Enter the most beautiful Melaleuca forest in the West, explore the movie set 'Southern Land'
TPO - Tra Su cajuput forest has a total area of up to 850 hectares, and is a typical ecosystem model in the western waters of Hau River. During the holidays of September 2, Tra Su Melaleuca forest attracts a large number of tourists from all over to visit and travel.
TPO - Tra Su cajuput forest has a total area of up to 850 hectares, and is a typical ecosystem model in the western waters of Hau River. During the holidays of September 2, Tra Su Melaleuca forest attracts a large number of tourists from all over to visit and travel.
Tra Su Melaleuca forest belongs to Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien district (An Giang province).
Tra Su Melaleuca Forest is nearly 30km from Chau Doc City, more than 60km from Long Xuyen City. Forest near the Vietnam - Cambodia border area.
The total forest area is up to 850ha, which is a typical ecosystem model in the western waters of the Hau River. Mr. Quang Vinh - a tourist from Hanoi who came to Tra Su Melaleuca forest for the first time happily recounted the moment he encountered flocks of birds flapping their wings to fly in the middle of a vast water field, or witnessed a cajuput tree with many species of birds perching. .
Deep in the Melaleuca forest, there is a high tower built so that visitors can easily see the panoramic view from above. There is a telescope (visibility of 25 km) to help visitors admire the vast landscape of the Melaleuca forest, the blue stretching attracts the eyes.
With an area of about 850 hectares, Tra Su Melaleuca forest has a rich ecosystem, covered with green Melaleuca forests stretching to the horizon. This will be an ideal destination for nature lovers who want to explore a diverse ecosystem.
Tra Su cajuput forest is most beautiful during the flood season, corresponding to the period from September to November.
It is known that Tra Su Melaleuca forest was used as the filming location of the movie "Southern Land".
Hundreds of birds perch on the tops of cajuput trees.
In this season, duckweed petals cover the water surface green. When sailing, you will feel like you are gliding through a green carpet.
On the holidays of September 2, Tra Su Melaleuca forest attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world to visit and travel.
Many families send their children to visit the cajuput forest during the holidays.
If in the past most tourists knew about Chau Doc because of Ba Chua Xu Temple, a sacred pilgrimage site, today, Chau Doc is also known for many other wonderful things. From the center of Chau Doc city, up the Hau river, visitors will see Chau Doc floating fish village - one of the very special Chau Doc tourist destinations.
Located west of Chau Doc city center about 3km along the river in the direction of the Mekong Delta watershed, An Phu district. Floating houses and fish rafts nestled close together form a "village", stretching several kilometers. If you go towards Chau Phu district, the floating villages seem more crowded and last longer. The most crowded are the floating houses gathered in the river section of Tan Chau district, the village stretches nearly 10km.
The floating raft village on Chau Doc River is a freshwater fish raft village established in the 60s of the last century. At first, there were only a few floating rafts raising fish in a natural way, no need for feeding because of the good water source. However, from the 70s onwards, due to high economic benefits, the number of fish rafts increased significantly and gradually became a key economic point of An Giang.
The highlight is that from 1990 to 2005, the areas of Chau Phu, Phu Tan, Cho Moi, and Vinh Nguon had over 2,000 fish cages with an average annual harvest of over 20,000 tons/year. Most of the fish raised in floating rafts in these regions are catfish varieties such as pangasius and basa fish, mainly for export to Western European and North American markets.
In recent years, due to climate change, the Mekong River has dried up. In addition, the water source is increasingly polluted, leading to loss of income from fish raised in raft houses, and some households are left empty-handed and bankrupt. That's why the number of fish cages is decreasing day by day. Now, when basa and pangasius fish are no longer popular in the market, people have switched to raising all kinds of fish for meat such as: catfish, tilapia, silver carp, grouper, plaice... Thanks to the prices of The variety of meat fish is increasing, so raft fish farmers in Chau Doc are making a living, bringing high economic efficiency to help many families have a well-off life.
Because it is a tourist destination on the river, travel must be by train or boat. Therefore, if you want to go to the floating raft village on Chau Doc river, you must go to Chau Doc junction (about 500m from Victoria hotel) or at Chau Giang wharf located on the other side of Chau Doc town to rent a boat.
Boat rental prices at each location will vary depending on where your trip goes and how many people are traveling. However, one thing that you can rest assured about is that the price is relatively cheap and reasonable.
Besides renting a boat at the marina, if you want to be quick and not worry about price gouging. You can ask the receptionist at the hotel to rent it for you or buy a package tour of An Giang to make your trip comfortable without worrying about anything.
Coming here, you will be immersed in the space of floating houses swaying along the upstream of the Mekong Delta and the two branches of the Tien and Hau rivers.
The architecture of the "houses" in the floating village is also very unique. The wooden houses are lightly painted, have simili-patterned ceilings with full amenities, have a 5m deep bottom made of star wood, and are surrounded by stainless steel mesh to raise basa fish and some other types of fish. The main means of transportation for people is by boat.
You will be introduced to the process of raising fish on the river by the people, told stories of ups and downs and the reasons why they have stuck with this profession until now. Experience feeding the fish yourself, the bait is dropped into the raft, a whole school of fish rushes up to compete for food, looking so excited, thousands of same-sized, healthy basa fish splash around in the water, competing for food. The floor was soaked all over.
