State President visits Hung King's Temple in Can Tho

On the morning of January 19, during a business trip to the Mekong Delta provinces, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc came to offer incense at the Hung King Temple in Can Tho City.

The Temple of Hung Kings in Can Tho started construction in June 2019, and is currently completing the last items. The area of ​​​​Hung King's temple in Can Tho includes: The main temple is a round block placed on a square base block and all are placed in the background of a circular landscaped lake, bringing the features of the Mekong Delta region. The main temple cluster has a symbolic design for "round sky, square earth".

The main temple block is surrounded by 18 bows with sculptured patterns, symbolizing the 18 Hung Kings. The wings are built on 54 equal intervals of the circle, symbolizing the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam. The main worship space with majestic and solemn design is the place to worship Quoc Ancestor Hung Vuong, Patriarch Lac Long Quan, Mother Au Co, Lac Hau, Lac General. In the main hall, there are two great parallel sentences: Van Lang brocade flowers, Hung Kings who have built the country - Cuu Long Land, Tay Do people are forever grateful.

The temple also has a square in the center of which is a stele house designed according to wooden architecture; There is a lake surrounding the main temple cluster with 54 pillars representing 54 ethnic groups working together to protect the Vietnamese Fatherland.

Nguyen Duc (Government Electronic Newspaper)

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Must-try experiences when going to Cai Rang floating market

Watch the sunrise on the river

Cai Rang Floating Market is an extremely famous destination that any visitor to Can Tho wants to visit once. To make your journey full of emotions and have memorable experiences, make a note of the following must-try things when coming to Cai Rang floating market.

Cai Rang floating market was formed in the early 20th century, is the busiest floating market in the Mekong Delta, mainly trading agricultural products, fruits and specialties of the region. This is also the market that was voted by the travel magazine Rough Guide (UK) as one of the 10 most impressive markets in the world.

Cai Rang Floating Market is located downstream of Can Tho River, about 600m from Cai Rang Bridge, about 6km from the city center. With its location on the waterway of Hau river - Xa No canal, it has created favorable conditions for trade and trade with neighboring localities and the whole Mekong Delta. Every day, there are about a few hundred boats to buy wholesale agricultural products from Can Tho as well as neighboring provinces: Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Vinh Long, Ca Mau; Many small boats buy and retail fruits, ornamental flowers, handicrafts, local cuisine along with a few hundred turns of boats carrying tourists to visit at peak hours.

At the floating market, with the characteristics of buying and selling on the river, a very unique offering culture has been formed. People use a bamboo pole to stick it in front of the ship and hang the goods to be sold on it, which is called a "bamboo tree". From a distance, shoppers can observe and know which boats are selling what, thereby accessing and negotiating easily. This is an extremely effective and creative form of offering. The image of the palm tree has become a cultural feature of the river region and contributes to creating the scene of the floating market with hundreds of boats and boats close together more vivid and colorful.

Watch the sunrise on the river
The floating market starts very early, from about 5 am to about 8-9 o'clock, then gradually disappears. To get to Cai Rang floating market, visitors can go from Ninh Kieu pier or closer to An Binh and Cai Rang wharf. However, to experience and feel the beauty of floating on the river, usually visitors will take a boat from Ninh Kieu wharf to Cai Rang floating market, to see the beauty on both sides of the river, and enjoy the cool morning breeze. early and relax to welcome the dawn on the poetic Hau River. To catch this moment, you should depart from Ninh Kieu Wharf around 5:30 am.

Breakfast on the river
Arriving at Cai Rang floating market around 6 o'clock, the cruise ship will take guests to visit a floating market. From afar, I heard the screams of small merchants, the cries of each other, the sound of boats and boats, and the sound of oars. One of the experiences that attracts visitors and is a must to try when coming here is having breakfast on the floating market. Maybe that dish you have eaten, tasted but surely one thing, the taste and feeling of having breakfast floating in the river will be very interesting, unique and leave you with unforgettable memories. Let's stop by the boats for breakfast and drinks to enjoy a bowl of vermicelli or rice noodles with a cup of coffee in the morning on Cai Rang floating market.

