Some Main Tourism Products In District 9


waterways in District 9 but also opens up a direction for tourism development between District 9 and other tourist destinations in neighboring areas such as Dong Nai and Binh Duong.

- Cultural tourism: along with eco-tourism, visitors can visit historical and cultural relics of District 9 such as: Bot Day Thep, Historical relic of the base of 6 communes, Ben Noc Memorial Temple, Historical and artistic relic of Dinh Phong Phu, ... In addition, the whole district has 42 religious establishments, with many famous pagodas with beautiful landscapes and pilgrimage sites for Buddhists in the district and from many other places such as: Hoi Son Pagoda, Buu Long, Phuoc Long, ... Every year, it is estimated that about 200,000 people visit pagodas and other religious establishments, especially on full moon days, festival days, Tet, ...

- MICE tourism: at garden houses in District 9, with open space, peaceful, in harmony with nature,... is an ideal location often chosen to organize events. In recent years, many conferences have been held at Long Phuoc garden house resort or seminars, art talks at Long Thuan garden house,...

Main tourism products being exploited

In District 9, because tourism has only received investment attention in the past few years and the infrastructure system and technical infrastructure are still limited, the tourism potential of the region has not been fully exploited, tourism products are still relatively monotonous, and there are not many unique products to attract tourists.


Table 2.6. Some main tourism products in District 9


Product Name


Responsive Service


Location

Basic product description


Time


Visit historical, cultural and religious sites

Tour guide, transportation, entrance tickets, camping organization, big games, food service, sound, lighting, filming, photography, souvenirs,

offerings,…


Historical and cultural relics in the area


Learn about the culture and history of the Bung 6 Base area, Day Thep Station, communal houses and pagodas


Year round


Participate in traditional festivals

Tour guide, transportation, offerings, food services, etc.

Temples and pagodas commemorating the King

Hung


Pilgrimage to Buddha and King Hung

Lunar New Year, Full Moon Festival, Hung King's Death Anniversary 10/3 Lunar Calendar


Garden Eco Tour

Tour guide, boat, canoe, life buoy, fishing equipment, filming, photography, food service,...

Long Phuoc Garden House, Stork Garden,...

Explore the scenic river landscape, join fishing, be a farmer, enjoy fruit at

garden,…


Year round

Sightseeing and entertainment at Suoi Tien Cultural Tourist Area, The

BCR

Tour guide, entrance ticket, camping, big games, filming, photography, souvenirs, shopping,

Food service.


Suoi Tien Cultural Tourist Area, The BCR


Participate in thrilling games, water games


Year round

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Some Main Tourism Products In District 9


2.3.6. Main tourist activity areas

Main tourist attractions:

2.3.6.1. Stork Garden Eco-tourism Area

Hong Ki Stork Garden is located in Go Cong Hamlet, Long Thanh My Ward, District 9, about 20km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. For more than 20 years, this has been the home of about 10,000 storks from many places. The stork garden has become an attractive tourist destination, recognized as an "ecological garden" by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2008.

The owner of the stork garden - Mr. Nguyen Hong Ki is also the first person to successfully breed wild boars, and was awarded a certificate of merit and recognition by the City Science Association. He fenced off an area in the stork garden, let the wild boars run free, and opened a specialty restaurant to prepare the dishes directly for visitors.

The Stork Garden was also the location chosen to film several episodes of the films: The Beauty of the Western Capital, The Prince of Bac Lieu. This garden now has an average of over a hundred visitors per day. On weekends and holidays, this number increases many times.

2.3.6.2. Long Thuan garden resort

Long Thuan Garden House Area, located in Long Thuan Hamlet, Long Phuoc Ward, about 40 minutes drive from the city center. This is an ecological, cultural and artistic area of ​​famous designer Si Hoang, 20,000m2 wide , started construction in 2002. The garden has traditional Vietnamese garden architecture, made by artisans from Kim Bong carpentry village - Quang Nam.

The garden house is designed to organize large-scale cultural and artistic events with a stage on the surface of Chan Lac Lake, 5.00m2 wide , recreating the image of a traditional village communal house yard through professional and top-notch performances. This place is suitable for organizing meditation courses, meditation, sharing, ... and cultural and artistic events, folk music and dance performances, Ao Dai performances, ...