In addition to practical experiences and learning about fish farming by floating rafts on the river. Here you can also immerse yourself in the cultural life of the river region that has been famous for many generations. A life not only about eating, transporting and staying on the river but also a place to live with many things related to residential life and survival. This is what makes the people of the Southwest region unique.
Sit on the raft, watch the floating water hyacinth clusters, feel the cool breeze blowing in from the river to dispel the stress and fatigue of daily life.
The scene on the river is calmer and more poetic when it is just dark. At this time, trading activities in the villages are no longer bustling, families gather together after a day of hard work. The floating raft village on the Bassac River begins to light up. The light from the rafts reflects into the water, looking like a city at night floating on the river, the scene is truly sparkling and magical. If you come to Chau Doc and don't once visit the floating village, it would be a mistake.
You can combine visiting the Floating Market, Chau Phong Cham village and Chau Giang Cham village nearby. The two Cham Muslim villages are famous in An Giang for possessing many special harmonious cultural features. Here, you will learn about the life and customs of the Cham Muslim people. Along with that, you can visit and learn about the mosque... and the traditional weaving craft that has been passed down for many generations.
Tri Ton district, An Giang with its beautiful, pristine natural landscape along with cultural relics and heroic revolutionary history has attracted many tourists to come here to explore, find for themselves moments of relaxation and adventure. impressive photos. Traveling to An Giang, if you want to find a place to camp overnight in the mountains in Tri Ton, Co To is a great choice. Co To Mountain is an ideal place to watch the sunset, from here you can have a panoramic view of Tri Ton district or an area bordering Cambodia of An Giang, with many mountains, rice fields as well as beautiful landscapes. The fields of the Khmer people living here.
Co To Mountain is abbreviated as To Mountain, also known as Phung Hoang Son, Khmer name is Phnom-Kto, located in That Son range, in Co To commune, Tri Ton District (An Giang).
Co To Mountain has a height of 614m, 5,800m long and 3,700m wide. This place is endowed with hundreds of large and solid underground cave systems. This is also the attraction for thousands of tourists to visit. quan every year.
Coming to Co To, visitors will listen to an interesting legend that has been passed down by people for hundreds of years, that fairies often descend to That Son mountain on moonlit nights to roam and have fun. . One day the girls played a game of throwing stones and the next morning a small mountain appeared there, rocks piled up on top of each other with many attractive shapes, that is Co To today. Another assumption not associated with the legend is that because the mountain is shaped like an overturned bowl, it is called Mount To.
Located in the middle of vast, immense fields, Co To mountain has a wild and majestic beauty that captivates people's hearts. The houses are built on steep cliffs, each row of trees sways with the wind like rippling ocean waves, providing a cool climate all year round. When you arrive, you can't help but be amazed by the vast landscape and majestic mountains in front of you.
Co To Mountain does not have an exact address on the map like apartments or shops. However, don't worry about not being able to find them, considering their huge size, just looking from a distance is enough to see them. To make it easier, starting from Long Xuyen direction, visitors can follow provincial road 943 down to Nui Sap town. From here, asking for directions to Co To Mountain will be very easy. Or you can also go another route. Many directions lead to the mountain, but with provincial road 943, visitors will enjoy more interesting experiences.
There are many ways for you to climb to the top of the mountain, by hiking, motorbike taxi, or self-sufficient motorbike. The self-managed motorbike taxi team of Co To Mountain has a clearly listed price list in which the price is calculated according to the destination gradually increasing with the height of the mountain. If you choose the motorbike mode, within just a few hours you will go to all the worship and sightseeing spots. For those who love to explore and challenge, they can walk along the stairs, temples, bushes and rows of ancient trees, enjoying the natural atmosphere while walking. Climbing Co To Mountain is simple without having to go through many terrains and dangerous paths. By walking, it takes you a full day to visit Co To Mountain. Going up quickly takes nearly two hours, and going slowly takes up to 3 hours. You need to prepare specialized climbing shoes.
In the "San Tien" area near Nam Can Palace, there is a beautiful "TRI TON" symbol, which has become a hot check-in point over the past time.
Considered by young people as "the door to heaven". Each letter is 7m high, located on a pedestal 1.5 - 2m high, with a solar lighting system and surrounding fence to protect visitors.
Looking from the foot of Co To mountain, the word "TRI TON" can be clearly seen and photographed, seen as the district's invitation to tourists. From the position of the word "TRI TON" on the mountain, you can observe the beautiful panorama below, golden rice fields, villages and charming river scenes, you will feel like you are embracing the whole world. into my heart.
San Tien is a place that still preserves giant footprints imprinted on the rock. Co To Mountain has a footprint of the right foot, while Cam Mountain also retains the footprint of the left foot. To see this footprint, you go past the altar on the Tien Yard to the outer edge of the rock. Near the edge of the rock, there are small carved steps.
Co To is chosen by many tourists as a place of pilgrimage because there are many temples and shrines on the mountain, visitors will be served food, sleep and learn about the vegetarian life here. From Nam Can Palace, going up about a hundred stone steps, you will see Ba Co Temple and then Vo Hoi, which people call Do Hoi.
Do Hoi Lon and Do Hoi Nho are two extremely large rocks of Co To mountain that you can see from the foot of the mountain on the way to Soai So lake. To get to that stone yard, you will have to go through a house made in front. Do Hoi is a place to worship Buddha and lost souls. Therefore, on the pyramid-shaped stone pedestals that stand out between heaven and earth, you will see short calligraphy sentences to commemorate those who have passed from this world to another.