Check in to the hammock
After breakfast, there is nothing better than visiting a local people's sales boat to check in and take pictures. If you come in the right season, you should visit the pineapple boat. Get on the boat to take souvenir photos, buy some pineapple and enjoy it on the spot. From the top of the boat, you will easily see the whole floating market of the river region. Sitting on the boat, enjoying the delicious fresh pineapple or pineapple - a famous fruit of the West, immersing in the bustling atmosphere of the floating market early in the morning is really great, isn't it?

Buy specialties

Before ending the journey to visit the floating market, what specialties should tourists buy here as a gift? Can Tho in particular, the West in general is famous for its rich and fertile land with thousands of fruit gardens. This place can be said to be the paradise of fruits such as rambutan, star apple, longan, mango, jackfruit, mangosteen, durian... Many small boats in the floating market retail fresh fruits for tourists. calendar. In addition, at the floating market, there is also a 2-deck yacht specializing in selling breakfast food and specialty items such as dried fish of all kinds, jam cakes, handicrafts ... loved by many tourists.

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Can Tho has 7 typical tourist attractions in the Mekong Delta

Cai Rang Floating Market

To contribute to promoting and promoting the city's tourism development, and at the same time raising the awareness of building a green, friendly and increasingly professional tourism environment. Can Tho is promoting the improvement of construction quality of typical local tourist attractions. Up to now, Can Tho has 7 typical tourist attractions at regional level, which are typical tourist highlights of the locality in particular and the Mekong Delta in general.

1. Cai Rang Floating Market (Cai Rang District)
Cai Rang Floating Market is one of the famous river markets in the Southwest region, specializing in buying and selling of fruits and agricultural products of the region. From early morning until about 8, 9 am every day, hundreds of large and small boats are busy trading, up and down the river bed. The products for sale are hung on a pole in the front of the boat. Immersed in the bustling atmosphere of the market, visitors also have the opportunity to observe and learn about the activities of generations of merchant families living together on the boat. There are boats like "mobile homes" on the river with full amenities.

2. Ninh Kieu Wharf
This is a famous place for a long time with beautiful scenery of the river, attracting many tourists to relax and cool off. Ninh Kieu Wharf is a romantic park on the banks of Hau River with many trees, Uncle Ho Monument and interesting attractions such as Ninh Kieu Walking Bridge, Cruise, Can Tho Ancient Market, Ong Pagoda, Ninh Kieu Night Market. Kieu, Tourist Wharf... Visitors to Can Tho enjoy walking around Ninh Kieu Wharf at dawn, dusk or evening, watching Can Tho bridge and catching the cool breeze from the Hau River blowing in.

3. Relic of architectural art Dinh Binh Thuy ¬ – Can Tho
Binh Thuy communal house was built in 1844, with ancient architecture, located on National Highway 91 in Binh Thuy ward, Binh Thuy district, about 5km from the center of Can Tho city. The communal house worships the Emperor and many famous people who have made great contributions to the country. Annually, Binh Thuy Communal House has two big festivals: Thuong Dien festival which lasts for 3 days from 12th to 14th of the 4th lunar month, boat procession, boi singing... The summer festival is held on 14th and 15th of December, preparing to welcome. new Year…

4. Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery (My Khanh Commune, Phong Dien District)
Built on the sacred land, where the nation's heroic feats are marked in the resistance war to save the country, the heroic land - Lo Vong Cung fire route, the Zen Monastery has an area of ​​​​nearly 4 hectares, built according to the architectural style. Buddhism in the Ly - Tran dynasties, including the main building items are the main hall, the main hall, the drum floor and the steeple. Inside the main hall, there is a 3.5-ton bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, Bodhisattva Pho Hien and Bodhisattva Manjushri, statues of Bodhidharma and Truc Lam Tam To… Tourists coming to Can Tho often stop by Zen. Truc Lam Phuong Nam Institute for visiting and worshiping.