2.3.6.3. Long Phuoc 20ha garden resort

In recent years, 17 households in this area have invested in garden house models to exploit garden house tourism services. Currently, there are some beautiful and typical garden house models as follows:

+ Long Phuoc Garden House (Garden owner: Nguyen Thi Lan):

The garden house has an area of ​​04 hectares, invested in green areas of fruit trees, shade trees, ornamental plants, and lawns that are quite complete and beautiful, welcoming guests during holidays and Tet, and can accommodate groups of 40 - 100 guests. The garden house serves Southern specialties by pre-order. The main dish is fish sauce hotpot with the former Phong Lan fish sauce hotpot brand. The main types of services currently are: recreational fishing, basket boat trips, camping, picnics, etc.

+ Garden house of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hanh Lien:

Area of ​​05ha, currently investing in landscapes: trees, shade trees, grass. Combined with building hexagonal houses with tiled roofs to sit and enjoy drinking tea and watching the scenery, the owner will invest in raising soft-shell turtles and fish, combined with growing clean vegetables to open up the direction of exploiting home-garden culinary services.

+ Mr. Cao Minh Truyen's garden house:

With an area of ​​02 hectares with fruit trees: rambutan, mango, green-skinned grapefruit, strawberry, .... and a fish pond of more than 02 hectares. Here, you can immediately exploit the following types: enjoying fruit in the garden, recreational fishing, cuisine, ... This model is quite complete and can operate garden tourism services immediately.

+ Mr. To Hong Son's garden house:

With an area of ​​08 hectares, currently investing in growing orchids, more than 02 hectares have been planted and the area continues to expand. This garden will provide culinary services, orchid garden tours combined with selling products to tourists in need.

+ Mrs. Duong Ngoc Lan's garden house:

There is an area of ​​02 hectares for growing fruit trees, green trees and ornamental trees to create landscape, digging a pond to raise fish for recreational fishing. Long-term direction: opening a resort service.


overnight or long-term stay for tourists who need quiet to create, recuperate, etc.

In addition, the area also opens the possibility of connecting neighboring gardens to enrich destinations such as Long Thuan garden house, Thuy Lien garden house and Truc Vang eco-tourism area.

2.3.6.4. Hoi Son Pagoda

Hoi Son Pagoda is a famous historical site, located in Long Binh Ward, District 9. The pagoda is located on a high hill next to the Dong Nai River, with an area of ​​about 20,000m2 . The pagoda belongs to the Northern sect. Legend has it that the pagoda was built by Zen Master Khanh Long in the 18th century.

The temple grounds are ranked as one of 26 archaeological sites (of the Bronze Age) in Ho Chi Minh City. Archaeologists have found stone axes, stone chisels, many pieces of pottery,... belonging to the Dong Nai culture, dating back about 3500 - 4000 years, in the Bronze Age.

Hoi Son Pagoda relic has both architectural and historical value and is a scenic spot. Hoi Son Pagoda relic has been recognized as an architectural and artistic relic since January 1993. Currently, on the 1st and 15th of each month, the pagoda welcomes an average of 2,000 Buddhists and pilgrims to visit.

2.3.6.5. Phuoc Long Pagoda

Phuoc Long Pagoda (also known as Chau Doc 3 Pagoda) is located on Cu Lao Ba Sang, in the middle of Dong Nai River, Long Binh Ward, District 9, with an area of ​​about 10,000m2 . Every year, Phuoc Long Pagoda welcomes hundreds of thousands of people to visit, rest, and meditate. Especially on holidays and Tet, the pagoda welcomes about 10,000 people every day.

2.3.6.6. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda

An ancient pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, located on Street 102, Tang Nhon Phu A Ward. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda was founded in 1741, belonging to the Northern sect.


Currently, Phuoc Tuong Pagoda has 53 statues, 13 horizontal lacquered boards, parallel sentences and many wooden panels, spirit tablets and memorial tablets. Many horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences are hundreds of years old. Some wooden panels in the pagoda were carved in the early 19th century, still have rough features but have great value as hundreds of years old antiques.

According to Venerable Thich Nhat An - abbot of Phuoc Tuong Pagoda, on every occasion of Tet and major Buddhist holidays, the pagoda welcomes over 1,000 Buddhists and pilgrims to visit the pagoda.

Phuoc Tuong Pagoda was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information on July 27, 1993 and recognized as an architectural and artistic relic by decision VH/QD 43 dated January 7, 1993.

2.3.6.7. Buu Long Pagoda

Buu Long Pagoda, officially named Buu Long Zen Monastery, was originally a hermitage, located at 81 Nguyen Xien Street, Long Binh Ward.

