In order to promote and introduce potential strengths, Ca Mau province has passed events, cultural, sports, tourism and commercial activities to domestic and foreign tourists, including the event “Perfume” U Minh forest”. Currently, U Minh Ha forest land still ranks first in the freshwater ecosystem in the Mekong Delta. In particular, this place also has a traditional job of guarding bees, associated with the U Minh Ha honey brand known to the whole country. Mr. Pham Duy Thanh (living in Khanh Binh Northwest commune, Tran Van Thoi district), said that when coming to the Melaleuca forest area, the most interesting thing for tourists is to eat bees for honey. Beekeeping is a family tradition. Before developing into a tourism product, this was the main income earner for Mr. Thanh’s family. “Being introduced to friends all over the world, the special traditional craft of our homeland is a great happiness for us,” said Mr. Thanh. Through activities in the event “Fragrance of U Minh Forest”, Ca Mau wishes to help visitors experience and discover the rich products of the land of U Minh Ha. Thereby, promoting and introducing potentials and strengths of U Minh district through cultural, tourism, culinary and commercial activities. Creating conditions for businesses to meet, connect, expand links, cooperate in tourism development, attract investment in developing product brands, improve competitiveness with localities in the province… Tourists visit and experience the activities of guarding bee trusses in U Minh Ha forest (Ca Mau). On the basis of promoting the potential of local agricultural strengths, Bac Lieu also finds resources to exploit the cultural and landscape characteristics of rural areas to form attractive agricultural tourism products. Visitors can visit and experience such as visiting Bac Lieu longan garden as a typical example. Located 6km from the center of Bac Lieu city, stretching nearly 7km along the coastal route from Nha Mat ward to Vinh Trach Dong commune with an area of ​​over 50 hectares. The highlight here are the longan gardens with many ancient longan roots, with trees up to hundreds of years old. In addition, a rural setting typical for the countryside of the Mekong Delta creates an attractive agro-ecological space that can organize diverse tourism activities, such as: weekend breaks, culture , ecology, cuisine… Currently, Bac Lieu longan garden area has implemented a project to preserve ancient longan associated with tourism development in Giong longan tourist area with over 1,110 original longan trees owned by 48 households in Hiep Thanh commune and Vinh Zedong. Or sightseeing tours associated with mangroves, agro-ecology, fishery combined with visiting wind power are also developed by Bac Lieu province. Due to its natural features, Bac Lieu’s sea does not have natural beaches, but has unique features of the mangrove ecosystem such as the mangrove landscape with interlaced canals, a system of farms and areas. aquaculture. Especially wind power projects in coastal areas… These areas can be exploited for tourism development in the form of resort resorts associated with agro-ecology, visiting wind power, directly experiencing the life of coastal residents such as: fishing, fishing, etc. , catch shrimp or catch clams… Recently, Dong Thap province has emerged as one of the localities with a rapid breakthrough in tourism development. Although there are not many famous scenic spots, but with the advantage of agriculture, the enthusiasm of the people of Dong Thap province has many good ways to “retain” tourists when coming to the land of pink lotus. As a purely agricultural province, agriculture is considered a key economic sector to help Dong Thap province promote economic development. However, in the past few years, many farmers have shifted to develop agricultural production along with tourism. The new economic model not only helps farmers in Dong Thap province to improve their income, but also improves farmers’ thinking about agricultural economic development. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap province, over the past time, the agricultural tourism model has helped farmers in Dong Thap province to improve their income many times higher, a part of farmers in Dong Thap province is gradually switching from agricultural production. purely agricultural economic model. In the period from 2016 to 2020, the orchard attractions in the province have welcomed over 150,000 tourists with a total revenue of over 43 billion VND. This is a clear demonstration that developing agricultural tourism is a promising new direction to help Dong Thap province extend the value chain of agricultural production. Many farmers in Dong Thap also expressed that they develop tourism not only for economic benefits but also for responsibility and pride for their homeland. When doing tourism besides agricultural production, what they receive is not only immediate profits but also useful information through contact with tourists… Tourists visit and experience the activities of guarding bee trusses in U Minh Ha forest (Ca Mau). One of the places with many agricultural tourist attractions when coming to Can Tho city is Phong Dien district. This place not only has My Khanh tourist village with many games and attractive dishes, but also many households doing eco-tourism, concentrated in the hamlets: My Hoa, My Nhon and My Ai (My Khanh commune). . The owner of Hoang Anh fruit garden belongs to farmer Vo Hoang Thanh. Having opened a restaurant to sell food and drinks to people in the neighborhood, 7 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Thanh boldly invested in gardens, dug fish ponds and formed an ecological area to serve tourists. This ecological garden is located on the banks of a 6,000m² wide canal, growing all kinds of fruit trees, such as: green grapefruit, dragon fruit, pineapple (pineapple), papaya, custard apple… Not far away is a 1.2 hectare garden planted and maintained by Mr. Lam The Cuong (My Ai hamlet, My Khanh commune) for more than 60 years. In the garden, he built small houses so that visitors could stay overnight… Can Tho currently has over 32 tourist garden sites and dozens of households doing community tourism. This is a type of tourism developed on the basis of cultural values ​​of the community, managed, exploited and benefited by residents. The city’s tourism development goal is to help people increase their income, improve their lives, exchange and exchange cultures, contribute to socio-economic development… According to Mr. Nguyen Khanh Tung, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City, community tourism development in Can Tho will not follow the general model but depending on the natural conditions and characteristics of each locality to build a model. fit. In which, it is necessary to clearly identify the subject of community tourism activities as the local people, the indigenous cultural identity is the core value. “We will survey and re-locate potential areas for community-based tourism, from which there will be a proposal to build a community development tourism project for Can Tho,” said Mr. Tung.