5. My Khanh Tourist Village
My Khanh tourist village is located in Phong Dien district with an area of ​​about 50 hectares. The tourist village is invested in scale, with many attractive entertainment activities, rich cuisine and luxurious homestay services. Coming here, visitors will experience many activities and services such as: visiting the ancient house of the South, enjoying the musical show Don Ca Tai Tu, "One day as a landowner" with a farmer's meal, "One day for the landowner" farming", "Slapping ditches to catch fish", visiting traditional cultural villages, watching dog racing, pig racing, monkey circus, crocodile fishing...

6. Lung Coc Cau Ecotourism Area – Phong Dien, Can Tho
Away from the bustling city of the city center, Lung Coc Cau tourist area in Phong Dien district, Can Tho city is not only an eco-tourism destination but also identified as a cultural relic of the Kingdom of Funan. with the Oc Eo culture. Coc Cau lung tourist area with an area of ​​over 7ha, of which 5ha is invested to develop into an orchard of all kinds such as durian, mangosteen, Ha Chau strawberry,... The rest is built a fun area play centered around a large fish pond, where visitors have a comfortable space to eat and play together.

7. Ong De Eco-Tourism Village – Can Tho

Ong De Ecotourism Village

Located in My Khanh commune, Phong Dien district, Ong De Ecotourism Village is a favorite destination of many tourists, especially young people who like team building activities. Ong De has an area of ​​​​about 3 hectares, built according to a general tourism model with a variety of services, from entertainment, relaxation to country cuisine. The highlight of Ong De Eco-Tourism Village is the organization of many folk games such as cycling through the ditch, double swinging through the ditch, riding a balancing areca tree to the ditch, experiencing canoeing, sledding, etc. The game manager is always there to guide visitors to play the game.

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Suggest some half-day tours in Can Tho

You are about to have the opportunity to come or stop by the beautiful land of Tay Do but do not have much time to visit and enjoy, so if you only have half a day, where should you go in Can Tho? Here are some suggestions for you!

Tour 1: Cai Rang Floating Market - Fruit Garden - Ong Pagoda - Mural Street
*Time: half a day
* Means: Train, Car
* Tour details:
06h00: Gather at Ninh Kieu Wharf, buy train tickets to visit Cai Rang floating market, passenger boat cruise on Can Tho river.
06h30 - 7h30: Depart from Ninh Kieu Wharf, visit Cai Rang Floating Market - the busiest floating market in the Mekong Delta. Cai Rang Floating Market Culture is a national intangible cultural heritage.
07h30 - 09h30: Drive to Phong Dien district, visit the fruit garden and enjoy the fruits of the garden. (My Khanh, 9 Hong, Vam Xang,...)
09:30 - 11:00: Back to Ninh Kieu Wharf. Continue to visit Ong Pagoda or Muniransay Pagoda to learn about the most typical culture of two of the four ethnic groups living in the Mekong Delta.
11h00 - 11:30: Visit and take pictures at Can Tho mural street - 800m route with many images recreating the cultural beauty and customs of Can Tho people in particular, the Mekong Delta in general.
11:30: End of the tour.

Tour 2: Cai Rang Floating Market - Noodle craft village - Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery - My Khanh Tourist Village
* Time: half a day
* Means: Train
* Tour details:
06h00: Gather at Ninh Kieu Wharf, buy train tickets to visit Cai Rang floating market, passenger boat cruise on Can Tho river.
06h30 - 7h30: Depart from Ninh Kieu Wharf, visit Cai Rang Floating Market - the busiest floating market in the Mekong Delta. Cai Rang Floating Market Culture is a national intangible cultural heritage.
07h30 - 08h30: The train continues to take guests to visit the traditional noodle making village. Here, guests can enjoy dishes made from noodle soup and especially visitors will enjoy "Pizza noodle soup", the group learns about the family's handmade noodle making process.
08:30 - 09:30: Drive to visit Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery - a monastery with an area of ​​​​
nearly 4 hectares, built in the Buddhist architecture of the Ly - Tran dynasties and is one of the temples with pure Vietnamese architecture. largest in the Mekong Delta.
09h30-11h30: Continue to visit My Khanh Tourist Village. An attractive eco-tourism site with fun folk games: fishing, boating on the river, pig racing... visiting the Southern Old House.
11:30: End of the tour.

