Eight experiences a day

07/06/2021
Tourists may visit the squatting market, Blade-shaped roof church in Vi Thanh city, and the “kingdom of betel” in Vi Thuy district over half a century.

Tourists may visit the squatting market, Blade-shaped roof church in Vi Thanh city, and the “kingdom of betel” in Vi Thuy district over half a century.

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Hau Giang province is located in the lower session of Hau river, is contiguous to Can Tho city, and about 240km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Tourists can go to Hau Giang province by motorbike or passenger car, or buy a passenger car ticket at western coach station, 150.000vnd/ticket.

Tourists can ride motorbikes from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho on the  1A Highway, then turn to 61C Highway about 45km. The trip takes about 5-7 hours depending on traffic density.

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Starting a new day, tourists can go to the countryside market, which is located nearby Cai Nhuc bridge, Tran Hung Dao street, Ward 3, Vi Thanh city. The market is open every day from 2AM to 10AM. The sellers squat or sit on a little stool, displaying around them are products, vegetables, tubers, fruits… in a square 2-4m2. The market is also called the squatting market.

Most products are planted at houses by sellers such as: polypody plant, vegetables, water-lily, lotus root, green onions, chives, cucumbers,... with reasonably-priced.

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Southern folk cake is also a breakfast for westerners. Vi Thanh market is full of cakes such as: silkworm cake, zongzi cake, little cake, pig skin cake, steamed banana cake, baked honeycomb cake, and apricot leaf cake,… only 3000vnd/piece tourists can buy one for the next trip.

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Next, tourists go straight on Tran Hung Dao street to circle and see Asia Lock Tower, which is located in the center of Vi Thanh city. The tower is 12m tall and stands out with the carving on a stone dragon surrounding it, and on the top is 4 clock faces in 4 directions. The tower was built in 2009 and used until now as the Vi Thanh’s symbol.

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Photo: Anh Lam.

Keep going straight to Mot Ngan town is the 931B provincial road along Xa No canal.  The canal was dug from 1901 to 1903 to help wash alum and bring alluvium to fields. The hundreds of years old canal also is one of the Mekong Delta biggest ways of transporting rice, canal length is about 40km from Vam Xang fork, Can Tho river (a branch of Hau river) to Cai Tu river (a branch of river Cai Lon), they mix together then pouring into the Tay Nam southwest sea in Kien Giang.

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Keep going straight to Mot Ngan town is the 931B provincial road along Xa No canal.  The canal was dug from 1901 to 1903 to help wash alum and bring alluvium to fields. The hundreds of years old canal also is one of the Mekong Delta biggest ways of transporting rice, canal length is about 40km from Vam Xang fork, Can Tho river (a branch of Hau river) to Cai Tu river (a branch of river Cai Lon), they mix together then pouring into the Tay Nam southwest sea in Kien Giang.

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Photo: Huynh Nhi

The Chuong Thien Victory Monument is near the Hau Giang Provincial People’s Committee  and is the next stop for tourists with a lot of objects on display, outdoor exhibition area, monument cluster, ceremony yard. There are many precious documents of wars of 75 battalions in 1973, making a premise of the southern revolution, leading to the spring general offensive of 1975.

Next place of interest is Vi Thuy betel village, Vi Thuy commune. Here there are more than 200 households plant betel about 30 hectares. It retains over a half-century, called “betel kingdom”. Walking in a betel garden to learn about VietNam village customs and traditions that are memorable for tourists.

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Coffee An is a good place for tourists when they would like to call a halt to their trip, the coffee store is decorated in a classical space. It is located on Trung Nhi street, Ward 1, Vi Thanh City. There are over 100 antiques such as: landline telephone, black and white tv, typewriter, hurricane-lamp,...those are the things from 50-60 years ago.

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The Miracle Ancient Wonder Light Park.

At the end of the day, tourists can relax and take photos at Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Park in Ward 5, Vi Thanh City. The park has a fountain in the center, surrounded by reproduction Seven Wonders such as: Statue of Zeus (Greece), Pyramid (Egypt), statue of the Sun goddess Rhodes (Greece), etc. Those are made of gypsum.

Source: Huynh Nhi - VnExpress

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