Bac Lieu ancient longan garden attracts many tourists to visit and experience. Photo: HUU THI Giong Nhan belongs to Hiep Thanh and Vinh Trach Dong communes of Bac Lieu city, about 10km from the city center, towards the sea. This is a coastal land, high sand dunes, suitable for growing longan, so hundreds of years ago, longan gardens were immense and luxuriant in this country. The name Giong Label also comes from there. So of course, Giong Nhan’s specialty is longan, but not ordinary but ancient longan. Dozens of ancient longan gardens running along Giong Nhan make visitors sink into the beautiful natural scenery. There are roots of longan with more than 200 years of age that still regularly bear fruit in the homeland of Da Co Hoai Lang. The original large label with the hand of an adult, imprinted with the traces of time with rough shapes, winding wood grain, one after another will help visitors get beautiful photos. Bac Lieu longan is sweet, crispy, succulent, very fragrant. In order to exploit this indigenous cultural resource, the People’s Committee of Bac Lieu province has developed and implemented a project to preserve ancient longan associated with tourism development, creating good changes. Also on Giong Nhan route, visitors will admire the “mango” nearly 340 years old, still lush, this season is bearing fruit. The mango tree is over 15m high, the canopy is over 300m2, the trunk is up to 6 people’s arms. This mango tree was recognized by the Vietnam Association for the Protection of Nature and Environment as a “Vietnam Heritage Tree” in 2015 and has been declared over 334 years old. The elderly in this country also do not know when this mango tree has been planted, by whom, only know that it is pride and sharing with tourists near and far. Around the ancient mango tree, there are many stories about the time of reclaiming and establishing a hamlet, expanding this Giong Nhan land, making visitors even more fascinated. A few hundred meters from the ancient mango tree is Xiem Can pagoda, which has been ranked as a national relic. This is a hundred-year-old Khmer ancient temple with magnificent and sacred architecture. This land has the cultural interference of the community of 3 ethnic groups: Kinh, Hoa, and Khmer, so the name Xiem Can pagoda in Chinese means “bordering the water”, because of its location near the sea. This temple is always the priority destination of tourists when returning to Bac Lieu. The majestic and attractive architecture blends with the cool, shady green space. Just off the main road, turning to the entrance to the temple, visitors have walked through the shaded trees, with the gate, the architectural images of the Khmer pagoda keep leading the way to the peaceful place. A new but famous attraction near and far on Giong Nhan street is the wind power field of Bac Lieu, not far from Xiem Can pagoda. In the midst of the immense sea and sky, the wind turbines rotate like giant pinwheels curled in the air, above are white clouds, below are blue seas. Visitors just need to stand on the bridge, tilt at any angle, pose for a beautiful picture, as if standing in Europe. “Virtual living paradise” is how young people often call this wind power field. If you go out to your heart’s content, you should sit back and enjoy Giong Label’s specialty, which is banh xeo. Giong Label pancake is so famous that everyone must eat it once. There are also people who say to themselves that “Banh xeo is not like that anywhere” and they have found themselves “wrong too wrong” when once enjoying Giong Nhan specialties. The skin of Giong Label pancakes is much thicker than regular pancakes but is quite crispy. Meat and shrimp are spread evenly on the skin of the cake, not focusing on the filling like the usual way. The filling of Giong Nhan pancakes is also made with fresh seafood from the sea of ​​Bac Lieu, and added with vegetables from the field, garden vegetables, etc., mixed with dipping sauce with a characteristic concoction flavor. All rolled up, dipped in dipping sauce and leisurely enjoyed. Crispy, greasy, sweet skin of seafood, a little sour – acrid – bitter – strong of vegetables and salty – sweet – sour – spicy of dipping sauce, all make up a memorable smell. Without going far and not moving too much, visitors had a memorable day when going out to Giong Nhan. Another option that many people experience is to take advantage of the day to visit two more places just over ten minutes from Giong Nhan by car, which is to visit Mother Nam Hai (Quan Am Phat Dai) and Don Ca Tai Tu Memorial Area and musician Cao Van Lau.