Do Hoi has an extremely wide and open view, the entire Ta Pa field will spread out before your eyes with very characteristic tree canopies everywhere, creating a unique feature completely different from other rice areas of Vietnam. From here, you can also see Cam Mountain and Ta Pa Mountain opposite. If you watch the sunset, go to the big Vo Hoi, if you watch the sunrise, go to the small Vo Hoi, the two places are only about 50 meters apart. Large Vo Hoi is a place of pilgrimage and worship, so there are fewer angles for taking photos. As for small Vo Hoi, it is more deserted, so you can freely take photos.
If you want to find a place to camp overnight in the mountains in Tri Ton, Co To is a great choice. In the morning, you can get up early to watch the sunrise and the surrounding scenery. In the evening, from the top of Mount To, you will be able to observe the entire small Tri Ton below, with the flickering lights blending beautifully with the light mist. Visiting Co To Mountain, you will feel peace and serenity in your soul.
At the foot of the mountain, you can sit and relax by the romantic Soai So lake, this is an artificial freshwater lake created by dams to block the flow of the Golden and Silver streams, serving to irrigate thousands of hectares of land. around the Co To mountain area during the dry season. Soai So Lake is also a famous landscape of the Bay Nui region because of the "mountain" and "water" elements that create the charming "Co To mountain" that captivates many travelers.
Tinh Bien Market is a market located adjacent to Vietnam and Cambodia. The market is not only a familiar shopping place for local people but also an ideal stop for many An Giang tourists. Because goods are abundant, there are both domestic products and consumer goods from Cambodia, Thailand... prices are very affordable. In particular, the small businesses here are warm and cheerful, so shopping is very comfortable, always creating a good impression in the hearts of visitors.
If you want to go to Tinh Bien market, if you depart from Long Xuyen city, you can follow Highway 91, drive about 60km to Chau Doc city. Continuing to depart from Chau Doc, visitors drive another 30 minutes to reach Nha Bang town. Then, visitors turn to Xuan To street about 10km to Tinh Bien market.
The entire market includes adjacent stalls selling a variety of domestic and imported goods at relatively cheap prices such as towels, blankets, clothes, cosmetics, etc. High-end imported watches. , a variety of designs are also sold a lot.
Featured in the food area are delicious and beautiful dried fish sauces that many tourists are fascinated by such as Linh fish sauce, dried pangasius fish, dried fish fish, Thai fish sauce, Choc fish sauce, catfish sauce, snakehead fish sauce, ...all have attractive unique flavors for only a few tens of thousands of dong.
Tinh Bien market is always crowded with buyers and sellers because this place is considered a large wholesale market for the entire Mekong Delta region, with abundant, diverse and cheap goods. But it is most crowded during the Ba Chua Xu festival, when the market becomes full of people, people have to jostle to get inside to buy goods.
An equally attractive feature in Tinh Bien is the only market in the West specializing in selling insects, including extremely poisonous species, many predatory customers come here to buy goods. The types of insects sold are very popular and attract customers such as queen termites, geckos, scorpions, centipedes, termites, cobras, spiders, etc. Especially, sometimes there are quite rare poisonous snakes such as cobras and snakes. bell tail,…
Insects here are sold in many forms: fresh, soaked in wine, processed into dishes such as deep fried or grilled with salt and chili... making Tinh Bien border market the most famous insect market in the country.
After shopping freely, right in the market, visitors can stop by the snack shops, drink shops, and sweet soup shops to enjoy unique and rich dishes such as vermicelli with fish sauce, dry vermicelli, vermicelli noodles, etc. Palmyra beef cakes, pork skin cakes, dumplings,... sweet soup, especially don't forget to drink a glass of cool fresh palmyra water.
Don't forget to buy An Giang specialties as gifts such as fish sauce, palm sugar, rattan fruit, Thai tamarind...
Coming to Tinh Bien, in addition to owning rich, quality goods and unique foods, you also have the opportunity to understand more about the lives and activities of people in the border area. Tinh Bien Market is not only a shopping address for tourists when coming to An Giang, but also a place for people to exchange goods between the two countries, contributing to tightening the friendship and promoting economic development between the two countries. Vietnam and Cambodia.
Tourists can come to Bung at any time of the year, but according to the experience of those who have gone, traveling during the flood season is the most beautiful (from July to October of the lunar calendar). During the flood season, Bung Binh Thien seems to put on a new shirt full of vitality. The reason is that the lake's water surface area will increase many times compared to other months of the year. You will feel like the lake surface is wider and can comfortably explore the underwater flora and fauna.
Because this is a lake, the main means of visiting is by boat. Normally, each boat will carry about 4-10 tourists to visit with prices ranging from 150,000 - 300,000 VND per person. According to the boatmen, because the boat is about 500m long, one round trip will take 40 minutes.
Coming to Bung Binh Thien, visitors will experience new feelings when coming to the peaceful heart of Bung, exploring raft houses, fish cages and admiring the green natural scenery. In particular, in a hidden corner of the temple, visitors will be able to see bright pink lotus flowers blooming.
Not far away, following the water will bring visitors to the bright yellow sky of the hibiscus flower. The yellow color of the flowers blends with the red of the alluvium and the green of the trees along the shore, making you think of the phrase "I saw yellow flowers on the green grass".
In addition to sightseeing and photography activities, visitors can also set nets to catch fish, pick Sesbania flowers, etc. In particular, the activity of learning about the lives of the Cham people living around the island is attended by many people. family. With the very unique and unique cultural activities of the Cham people, it will bring many experiences to the trip about the land of An Giang.
