Tourism development of Vinh Long province in the period 2000 - 2010 and vision to 2020

The current attraction of Tien Chau Pagoda is not only spiritual, worshiping gods, and the legend of fairies descending to earth, but also because it is a pagoda with beautiful architecture, elaborately carved motifs, and a cool campus that makes people's souls comfortable. Currently, the pagoda has become a prominent cultural and spiritual tourist destination of An Binh Island, always included in the tour by travel companies and will continue to develop to attract the attention of tourists in the future.

Tien Chau Pagoda was recognized as a National Architectural and Artistic Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1994 (Decision No. 3211-QD, dated December 12, 1994).

* Mausoleum of Commander-in-Chief Dieu Bat

Every year, on the third and fourth of January, people from all over come to Tra On to celebrate Tet and attend the death anniversary of the Commander-in-Chief of the Tien Quan Nguyen Van Ton (1763 - 1820) in Thien My commune, Tra On district, Vinh Long province.

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Presently, the mausoleum and tomb of the Commander-in-Chief Dieu Bat are located at Thanh Bach mound, My Hoa hamlet, Thien My commune, about two kilometers from Tra On town. This entire area is on an open land, surrounded by many tall shady trees and beautiful fruits. The temple area has three buildings: the main hall, the martial arts hall and the guest house. All the architectural works are made of wood. The mausoleum worships the Commander-in-Chief Dieu Bat and his wife and famous people such as Left Army Le Van Duyet, Binh Tay General Truong Dinh, Binh Tay Deputy General Nguyen An (Deputy General Truong Dinh, after his defeat in Go Cong, returned to continue the uprising and died in Tra On). Hero Nguyen Trung Truc, Commander-in-Chief Dieu Bat Nguyen Van Ton were awarded the title of Trung Dang Than by the Nguyen Dynasty in 1944.

Every year, at the Mausoleum of Commander-in-Chief Nguyen Van Ton, there are the following holidays:

- Death anniversary of the former military commander: 16th and 17th of the second lunar month.

- Death anniversary of Deputy Marshal Nguyen An, death anniversary of the ancestors and descendants: December 20.

But the most important holiday is the death anniversary of the Commander-in-Chief Nguyen Van Ton on the third and fourth days of the first lunar month. During these days, thousands of Vietnamese, Chinese, and Khmer people from Tra On, Cau Ke, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, etc. come to attend. The death anniversary of the Commander-in-Chief is meant to be a blessing ceremony on these days.

early spring. Commander-in-Chief Nguyen Van Ton became the god of the three ethnic groups Vietnamese, Chinese and Khmer in Tra On. Currently, this place is a tourist destination that attracts a large number of domestic visitors during Tet holidays. However, due to limitations in tourism products, this place has not yet developed strongly in tourism and cannot be exploited according to tourist tours.

The Ministry of Culture and Information issued a decision to rank Lang Ong as a national historical and cultural relic on February 13, 1996. (Decision No. 310-QD dated February 13, 1996).

* Cua Huu Banyan Tree Relic

According to Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi and Gia Dinh Thanh Thong Chi, in February of Quy Dau year, the 12th year of Gia Long reign (1813), the Hue court ordered the Imperial Commissioner Luu Phuoc Tuong of Vinh Thanh town to build the citadel. The citadel is located in Ward 1, Vinh Long city today. The citadel is built of earth, the main gate faces Southeast, the back faces Northwest. The citadel's perimeter is 750 truong wide (one truong is equal to 3 feet), 1 truong high, 2.5 truong thick. Around the citadel there is a wide moat and a deep river. After the devastation, fortunately, in front of the Right gate of Vinh Long citadel, there was a surviving banyan tree. The people preserved and protected the banyan tree, calling it the Huu gate banyan tree to leave a mark and remember the ancient Vinh Long citadel.

