Mekong Delta

This is one of the best-known pagodas in the region. Vĩnh Tràng is an ancient southern architechtural gem built in the middle of the 19th century. There are many Buddha statues including some that are over a hundred years old.

The Mekong water provides sustenance and livelihood for countless families who fish to supplement their daily meals. Many local residences also live on their houseboats. Traditionally, these floating houses were buoyed by large bundles of bamboo, but these have since been replaced by PVC piping or metal or plastic barrels. In nets and wire baskets under their houses, the villagers cultivate freshwater fish and shrimp – a major export product of the region.

As one of the popular industries in Mekong Delta, brick factory. In the past, Vietnamese used many natural materials for building house such as clay mud, timber and water palm leaves. Especially, Mekong Delta got a friendly weather all year round, it rare to have strong storm or typhoon, people tended to make their house simple and temporary. Till the late of nineteen century, French governors built palaces and houses which were more solid and strong and use to be made by cement and brick. Vietnamese quickly learnt from French techniques and gained more skills to make brick. With large of clay resources around Mekong Delta and full of natural fuel such as rice husk, char coal and mud coal, local people have fulfilled demand of bricks in constructions.

Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life. Farmers from the region bring their goods, fruits and vegetables mainly, to the markets and sell them to local dealers. There is a bamboo-pole at each boat, hanging the goods that sold on the top of the pole so that buyers can see from away.