On the occasion of September 2 every year, visitors to Bung Binh Thien will be able to participate in the Floating Water Season Cultural Festival. During the day, many games take place such as boat racing, swimming, canoe racing, fish traps, etc. At night, on the lake, cultural activities will take place at a floating stage with bold folk characteristics.
Not only does it attract tourists with the simple, rustic beauty of a quiet countryside, Bung Binh Thien also keeps diners staying with its rustic dishes. One of the specialties at Bung Binh Thien that you should enjoy when coming here is copper fish dish. If you are staying with Cham people, curry and beef sausage are the best.
In addition, during the flood season, visitors can also enjoy other dishes such as water lily salad, fried field mice with lemongrass and chili, young ling fish braised with pepper, sesban ling fish hotpot, sesban flower fish sauce hotpot, flower salad. guns, fish cakes,…
The flood season, from September to November every year, is considered the best time to experience the beauty of the Melaleuca forest. The pouring water makes the forest green, combined with layers of duckweed covering the water surface, creating a beautiful scene. The floating water season also creates favorable conditions for the growth of fish and shrimp species and is an attractive destination for many bird species.
Spend a day at Tra Su Melaleuca forest to enjoy all the spaces in the forest, and eat lunch with Western specialties.
For convenient travel, visitors should stay overnight in Chau Doc city, depart for the Melaleuca forest in the morning, and stay until the afternoon. Tra Su cajuput forest is located about 30 km from Chau Doc city, travel time is 30 to 40 minutes by car or motorbike, the road is convenient.
The best time of day to explore Melaleuca forest is early morning or sunset. Around 3-5 p.m., many kinds of birds and storks gather in the forest, creating a beautiful natural scene.
Sightseeing ticket includes the entire Melaleuca forest and enjoying the longest bamboo bridge in Vietnam: 100,000 VND per person. This is a mandatory ticket to enter the forest, free for children under 1m3 and people over 70 years old.
Boat service ticket (motorboat): 50,000 VND per person
Rowing boat service ticket (3-4 people per boat): 50,000 VND per person
Tours and partner groups will have their own preferential prices, please contact the resort in advance.
The bamboo bridge through Tra Su Melaleuca forest is recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization as the longest in Vietnam, with a total length of 10 km and a construction cost of over 10 billion VND. However, the new bridge completed phase 1 and was put into operation in early 2020 with a length of nearly 4 km. The bridge section that was inaugurated used over 500,000 bamboo trees of all kinds and the construction cost was more than 5 billion VND. Phase 2 with a length of about 6 km is under construction.
Along the bamboo bridge route is divided into 5 branches with a rest hut design at each branch. The deeper you go, the more beautiful the scenery on both sides of the bridge becomes, the space is quiet and cool. The bridge leads to the motorboat wharf, where visitors can get on and off to change their route.
Additionally, you can visit the forest by motorboat or canoe. From the wharf, visitors can choose a motorboat or dinghy. Motorboats will travel at high speed and farther. Visitors will experience a journey through canals and straight into the heart of the Melaleuca forest. Along the way, you can observe local people harvesting cajuput honey from containers placed in the forest. This is an opportunity to relax, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and the lives of the people here.
Visiting the Melaleuca forest by motorboat or dinghy is also an opportunity for visitors to take beautiful photos amid the green space and duckweed covering the water surface. If you're lucky enough to go on a sunny day, the rays of sunlight shining through the trees will make the space magical.
If you want to have a more comprehensive view of the Melaleuca forest, you should visit the lookout tower and use a telescope. With a view of 25 km, visitors can see the entire melaleuca forest, birds flying, or nesting in the trees. From here, you can also see the Khmer village living a few kilometers away.
Right near the entrance, from the main ticket office area, across the Tra Su canal, visitors can see pigeon houses. There are about 400 birds raised in the forest here, so it is called "Pigeon City". The bird sanctuary scene is quite romantic, visitors can take check-in photos, take wedding photos, feed the birds and many other activities.
Note that when coming to Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, first of all, the flood season is also the rainy season, so visitors should bring raincoats or umbrellas to prevent sudden rains. Second, Use sunscreen, insect repellant products, drinking water, and snacks when going into the forest. Finally, follow regulations to ensure safety when taking a boat tour.
1. Some details about Cu Lao Gieng.
Cu Lao Gieng is about 12km long and about 7km wide. This place also has many different names such as Cu Lao Dau Nuoc, Dinh Chau or Dien, Rieng, Den, Ven... Khmer people often call it Koh Teng. The name "Cu Lao Gieng" has many different meanings. There are many documents explaining that along the Mekong River there are many dunes and islets, of which Gieng islet was the first place to be formed, so it is called "gieng" (referring to January, the first month of the year). ). However, the above explanation is not convincing. According to people, the name "Cu Lao Gieng" comes from the word "Gieng" because the word "Doanh" (or "Dinh", meaning the place where troops are stationed) means camp (drive).
2. Road to Cu Lao Gieng.
Cu Lao Gieng is about 25 km from Long Xuyen city center, about 60km from Chau Doc city. If you want to come here, from Long Xuyen take the An Hoa ferry to go to Cho Moi. Go straight to the end of the road, turn left, go straight towards My Luong - Tan My bridge.