Tour 3: Cai Rang Floating Market – Binh Thuy Ancient House – Binh Thuy Communal House – Con Son
06h00: Gather at Ninh Kieu Wharf, buy train tickets to visit Cai Rang floating market, cruise ships on Can Tho river.
06h30 - 7h30: Depart from Ninh Kieu Wharf, visit Cai Rang Floating Market - the busiest floating market in the Mekong Delta. Cai Rang Floating Market Culture is a national intangible cultural heritage.
07h30 - 08h30: The next destination is Dinh Binh Thuy, where the national cultural identity is kept. The communal house was built in 1844 to worship Thanh Hoang in Binh Hung village. This is a place of special significance in the spiritual life of local people.
08h30 - 9h30: Get on the bus to visit Binh Thuy ancient house of the Duong family, built in 1870 according to the French style house architecture and has high value in architectural art. This is also the main scene of the famous film "Lover" by French director JJ.Annaud and many other domestic films.
09h30 - 13h00: Guests get off the train to Con Son. Boat trip to visit Ca Be Village. The delegation continued to visit the seasonal fruit orchards (milk apple, rambutan, pomelo, longan, guava....), especially, guests can participate in making traditional Southern cakes such as sandwiches, pancakes , printed cake, banh tet… Lunch at the garden house with local specialties.
13h00: End of tour.

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Can Tho: Giving 400 Tet gifts to small traders of Cai Rang floating market

Vessels selling agricultural products docked at
Cai Rang floating market on January 25, 2022

With the desire to bring a warm Tet to every citizen, on the morning of January 25, leaders of the Can Tho City People's Committee, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the People's Committee of Cai Rang District, and the Can Tho City Tourism Association went to Ships visit and give Tet gifts to small traders on Cai Rang floating market.

The delegation gave 400 gifts, each worth 500 thousand VND including: Cakes, jams, cash... with a total value of 200 million VND from the socialization mobilization budget.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Cong (38 years old), from Dong Thap province carrying cassava roots to sell at Cai Rang floating market said that she was very happy to receive Tet gifts from the leaders of Can Tho city. According to Ms. Cong, last year, due to the epidemic, the business of small traders encountered many difficulties. This is only the second shipment of the couple after many months of having to stop doing business because of COVID-19.

“We were very touched by the city leaders to visit and give Tet gifts. In the past few days, the consumption of goods has been quite good, hopefully the floating market will be as bustling as before, "said a female small businesswoman from Dong Thap.

According to a representative of the leadership of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho city, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger in 2022, the city will organize a delegation to visit, encourage and give gifts to merchants on the floating market with the wish. cheering and encouraging to create vitality and joy for people during Tet and business in the new year will be more favorable.

Cai Rang floating market is located on Can Tho river, about 6 km from Ninh Kieu wharf, attracting a lot of domestic and international tourists' attention when coming to Can Tho. This is one of the places where Can Tho city has many solutions to preserve and develop, attracting tourists to the locality to visit, experience and enjoy the specialties of the West River.

Trading and sightseeing activities at Cai Rang floating market
gradually became bustling again after the epidemic period.

In 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Can Tho's service activities, including the tourism industry, faced many difficulties and were "frozen" for a long time. Mr. Nguyen Minh Tuan, Deputy Director of the City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that visitors to Can Tho last year were estimated at 2.1 million, down 62.2%; total tourism revenue is estimated at 1,375 billion VND, down 56.6% over the same period.

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