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The Mekong Delta, at the south end of Vietnam is a vast and low plain, divided by the "Nine Dragons", the arms of the mighty Mekong River. The country most fertile soil is formed by alluvions and sediments deposited by the great river. This prosperous reg…

The Mekong Delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southeastern Vietnam of 39,000 square kilometres.

Compared with the harmony music we enjoyed in the university of Hanoi this songs takes getting used to western ears. My first impression was like "tasting strong acid in the song". The guitarist playing the percussion bell at the same time with his guitar…

The vast delta is formed by the deposition of the multiple tentacles and tributaries of the mighty Mekong River which has its origin in the Tibetan highland plateau 2,800 miles away. From its source, the river makes its way through China, Myanmar (Burma),…

Look to his simple foot throttle and the chair leg extension

The Mekong's Vietnamese name, Cuu Long, means Nine Dragons for the nine mouths that terminate the flow of this great river as it is absorbed by the sea. I was said that there are only eight arms into the sea, but one is a man made cannel to get the number…

Ben Ninh Kieu is probably the most well known landmark in Can Tho. The port lies on Hau Giang and crosses the city of Can Tho. The city opens to the water front where port Ninh Kieu is the focal point of all activities on the river. Frequent ferries carry…

The main market of Cần Thơ used to be located on Ninh Kiều pier, and be mostly an open market.

Fresh vegetables, fruits and other food at the local Cần Thơ market

A busy traffic over this bridge. It was the point to get on the rowboat to the floating market

Its a great pleasure to raw through the hundreds small channels which connect the nine branches of the Mekong Delta. Its a net like a labyrinth and you need the help from indigenous people.

Due the tide the water level was getting lower and lower. We had to hurry ton reach the big Mekong branch in time. Suddenly an heavy loaded barge blocks us to go on. We'd to step out into hip-high mud go reach the solid ground. In the meantime the oarsman…

There is a weird way of marketing the goods for sale at the market - "bẹo hàng". Sellers hang the samples of what they want to sell at the top of a long pole which is fixed at the bow of their boat, so buyers can spot in the distance what kinds of goods t…

Cái Răng floating market is the main wholesale floating market near Cần Thơ.

Buyers are local traders with bigger boats snapping everything by the bushels and resell at local markets or to wholesale dealers from big cities, often for a handsome profit.

Visitors will see thousands of small boats full of agricultural products from Western corners to form 1km long floating market. It's said to be a fruit-market of the Southern part and the market is cultural identity of the Mekong Delta.