3. Places to visit in Cu Lao Gieng.
Located isolated between four sides of the river, visitors cannot help but be surprised and excited because this small land contains a complex of relics of many different religions. Traveling to Cu Lao Gieng Island, you can also immerse yourself in the fresh, fresh air of the "mango kingdom", enjoy the dishes of the Western river region... We would like to introduce to visitors the must-see attractions. passing at Cu Lao Gieng:
- Cu Lao Gieng Dynasty House;
- Monastery of Divine Providence;
- Franciscan Monastery;
- Rach Sau Church;
- Ba Le Pagoda (Phuoc Hoi Tu);
- Thanh Hoa Tu (also known as Ong Dao Ly Pagoda);
- Ba Vu Pagoda;
- Phuoc Thanh Pagoda;
- Steel Wire Column Relic;
- Mausoleum of Three Superior Quan;
- Nguyen Toc worship palace;
4. Hotels and homestays on Cu Lao Gieng Cho Moi Island.
Coming to Cu Lao Gieng, you should stay to experience the simple daily life of the people of the island. You can stay at motels, motels, hotels... in the area. In particular, there are service establishments qualified to receive international guests such as: Happy homestay An Giang in Binh Phuoc Xuan commune, 1-star Thanh Binh hotel (My Luong town) and Le Ngoc hotel (Tan My commune) , Ut Hum Homestay... With this type of homestay, visitors will be able to experience fishing with the host, wrapping banh tet, making tofu, making incense... really interesting.
5. Cu Lao Gieng Island specialties
Coming here, visitors will enjoy rustic garden dishes, including catfish, puffed sticky rice, mango melon, toad melon, banana lemon wine...
The most famous delicacy is mango pickle. Peel a young mango about the size of a big toe, cut it in half or quarters, remove the seeds and put it in water to soak. After that, people wash it, soak it in salt, then rinse it again while marinating it in sugar water with chili peppers. Then put the marinated mango in plastic wrap, tie the mouth tightly, place in a styrofoam box, cover with ice. To have delicious mango melon pieces is the secret to marinating them in the right amount of spices but not using alum or borax to create crunchiness. Pick up a piece of saffron-colored melon and bring it to your mouth to bite. The crunchy melon sounds "yes" in your teeth. Chew lightly: its salty, sweet, sour, and spicy taste absorbs quickly in your mouth. If you want it to be more salty, sweet and spicy, dip the melon in a plate of salt and chili.
Also, don't forget to buy mango melon or fresh mango as gifts for relatives and friends. Currently, there are 500 hectares of clean and safe mangoes in the area according to VietGAP standards. You can shop at fruit stores at Tan My market, mango gardens, Huong Giang mango melon production facility, Truong Giang mango melon production facility...
Standing on the My Luong - Tan My bridge, looking over the green island range in the rushing wind of the Tien River, is truly interesting and makes you feel extremely relaxed and romantic. In the distance, the clear ringing of bells and mysterious sounds from the churches captivates visitors. Cu Lao Gieng deserves to be a miniature Mekong Delta, representing a rural river civilization.
Source: thamhiemmekong.com
Steel wire column relic in Long Thuan hamlet, Long Dien A commune, Cho Moi district, An Giang province.
The steel wire pole was built by the French colonialists at the end of the 19th century, as a communication system connecting the two communes of Long Dien and Tan My, located next to a branch of the Tien River.
The column body is made from 4 steel pillars, linked together to form a tower with a square top, with a total height of more than 30m, very solid. Each (L) shaped steel leg is irregularly connected, about 1.5m apart. The column has a surrounding stone pedestal, located in the middle of the main gate to the relic site.
The relic area has an area of about 3,000 square meters. In addition to the large campus for celebrating anniversaries or events, inside there is also a traditional house, preserving objects and images of local leaders and people.
On February 3, 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam was born on the basis of unifying three Party organizations in our country, under the chairmanship of comrade Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh). The Party was born as a halo illuminating the path for the Vietnamese revolution, campaigning to attract the masses to become enlightened and follow the Party's revolutionary path.
In An Giang, the province has chosen Cho Moi as an organizational development point. From here, the first Party cell was also established in Long Dien commune in April 1930. Initially there were 3 comrades: Luu Kim Phong, Bui Trung Pham and Doan Thanh Thuy. In order to strongly develop the grassroots, the comrades have gone deeply into mobilizing the masses and craftsmen.
To bypass the henchmen and colonialists and take advantage of the football movement at My Long Stadium (Long Dien commune), the comrades secretly passed it on to each other to widely propagate the Communist Party. Congratulations on the formation of the first Party cell of An Giang province, a Party flag was hung on top of a steel wire pole, but was soon taken down by the French colonialists.
A few days later, the second Party flag was hung up in the dead of night. The next morning, the red flag "hammer and sickle" fluttered like "Aura on the Tien River", making the enemy angry and afraid, and the people extremely excited.
From here, the Steel Wire Pole is the location where our Party gathered the masses to protest twice. Many Party cells were also established and led the people to fight for many victories.
The relic site still preserves a number of traditional household objects.
With milestones in the movement for independence, the Steel Wire Pole became a typical revolutionary historical site and was decided to recognize by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a historical-cultural relic. national level on January 9, 1990.
Source: An Giang Newspaper online
Phuoc Hoi Pagoda is affectionately called Ba Le Pagoda by local people, located in Hoi An commune, Cho Moi district, An Giang province. The reason for this name is because the temple was built on the land of Mrs. Le, a Chinese-Vietnamese living in the locality. Ba Le Pagoda follows the Mahayana sect, built at the end of 1897, with simple bamboo and leaves as a place of worship for local people.