In the 50s, the mother banyan tree - the only trace of the old Vinh Long citadel - was destroyed. From the mother tree grew a young banyan tree that grew well and exists to this day. This is the highlight that visitors to Vinh Long want to see with their own eyes the wonders of nature. However, this place is only a place for people in the province as well as tourists to visit, and there are no organized tours or rich tourism products to attract tourists.

On December 1, 2000, the Provincial People's Committee issued a decision to recognize Cua Huu Banyan Tree as a provincial historical and cultural relic.

* Long Thanh Communal House

Long Thanh Communal House is currently located in Hamlet B, Ward 5 - Vinh Long city, about three kilometers from the city center, on the bank of Long Ho river.

Every year, Long Thanh communal house has two big festivals: Ha Dien festival on the 14th and 15th of the third lunar month and Thuong Dien festival on the 16th and 17th of the tenth lunar month. Compared to the two festivals, Ha Dien festival is more solemn than Thuong Dien festival. On this festival, Long Thanh communal house attracts a large number of people from the locality and other places to attend. In particular, Long Thanh communal house still preserves traditional rituals such as Tuc Yet, Chanh Te, Tien Hien, Hau Hien, building the court, great boi, and returning the court. The communal house's sacrificial text, originally written by Mr. Le Quang Nguyen, former Governor of Ha Tien (Tu Duc period), is still in use today. However, due to limited area, the communal house only attracts a large number of domestic tourists on big holidays and has not created many products to attract regular visitors.

Long Thanh Communal House was recognized as a National Historical - Cultural Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information on March 25, 1991 (Decision No. 457 QD dated March 25, 1991).

* Tan Hoa Communal House

Tan Hoa Communal House used to belong to Vinh Binh District, Dinh Vien Prefecture, now located in Tan Hung Hamlet, Tan Hoa Commune, Vinh Long City. Tan Hoa Communal House is located on the bank of Tien River, facing Cai Doi Canal, so people often call it Cai Doi Communal House. Today, this communal house is opposite My Thuan Bridge, a suitable location for tourists to admire the scenic spots.

Most notable is the precious wooden truss, the large communal house pillars, one person cannot hug them. The inside of the communal house is very wide, from three to four meters. In particular, the parts just mentioned in the martial arts hall, where many people gather, are often carved with artistic motifs. For example, the four frog-leg trusses are usually carved into the shape of dragons. The truss body is the dragon body. The leaves supporting the last arm of the roof are transformed into dragon heads. It can be said that this is a strange technical feature, beautiful in aesthetics, and its load-bearing capacity is not reduced.

Tan Hoa Communal House is an architectural work of art, a testament to a rather long historical period. Through many ups and downs since our ancestors began to reclaim land, establish hamlets and villages, however, no matter the circumstances, our fathers

We still try to preserve cultural heritage. Therefore, Tan Hoa communal house was recognized as a national historical-cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1998.

Currently, the temple is always open for visitors to come and learn about ancient architecture and sculptures combined with a view of My Thuan Bridge from the riverbank, so it will continue to attract tourists in the future.

* Long Ho Temple

The relic is located in Hamlet 4 - Ward 4 - Vinh Long city.

The attraction here is the scenery inside and outside the communal house. In 1852, Long Ho communal house was granted the title "Bon Canh Thanh Hoang" by King Tu Duc.

Nowadays, although the communal house is not exploited for tourism purposes, on festival days, many people and tourists from near and far come to worship.

Long Ho Communal House was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a provincial historical and cultural relic under Decision No. 3438/QD-UBT dated December 20, 2000.

* Toa Sen Pagoda

Toa Sen Pagoda is located in Hoa Thanh Hamlet, Dong Thanh Commune, Binh Minh District, Vinh Long Province. The total area of the pagoda is 17,780 square meters. The pagoda has a spacious, airy campus, with a garden of ancient trees and fruit trees. The architectural works are built of reinforced concrete, this is a highlight of the Toa Sen Pagoda that is difficult for any other pagoda in the area to have. Today, Toa Sen Pagoda is not only a place of worship for the local people but also receives investment from the authorities of Binh Minh District to contribute to attracting tourists to Binh Minh.

