , San Duong, Ba lang and Tan Binh extend along the arched highway, as well as on the waterways of Phong Dien and Phung Hiep rivers. Other gardens in Long My, Vi Thanh, O Mon and Thot Not are also developing. The My Khanh gardens occupy 2.2 ha and feature more than 20 species of fruit trees and flowers, as well as diverse species of birds, fish, tortoises, snakes, crabs and shrimp. Under the shade of lush green trees, there are small rong house to provide visitors with a place to rest for the night. Ba Lang is located 9km from Can Tho ( on National highway 1 towards Soc Trang), and has an area of 4.2 ha. There is the animal sanctuary of Ao Sen Lake, two lakes for swimming, an outdoor stage and mini-hotels. Gardens here combine agricultural potential with tourism.

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