Phuoc Hoi Pagoda worships Amitabha Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva... Not only worshiping Buddha, the main hall of Ba Le Pagoda also Worshiping the Emperor: Jade Emperor, Nam Tao, Bac Dau, Four Heavenly Kings... In addition, the pagoda also has an area to worship those who have contributed and sacrificed in the war to protect the country.
Not only is it a place of worship, Phuoc Hoi Pagoda is also a "red address", marking many local historical events. In particular, right from the first years of its establishment, the pagoda was a gathering place for people to fight against the enemy.
During the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists by the army and people of An Giang province, Phuoc Hoi Pagoda was one of the solid revolutionary bases. From 1920 to 1965, when monk Thich Quang Dat became the abbot at the pagoda, he made great contributions to revolutionary work and activities such as supplying food, weapons, ammunition and housing many revolutionary cadres. provincial and district network. During the years 1945-1946, Ba Le Pagoda was the Office base of the Resistance Administrative Committee; is a place where young people organize military training against the French. This is also a facility for manufacturing rudimentary weapons and printing leaflets and documents...
Ba Le Pagoda is a place where many generations of patriotic people have been trained. Many local officials have grown up and actively contributed to the fight for independence, national defense and national construction. In particular, many officials from the temple have contributed blood and even their lives to the Fatherland. Prominent among them is Ms. Huynh Thi Huong, a martyr who was awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces.
Ms. Huynh Thi Huong's heroic example of fighting and sacrificing has brightened the glorious tradition of her homeland. At the same time, it brightens the resilient and indomitable fighting spirit of the An Giang people. Today, in her hometown of Hoi An, there is a spacious school named Huynh Thi Huong, leaving a mark for generations of students to remember the indomitable example of the heroic female guerrilla.
On December 12, 1986, the Ministry of Culture recognized Ba Le Pagoda (Phuoc Hoi Tu) as a national historical relic. In particular, every year, on the occasion of the anniversary of Southern Liberation and national unification, the pagoda welcomes many officers and soldiers to offer incense and sincerely worship the heroic spirits of the martyrs. in the temple. Thereby, contributing to educating patriotic and revolutionary traditions in the heroic land.
Source: An Giang Newspaper online
Ba Chuc Tomb House Relic in Ba Chuc town, Tri Ton district, An Giang was recognized as a national historical relic on July 10, 1980. This place stores the remains of innocent people who were murdered and is considered an indictment of Pol Pot's genocide, forever remembered. At the same time, it affirms the human values, righteousness and noble international obligations of the Vietnamese Volunteer Army for the cause of liberating Cambodia from the genocidal regime and rebuilding the country.
On the night of April 30, 1977, at the same time as 14 border communes of An Giang province, Pol Pot sent troops to attack and brutally massacre our compatriots. The pinnacle of this crime was the massacre of 3,157 Ba Chuc people from April 18 to April 30, 1978. After 12 days and nights of being occupied by the Pol Pot gang, Ba Chuc was drowned in a sea of blood. Wherever they go, they plunder property, burn houses and public buildings; Massacre of our people, young and old, male and female. Most of the victims were shot, slashed, and beheaded. Many women were raped, staked in private places, children were stabbed with bayonets before being killed or torn in half, holding their legs and hitting their heads against trees...
Phi Lai Pagoda is one of the places that was heavily destroyed. Here, the Pol Pot gang killed nearly 300 innocent people. Under the temple's altar, there were 43 people hiding. They also used grenades to kill 40 people. At Tam Buu Pagoda, Pol Pot's army captured more than 800 people.
After the massacre, Ba Chuc was left with only a devastated land filled with endless pain. That was the most difficult period for Ba Chuc. All facilities were almost flattened, Ba Chuc was engulfed in mourning and filled with the smell of death.
After the massacre, more than 30 diplomatic, press and United Nations delegations arrived to witness with their own eyes the crimes of the Pol Pot gang against the Ba Chuc people.
The first tomb was built right after the Southwest border war ended in 1979. At that time, the tomb was built quite simply in a hexagonal shape with the prominent feature being 4 arms holding 4 bloody swords. Blood stabbed straight into the ground, demonstrating the hatred of the Vietnamese people towards the barbaric murderers of Pol Pot.
In 2013, the tomb house was rebuilt, which is a complex of buildings about 5 hectares wide, including the tomb house, memorial house, hall and Tam Buu pagoda, Phi Lai.
The highlight of the current Ba Chuc Tomb House project is designed in the shape of an upside-down lotus flower, with 8 lotus petals painted white, to reduce scenes of mourning and death. Each lotus petal is where a group of remains are displayed according to different ages and genders such as: 86 women over 60 years old; 155 women between 21 and 40 years old; 88 young women from 16 to 20 years old; 264 children from 3 to 15 years old; 23 men from 16 to 20 years old…
Objects such as stakes, awls, knives, hammers... that the Pol Pot army used to torture and kill the people of Ba Chuc, were placed silently in glass cages, but contained the power to denounce terrible crimes.
Here, the incense sticks never go out, and there are always people coming to visit and visit. Many people could not hold back their tears of sympathy and sadness for the innocent people.
Every year, the collective death anniversary of Ba Chuc victims is held on March 16 (lunar calendar). This is considered a very large collective death anniversary ceremony in Vietnam, attracting thousands of tourists, religious followers and relatives of the victims to attend and pray.
