Location: popularly recorded as the place with the most leaf prayer books in Vietnam in the Records Books, Xvayton Pagoda, the Khmer pagoda in the center of Tri Ton Town of Mekong Delta, An Giang Province, preserves about 150 series of prayer books on the leaves in its store.
The Head monk Chau Soc Pholly, the sixth generation of monks at the pagoda, said that the pagoda was originally constructed about three centuries a got on a wild area of dense bushes and little human settlement. According to his explanation, because this area is anciently a kingdom of monkeys, the Khmer inhabitants decided to build a pagoda and named it Xvayton (Xa Ton in Khmer language) which means “monkeys pulling each other by their tails".
Location: Tuc Dup Hill located in Tri Ton District, belongs to Co To Mountain, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: With a modest height of only 300m, Tuc Dup Hill has a obstacle and dangerous geography with rough cliffs forming caves getting though each other like a bee hive.
In the period of resistance fighting against US imperialists, Tuc Dup Hill became a secret base for Viet Minh soldiers due to its distinctive characteristics together with brave fighting will and wisdom of An Giang people. In the hard time lasting in 128 days, the enemy who had a very powerful military force such as fighting jets, artillery and infantry did not defeat our determined fighting will. Consequently, the US enemy was defeated. Since American spent a sum of money about 2 million dollars on bullets and bombs used for this hill, the hill was later named a terrible name called “2 million – dollar hill”.
Location: The village is located in Van Giao Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province
Characteristic: Van Giao brocade symbolizes the beauty and rich cultural character of Khmer ethnic people's brocade
Made by the unique combination of traditional and modern methods, Van Giao Brocade products own multiform style, harmonious color and fine pattern. Particularly, the dye material used in the dyeing technique of Van Giao Village is totally natural origin. It makes silk shining, smooth and fast.
Tra Su Forest in An Giang province
Location: Tra Su Forest is located in Vinh Trung Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: Coming to Tra Su Forest, people will have a chance to enjoy precious moments living in harmony with nature as well as the wholesome atmosphere.
Located at the foot of Sam Mountain, Vinh Te Commune, Chau Doc Town of An GIang Province, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb is a fine piece of art of ancient architecture.
Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb is located in front of Ba Chua Xu Temple, that is the biggest monument at the foot of Sam Mountain, 5-km southwest of Chau Doc.
The Mekong Delta, the biggest rice – growing area of Vietnam, is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the South in specific and in Vietnam in general. When mentioning about the Mekong Delta, people usually offer as Vietnam’s rice basket. Since it is enrich with alluvial soils by the large river system, the Mekong Delta provides three harvest a year. In addition to rice, the area also produces coconut, sugar cane, fruits and fishes. Although Mekong Delta is a rural area, it is one of the most densely populated areas in Vietnam and most of the land is under cultivation.