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Off the Beaten Path in Can Tho

Women selling ice cream - Can Tho
Women selling ice cream
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Tips and photos of unusual, out-of-the-way Can Tho attractions, posted by real travelers and locals.
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Munirangsyaram Pagoda
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  • Updated By richiecdisc on February 17, 2005
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  • an atmospheric pagoda - Can Tho
    an atmospheric pagoda
    by richiecdisc
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    On the way into Cantho, I noticed this very atmospheric pagoda from the bus and hoped I’d be able to find it during our short stay. It was too dark that evening but I noticed it was very close to the place we ate dinner, and that made it close enough to our hotel to make a morning visit before our bus left town. After three weeks of less than impressive Vietnamese architecture, this Khmer influenced compound seemed a thing of exquisite beauty. Early in the morning, we had the grounds to ourselves until some Khmer monks arrived and were surprised to find us already investigating their world. You can find it on Hoa Binh in Cantho.

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    Lục Běnh (Pontederiaceae)
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  • Updated By Ciambella on June 12, 2007
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  • Lục Běnh - Can Tho
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    The floating foliage seen on all the bodies of water in the Mekong Delta is called lục běnh, a member of the pontederiaceae or pickerelweed family. This fast growing aquatic plant is native of the tropical Southern Vietnam and is usable in many different ways.

    The white and purple flowers and the glossy dark green leaves are used for livestock feed, and the stems are used as weaving material for bags and baskets (see the accompanying picture). Even though it is a rather invasive plant, the locals know how to make the best of the situation as they always do. They also bring lục běnh into literature, with poems and songs using it as a symbol of steadfast love.

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    Cham ethnic minority village
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  • Updated By richiecdisc on February 16, 2005
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  • Cham charm not lost - Can Tho
    Cham charm not lost
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    It would be difficult to visit a Cham village on your own so even if you traveled to the Mekong Delta on your own, you would most likely have to hire a guide to do something like this. Though I initially thought it would be very touristy, I was surprised to find the villagers anything but. Not only did they not beg for money, they were quite civilized in their behavior about selling you things produced there. The kids were very cute and if anything shy, a very nice departure from the “bon-bon, pen. Mister” mentality you find in similar villages elsewhere in the third world.

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    the last place I expected a mosque
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  • By richiecdisc on February 16, 2005
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  • a mosque where you least expect it - Can Tho
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    Cham people live in Cham only villages and life revolves around fishing and small scale farming, especially of onions. It is a simple but seemingly idyllic life. The Cham are traditionally Muslims and it was a pleasant surprise to find this austere mosque just behind the simple village.

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    Country side and beach trip
  • Updated By globaloro on March 27, 2008
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  • Women selling ice cream - Can Tho
    Women selling ice cream
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    Took a day trip about 40 kilometers out of Can Tho it was a nice day (But needed to get out of that city) wile riding on my friends motor bike, we came across a nice Monkey Bridge mad of bamboo. Most of these have been replaced by concrete bridges to accommodate motor bikes, these days. So my friend walked out on the bridg as I took her picture. In the past they where used every were traditionally in Vietnam for crossing canals.
    On the way we spotted a women selling Ice Cream to little boy,I took their pic .
    Another time took a 3 day trip to the beach, on the way we saw some fising boats on the river by the sea. At the beach there was a Buddhist temple in a cave by the sea.

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