Source: An Giang Tourism
The memorial relic of President Ton Duc Thang is located on Ong Ho Island, in the middle of Hau River, group 4, My An 2 hamlet, My Hoa Hung commune, Long Xuyen city, An Giang province.
President Ton Duc Thang (1888 - 1980) was the second and last President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later the first President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. President Ho Chi Minh praised him "as a model of revolutionary ethics, a lifetime of thrift and integrity, a lifetime of wholeheartedly and with all his might in serving the revolution and the people". He was the first person to be awarded the Gold Star Medal, in 1958. Also on the occasion of the 90th birthday celebration, the Presidium of the Mongolian National Assembly awarded President Ton Duc Thang the Xukhe Bato Medal - High Medal Mongolia's most precious. He was also the first Vietnamese to receive the Lenin Prize for peace and friendship of peoples (1955) and the Lenin Medal - 1967 awarded by the Government of the Soviet Union.
President Ton Duc Thang's memorial area was decided by the Minister of Culture and Information to be classified as a National Historical Site in 1984. This is where Uncle Ton was born and grew up. This relic area is about 3,102m2 wide, located in an overall cool landscape space like many Southern villages, including the following items:
- Stilt house: built by Mr. Ton Van De, father of President Ton Duc Thang, in 1887, on the land of the Ton family. In 1888, Uncle Ton was born in this house and lived here throughout his youth until he left his hometown to go to Saigon to learn a trade (in 1906).
- Tomb area: located in the orchard area, with a floor area of 110m2, directly behind the stilt house, is the final resting place of the two parents and the wife of Uncle Ton's fourth younger brother, Uncle Ton. Duc Nhung.
- Garden: includes typical trees and fruits of the Southern region such as: apricot, green bamboo, star apple, mango...
- Project commemorating the 110th anniversary of Uncle Ton's birth, including 3 items:
+ Memorial temple of President Ton Duc Thang;
+ Exhibition house: introducing the entire life and career of Uncle Ton;
+ Square: located on the banks of Hau River, organizes cultural activities, arts, sports, and rallies. festival....
- Project commemorating the 120th anniversary of Uncle Ton's birth, including 7 items:
+ Uncle Ton's office;
+ Canoe: named Liberation, this is the canoe that Uncle Ton Duc Thang controlled, bringing back a number of comrades in the Party leadership and revolutionary cadres imprisoned in Con Dao, ending 15 years Uncle Ton was imprisoned in Con Dao hell;
+ Y-A-K40 aircraft number 452: brought President Ton Duc Thang from Hanoi to Saigon on May 11, 1975 to attend the rally commemorating April 30, 1975;
+ Giang Canh ship: was the means of transport to bring Uncle Ton from Long Xuyen to visit his hometown Ong Ho island, My Hoa Hung commune, October 1975;
+ Sculpture display house: including 23 sculptures, made from old tree stumps, with the theme of Uncle Ton and his hometown My Hoa Hung.
In the stilt house, there are still 12 original artifacts used by the Ton family since the house was built, typically: a set of horse knockers, reception tables and chairs, altar cabinets, incense burners, wardrobes...
The House displaying the life and career of President Ton Duc Thang has 36 original artifacts associated with Uncle Ton's teenage life and revolutionary career, typically: a pair of frog shoes, a wristwatch, and pants. khaki, ... and many other restored artifacts.
The memorial relic area of President Ton Duc Thang has special historical, cultural and tourist value. On May 10, 2012, the Prime Minister decided to classify the Memorial Monument of President Ton Duc Thang as a special national monument.
Source: Department of Cultural Heritage
Temple worshiping Officer Tran Van Thanh (Thanh My Tay commune, Chau Phu district, An Giang province). This is the place associated with the life and heroic struggle of Commander Tran Van Thanh and the Gia Nghi insurgents in the Lang Linh - Bay Tho uprising against the French colonialists.
Manager Tran Van Thanh was born into a well-off middle-class farming family in Binh Thanh Dong commune (Phu Tan district). When he grew up, he went to study Confucianism. He studied little but knew a lot. Later, his father took him home to teach him martial arts, first to protect himself and then to help honest people.
From 1840, Mr. Tran Van Thanh joined the army, and in 1845 he became Chief Manager, so he was also called Manager Thanh. In 1867, France occupied Chau Doc citadel (An Giang province). Not subduing the enemy, he pulled the militia to Bay Tha to build a base, coordinating with Nguyen Trung Truc's insurgent army to fight the French in the Long Xuyen and Rach Gia areas.
After Nguyen Trung Truc was executed by the French (in 1868), Commander Tran Van Thanh gathered insurgents from all over the Western region to Lang Linh to build fortresses, forge knives and swords, and attack enemy posts... The French attacked Lang Linh - Bay Tho many times but did not achieve results.
In early 1873, the French sent someone to bring a letter to bribe them, but Commander Tran Van Thanh firmly refused to submit. Unable to bribe him, the French mobilized soldiers from Long Xuyen, Can Tho, and Chau Doc to attack the Chau Phu area. From March 19 to 20, 1873, Commander Tran Van Thanh directly commanded the insurgent army to fight against the enemy and sacrificed heroically.