Buu Long Pagoda is a Southern Buddhist temple, located on the top of Du Hill, with an area of ​​about 40,000m2 . The temple architecture follows ancient Buddhist culture and is constantly restored and embellished.

In particular, Buu Long Pagoda has Gotama Cetiya stupa worshiping the relics of the Buddha and the Holy Monks, representing the ancient Suvannabhumi civilization in Southeast Asia. The stupa is the largest in Vietnam, with three floors and a height of 56m and four surrounding towers. The stupa has a total capacity of over 2,000 people to visit and worship the Buddha's relics. On major holidays of the Temple, especially the Anniversary of the Founder of Theravada Buddhism in Vietnam on the 26th of the 7th lunar month every year, thousands of monks, nuns and Southern Buddhists from all over the country gather to make a pilgrimage to worship and commemorate the founder of Theravada Buddhism in Vietnam. Or on the occasion of the Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony - on the 17th of the 9th lunar month, the Temple welcomes about 2,000 visitors to attend the ceremony.


2.3.6.8. Phong Phu Communal House

Located in Quarter 3, Tang Nhon Phu B Ward - District 9. The communal house was built around the end of the 19th century and was recognized as a national historical site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 7, 1993.

During the anti-French period, at the communal house, the vanguard youth force of Phong Phu village took an oath to establish and develop into a local army force. During the anti-American period, Phong Phu communal house was the gathering place for revolutionary cadres of the Thu Duc area. The communal house regularly provided money, food, and medicine for revolutionary cadres. In the communal house, there is still a secret bunker to hide cadres.

The main festival of Phong Phu communal house is Ky Yen festival, which takes place over 3 days (14th – 16th of November according to the lunar calendar every year). Every day, Phong Phu communal house is still open to welcome visitors to worship the gods according to their beliefs. In addition, there are often young people visiting and camping in the grounds, combining recreational activities with studying revolutionary traditions.

2.3.6.9. National cultural and historical park

The National Cultural and Historical Park is a project of the city, covering an area of ​​400 hectares, located in Long Binh ward. This is one of the few key cultural and historical works of Ho Chi Minh City that is still being implemented.

The park has a total area of ​​over 400 hectares, with a master plan of 4 areas: ancient area, medieval area, modern area and cultural and entertainment area (including Cu Lao Ba Sang). Up to now, the park has completed the construction of the central structure of the ancient area, the Hung Kings Memorial Temple, which is the place where the National Ancestor's death anniversary is held annually in Ho Chi Minh City.

During its operation, the Hung Kings Memorial Temple welcomed many Party and State leaders as well as the City to visit and tour. During each major holiday, tens of thousands of people came to worship, organize camping, learn about history, enjoy many art performances, etc.


2.3.6.10. Historical site of the 6 commune swamp base

The historical site of the 6-commune swamp base is located in Phu Huu and Tang Nhon Phu B wards. This is the strategic base of the District Party Committee, People's Committee, armed forces and people of the 6-commune swamp during 30 years of fighting against the French colonialists and American imperialists. Also from this base, the armed forces set out to attack Saigon City during the 1968 Mau Than Spring General Offensive and Uprising and the 1975 Spring Great Victory Strategy.

With its outstanding historical values, on October 10, 2008, the City People's Committee issued Decision No. 4303/QD-UBND recognizing the 6-commune Swamp Base as a City-level historical relic.

2.3.6.11. Steel Wire Bundling

The relic of the Steel Wire Police Station consists of 3 separate houses, Western-style architecture, brick walls, tiled roofs, located on high ground in Tang Nhon Phu A Ward, District 9. The Steel Wire Police Station was built a long time ago, at that time this place was a station to transmit and receive news from France, so it was called the Steel Wire House. This is a historical relic recording the crimes of French colonialism with its policies of terror and indiscriminate killing. From December 1945 to the end of 1947, over 600 victims were murdered. The relic was granted a certificate of recognition by the Ministry of Culture and Information under Decision No. 57-VH/QD signed on January 18, 1993.

2.3.6.12. Suoi Tien Cultural Tourist Area

Suoi Tien Cultural Tourist Area is located in Tan Phu Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, about 19km from the city center.

At the tourist area, an entertainment complex was invested in with styles, architecture, and entertainment genres that are embedded with historical images and Vietnamese legends. This is a place that attracts a large number of entertainment visitors from Ho Chi Minh City and other local tourists.

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