Mekong Delta travel Informations and guides: Vinh Long
Vinh Long
Capital : Vinh Long Town
Districts: Long Ho, Mang Thit, Binh Minh, Tam Binh, Tra On, Vung Liem
Ethnic groups: Viet, Khmer, Hoa
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Festivals in Vinh Long province mekong delta vietnam
Chol Chnam Thmay Festival
It is the New Year festival- the biggest festival of the Southern Khmer
people- which is similar to the Lunar year of the Viet people, and it held on the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th of the 4th lunar month at the pagodas and local homes. The festival’s meaning is to see off the hot sunny season and to enter the rainy period which is the time to make preparations for the ten-month long rice crop. People hold a “Seeing off the Old Deity Teveda” (the caring Deity) ceremony to welcome the new Teveda. On this occasion, apart from the worshipping ceremony,
people also congratulate one another. In the evening they set off fireworks, and attend games such as kite flying and fire dancing. The boys and the girls perform the Roam Vong dance, and sing Du Ke.
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Don Ta festival(the wordhipping ceremony to the grandparents):
The “Don Ta” festival is held from 1st to 15th of the tenth lunar month in the area where Southern Khmer live. This is the Grandparents’ day, similar to the “Thanh Minh” (grave-visiting) festival of the Viet people. On these days, people bring “tet cakes” (glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and fat pork), and fruit, flowers and rice to the pagoda. After that they have feast at home.
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Tourism in the gardens
When arriving in Vinh Long, visitors will be delighted with the gardens of An Binh Island and Binh Hoa Phuoc Island, both famous for their succulent fruits. One can visit the garden of Mr Sau Giao in Binh Thuan Quarter in Hoa Minh village. Hundreds of fruit and flower trees grow in this beautiful garden: apricot trees with yellow flowers, jasmine trees surrounded by longan trees,…
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Tien Chau Pagoda
This pagoda is located in An Binh Village in front of Vinh Long, on the other side of Co Chien River. The pagoda was built
200 years ago.
Tien Chau pagoda_ Chua Tien Chau -Vinh Long
Van Thanh Temple:
The Temple was built in 1864 in An Binh village in An Binh Island. It is located near the bank of Long Ho river, on a large
and shaded area.
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An Binh – Binh Hoa Phuoc River Island
The Island of An Binh – Binh Hoa emerges from the middle of the Tien River, just opposite to the town of Vinh Long. The island’s
area covers around 6,000 hectares and has four villages: An Binh, Binh Hoa Phuoc, Hoa Binh and Dong Phu. Its soil is fertile and
rich fresh water and fruit trees.Some of the attractions include:
Mr.Sau Giao’s Flower Garden in Hoa Ninh, with hundreds of various ornamental plants. All around are longan and Mango tree gardens, and fish ponds.
Mr Muoi Day’s Stilt-House, make of wood, sits on the Ninh Hoa Canal. Beside it are fruit tree gardens of longans, grapefruits
and sapoches. The house can serve tourist lunch or provide a place to stay for an evening or two.
Mr. Hai Hoang’s Old House was built in the style of the French with a large yard, and behind are rambutan and longan tree gardens. Lunch and evening
stays are also provided for tourists.