People mourned and called him Duc Co Quan, and built a temple in Lang Linh. The temple worshiping Officer Tran Van Thanh, also known as Buu Huong Tu or Duc Co Quan's Palace, was built in 1897, as a place to commemorate Officer Tran Van Thanh and the Gia Nghi insurgents who sacrificed their lives in the Lang Linh uprising - Bay Tha (1867-1873) was also the place where people and followers of the Buu Son Ky Huong religion gathered to patriotically fight against the French colonialists.
In February 1913, on the death anniversary of Officer Tran Van Thanh and Gia Nghi insurgents, Mr. Tran Van Nhu organized a large ceremony, patriotic people around the area and descendants of insurgents attended in large numbers. The French colonialists were afraid, so they came to surround and burn the temple to destroy any trace of Admin Tran Van Thanh. In 1938, Mr. Nguyen Van Tinh, a follower of Buu Son Ky Huong, rebuilt the temple at the old foundation, roofing it with tiles, building brick walls, wooden columns, and a spacious and spacious tiled floor.
In 1947, revolutionary forces from the temple of Quan Co Tran Van Thanh destroyed the French colonial post in the commune. In retaliation, the French colonialists terrorized and burned the temple again, leaving only 4 pillars in the main hall. In 1952, people around the area contributed money to rebuild the temple of Quan Co Tran Van Thanh, as spacious as it is today.
The temple was built in an ancient architectural style, in the shape of the letter "three" including the main hall, east corridor and west corridor, roofed with large tube tiles, on the roof there is a statue of two dragons with pearl paintings, wooden pillars, brick walls, tiled floors. encaustic tiles. From 1955-1975, the temple was the commune's revolutionary base, a place to supply, communicate and house cadres working in the locality.
On December 12, 1986, the temple of Quan Co Tran Van Thanh was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical-cultural relic. Every year, on February 20, 21 and 22 (lunar calendar), local authorities and a large number of people solemnly organize death anniversary ceremonies according to traditional rituals.
Source: An Giang Newspaper online
Hoa Thanh Pagoda or Hoa Thanh Co Tu, commonly known as Cay Mit Pagoda, is located in Nhon Hung commune, Tinh Bien district, An Giang province.
Hoa Thanh Pagoda was built by the people of Nhon Hung village in 1847, initially very simple with mixed trees, leaf walls, and thatched roof. In 1913, the pagoda burned down, people contributed to rebuilding the pagoda with wood, plank walls, and yin-yang tiled roof. In 1925, monk Huynh Hong Diep rebuilt the spacious pagoda as it is today. The total construction area of the pagoda is about 500m2, the architecture includes 4 sets of roofs, round wooden columns, and walls built of lime mortar mixed with egg stone.
Hoa Thanh Pagoda was built according to a unified architectural layout. There are two main roofs in the front and back, and two side roofs, built on a 0.5 m high foundation, the roofs spread low with the tips at the four corners curving up.
In front of the pagoda is Lien Tri pond built in 2009. On the pond there is a path leading to a very beautiful statue of Guan Yin Buddha riding a dragon. On the left is the Maitreya Buddha temple, on the right side of the temple are two stupas.
In the main hall, the pagoda also preserves many ancient statues with unique artistic value. In front of Hoa Thanh Pagoda, there is a memorial stele with the image of the Vietnamese national emblem. In the middle of the national emblem is a board recording the date and year when Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac came to the pagoda.
The outstanding art of the pagoda is the worship statues, most of which are made of jackfruit wood, skillfully carved by local artisans into 19 types of statues, ranging from 0.4m to 1.4m high. According to some elders in the village, this place is full of dense forest, overgrown with trees, and has a lot of jackfruit wood. Seeing this, the monks used jackfruit wood to build pagodas and carve statues for worship. In 1913, while the pagoda was on fire, people near the pagoda and monks were able to carry the statues out of the pagoda. Therefore, the pagoda has kept the precious wooden statues to this day. As for the Jade Emperor statue, it was burned and there are still traces left behind.
The Buddha statues are shown with quite accurate shaping techniques according to each model, their appearance is dignified, and their clothes are neat. From the details of the hand holding the treasure, the head wearing the crown, the figure standing on the platform or sitting on the animal, the throne or the lotus... all are sketched very standardly, with sharp lines, with very bright gilded vermilion colors. brilliant.
In addition to its architectural and artistic value, Hoa Thanh Pagoda is also where Deputy Chairman Nguyen Sinh Sac (father of President Ho Chi Minh) once lived. After resigning, to avoid being tracked by secret police and the French colonial government, Mr. Sac went through many provinces in the South, including An Giang. From 1921 to 1923, he often went to Cay Mit Pagoda (the popular name of Hoa Thanh Pagoda at that time), at that time the pagoda was headed by monk Huynh Hong Diep, who was also a patriotic scholar. Hoa Thanh was used as a meeting and communication place between Mr. Pho Bang and scholars everywhere. And also from Hoa Thanh Pagoda, the spirit of patriotism and non-cooperation with the French colonialists and their lackey government had a great influence on the people in the region.
During the resistance wars against the Americans to save the country and protect the southwestern border of the Fatherland, Hoa Thanh Pagoda was a solid base for the revolution and the soldiers. The temple grounds have secret vaults to hide officials and organizing activities. Therefore, the people of Bay Nui area consider Cay Mit Pagoda - Hoa Thanh as a cultural work and a relic marking many glorious historical events in fighting, protecting and building the homeland. On August 4, 1992, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized Hoa Thanh Co Tu as a national historical architectural and artistic relic.
Source: An Giang Tourism
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