Toa Sen Pagoda was recognized as a provincial-level relic by the Provincial People's Committee (Decision No. 892/QD-UB, dated April 8, 2004).

* Seven Palace Temple

That Phu Assembly Hall (Vinh An Palace) is located at Area A, Ward 5, Vinh Long City today. This is a valuable architectural work in the province, headed by architect Ha Tao.

The construction parts here are carved elaborately, both realistic and stylized, and painted in five colors or gilded. Occasionally, in some places between those delicately carved parts, there are also gaps, where the artists put up pictures of historical figures. Therefore, this area is elaborate but not boring. It can be said that this is an outstanding work of art not only for Vietnamese works, but also for Chinese works.

The interior of Vinh An Palace is beautifully decorated. It can be said that nowhere else has dozens of sets of panels, parallel sentences, and horizontal lacquered boards with exquisite carvings and gilded lacquer as brightly as here. Every year, on the festival days, thousands of people come to worship at That Phu Temple, attracting not only Chinese people, but also local Vietnamese people.

That Phu Temple was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical and cultural relic (Decision No. 152 QD/BT, January 25, 1994). This is a favorable factor to strongly attract investment for development as well as ensure the longevity of the temple.

* Temple of Merit

According to Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi, the Cong Than Mieu (Hoi Dong Temple) of Vinh Long was built in the 17th year of Minh Mang (1837) in Thanh My Dong village, Vinh Binh district. Folklore often calls this temple Dinh Khao because it is said that the old mandarins often chose this place to hold banquets and give rewards. Since its reconstruction, the temple has been officially named "Cong Than Linh Mieu", becoming a place of folk worship.

This is a local deity system, including cultural symbols, symbols of the sacred energy of mountains and rivers. It can be said that the Vinh Long Temple of the Gods is a "monument" commemorating 300 years of culture of this land. Therefore, on August 31, 1998, the Ministry of Culture and Information issued Decision No. 1811-QD recognizing the Temple of the Gods as a national cultural relic.

2.2.2.2. Tourist areas

Currently, in Vinh Long province, there are many tourist areas that are operating strongly and attracting a large number of tourists. The tourist areas here also have diverse forms of activities such as: Eco-tourism areas, farm tourism areas, tourist areas with activities.

entertainment activities, or event organization... the active tourist areas create an important premise to help Vinh Long develop its tourism brand, typical tourism products in the province. Typical tourist areas such as: Vinh Sang Farm Tourist Area, Mekong-Dong Phu Tourist Area, An Binh Eco-tourism Area, Truong An Tourist Area.

a. Vinh Sang Farm Tourist Area

Vinh Sang tourist area has an area of 2.2 hectares located right at the beginning of An Binh Islet in An Thuan Hamlet - An Binh Commune - Long Ho District. This area is like a large natural garden with many types of fruit trees and interconnected canals.

At Vinh Sang, visitors can participate in the thrilling game of fishing for crocodiles 5 years old or older. Visitors can bait and fish for crocodiles themselves.

There is also a flock of African ostriches with more than 60 adults. In the fresh nature of the Southwest, visitors can freely ride ostriches running freely on the sand. This is the largest bird species in the world, raised and developed right in the middle of the Mekong Delta, this is also a very popular service here.

In addition to those exciting and thrilling games, you can also participate in rowing, netting, fishing or scooping fish... the fresh freshwater fish will be even more attractive when visitors prepare grilled fish by themselves to enjoy right in the garden with pure sticky rice wine or Dao Tien wine, immersing themselves in the rustic life of the people of the river region, visitors can also enjoy smooth folk songs through the form of Don ca tai tu, which will definitely bring visitors a feeling of comfort in a truly peaceful space.

If you have more time, stay overnight at Vinh Sang with riverside bedrooms. The materials of the motel are made from coconut wood, the rooms are fully equipped with hotel standards right in the middle of a pure natural setting.

At Vinh Sang tourism, visitors can also participate in other activities such as: river bathing - water sliding, young people can ride bicycles around the village road through the fruit gardens on Cu Lao An Binh... will definitely bring visitors

unforgettable feelings during the holidays in the Mekong Delta countryside. From Vinh Sang tourism, tourists take a cruise ship deep into the small canals, visiting the famous traditional craft villages of the Southern garden located along the river. Tourists can enjoy the traditional coconut candy making of the people of An Binh island at Vinh Sang tourist area, enjoying the sweet and fragrant coconut candy. In addition, tourists can also visit the red pottery kiln - a traditional, famous and unique craft village only found in Vinh Long.

In order to meet the entertainment needs of tourists, the tourist area has recently invested in building a two-way grass sliding system. This is a fun game that attracts a large number of tourists to participate.

Promotional activities of the tourist area are also promoted: building a separate website, the tourist area is always included in the tours of all travel companies in Vinh Long and some travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City, so this place has become a quite famous tourist area in the Mekong Delta region and in the future it will certainly develop more and more strongly.

b. Mekong-Dong Phu tourist area

7 km by water from Vinh Long city is Mekong-Dong Phu tourist area, in Dong Phu commune, Long Ho district. The special and unique feature up to now is that this model combines eco-tourism and visiting catfish ponds. Located in the middle of Tien river, the only means of transportation here is by canoe or boat, creating a unique feature of the tourist area.

From a distance, Dong Phu sandbank looks like an alluvial land with some fine sand dunes, the color is slightly lighter, showing that the sandbank has more sand than mud. There are few places along the Hau River that have good sandbanks because the river carries too much alluvium, so most of the alluvial land is mud. With an area of more than 2 hectares interspersed with dozens of catfish and basa fish ponds, Mekong - Dong Phu eco-tourism area is suitable for outdoor vacations with water games and other outdoor activities. Visitors can participate in activities on the river by canoe, jet ski, paddle boat, banana boat for groups of 4 to more than 10 people. In particular, this place also has a conservation area for species.

natural freshwater aquatic products of the Mekong River. Many species of fish gather here to eat leftovers from raising tra and basa fish. Therefore, visitors can fish on the river themselves, including freshwater aquatic products that are specialties of the Mekong Delta such as catfish, silver pomfret, giant freshwater prawns, etc., creating excitement for visitors, especially urban visitors. In the afternoon, tourists from many directions flock to the islet to bathe in the river on the alluvial ground, play canoeing and pulling banana rafts, drive jet skis, etc. The services here are quite standard and the hygiene is relatively good.

With an investment capital of 6 billion VND, Mekong - Dong Phu eco-tourism area is a model of socializing tourism activities to attract tourists to Vinh Long. From being known as a province with strengths in garden eco-tourism, Mekong - Dong Phu eco-tourism area opens up many prospects in breaking the monotony and duplication of the tourism industry in the provinces in the region today.

In October 2009, with the support of the province, the national power grid was also extended 200 meters underground across the river to this tourist area. This is the basis for Vinh Long Seafood Trading Company Limited to implement the construction of phase 2, including 30 resorts for overnight tourists. Mekong - Dong Phu Eco-tourism Area will be a new destination on the tourist route in the journey to explore the Mekong Delta.

c. An Binh Eco-tourism Area

Thanks to its favorable location at the Co Chien River junction and near Vinh Long town, An Binh eco-tourism area located in An Binh commune, Long Ho district is currently a popular tourist attraction in this island.

In the tourist area, there are many types of fruit trees such as longan, mango, rambutan... not only do they produce fruit, adding to the dessert menu for tourists, but they are also an ideal resort for visitors to visit and rest in peace.

Coming to this tourist area, visitors can also relax by fishing, listening to traditional music, and have the opportunity to enjoy attractive and diverse local garden dishes.

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