Tran Trinh Huy (1900 – 1974) was the third son of Mr. Tran Trinh Trach, the richest landowner in Bac Lieu. Mr. Trach has 7 children including 3 boys – Tran Trinh Dinh, Tran Trinh Huy, Tran Trinh Khuong – and 4 girls. All 3 sons are notorious playboys, but the most prominent is still Uncle Huy. Prince of Black, Prince of Bac Lieu Tran Trinh Huy Uncle Ba Huy was born at a time when Mr. Council Trach’s estate was at its peak. Ba Huy’s childhood and childhood lived completely in luxury. Throughout the day, Uncle Ba was pampered and played to his heart’s content. Studying was not interested by Ba. However, when he was growing up, he had to meet the fashion trend of young people to study abroad in France, so Ba Huy asked his father’s permission to study abroad. With the concept that the surface field is not equal to giving his son a letter, Mr. Trach Council tried everything to let Uncle Ba go on the road. After three years in a foreign land, Uncle Ba returned home. In order to welcome the return of his son to be worthy of the family routine, Mr. Trach Council from Bac Lieu to Saigon went to the car company on the corner of Charner (Nguyen Hue) – Bonard (Le Loi) to buy a new car. Although the family’s old Ford is still in use and is the coveted dream of many people. Uncle Huy’s car. This car is currently on display at the Bac Lieu Prince’s showroom Looking at the council man with his grandmother’s clothes, with the … countryside with a faint smell of rice, the car salesmen showed disdain. Regardless, the councilman told his companions to choose the most luxurious, best and most expensive car for him. He sat in that car. Cozy, comfortable. Satisfied, the councilman pulled out the mound and opened it. Countless piles of money made the car salesman roll his eyes. After buying a car, the car was on duty at Nha Rong wharf to wait for the train carrying his son from France to return to the wharf. Uncle Ba Huy ashore to get on a new car next to it, carrying parents and relatives back to Bac Lieu. The car, driven by Uncle Ba Huy, ran at a fairly high speed, making the people sitting in the car tremble with fear. Sitting in the car, the council asked about his learning situation, he calmly replied that he only likes to learn to fly a plane, learn to dance, learn to drive as well as travel to visit farming. of the French. He also did not mention that he left the capital of light a French wife and a half-blood child. Unlike Bach, because he loved the stage, when he went to France, besides having fun, he also approached the Western stage, Ba Huy only focused on agriculture. Uncle Ba accumulated a little capital for farming, so he was then assigned by the council to look after the estate. However, being not interested in the job, Uncle Ba immediately hired a Frenchman to look after and manage the land and gardens. In his spare time, he indulges in playing, leaning with love affairs, going crazy with red and black animals… Compared with the king Going to Bac Lieu to meet the elders, you can hear anecdotes about . This anecdote follows the waterfall anecdote that makes the story of Ba Huy even more vivid. The story is told that after being assigned to manage the estate by his father, every time he visited the field, his father wore a cravatte vest and sat in a Ford vedette. In areas that have to travel by water, he uses canoes. At that time, all vehicles on the river were rowing. His father’s canoe to visit the fields powered by a machine is indeed a rare image in the countryside of Bac Lieu. Moreover, every time he plays sports, he uses a Peugeot sports car. This car was in the South at that time, in addition to his father, only one other person used it, King Bao Dai. Legend has it that in this world, Uncle Ba is not inferior to anyone, including kings. So whenever King Bao Dai had something, Ba Huy got it, including an airplane. The small plane was bought and brought back to Vietnam. Thanks to his time in France, he learned to fly, so Uncle Ba is a pilot who controls the plane every time he visits the field. King Bao Dai’s plane was purchased with public funds. Only Bac Lieu’s son is the only Vietnamese who owns a private jet. The reputation of Bac Lieu’s son’s way of life and play resounded throughout the land of Cochinchina. He lived in harmony with farmers, understanding the plight of farmers. He is willing to reduce rice, write off debts for special circumstances. He also enjoys playing. Once he flew a plane to visit the fields in Rach Gia, he went to Ha Tien. The scenery of Ha Tien was so beautiful that he kept wandering around in the sky until the fuel gauge ran out, he had to land at a nearby airport. Unfortunately, that airport is in Thai territory. Thai authorities impounded the plane and then fined an amount equivalent to 200,000 bushels of rice. Mr. Trach Council had to mobilize a rather long group of boats to carry rice to Thailand to pay the fine to welcome his son back. A newspaper at that time named Le Courrier Saigonnais also published information about this aircraft purchase event. The expression “Bac Lieu’s son” was born in the early 20th century to refer to the children of rich people who are more interested in playing than in learning and working. At first, this idiom was just to generalize about the rich children in Bac Lieu, but later on, because Ba Huy’s play performance was so outstanding, everyone understood that when it came to this word, it was referring to him. Prince of Bac Lieu Tran Trinh Huy is a special phenomenon that is probably difficult to find a second person in this world.

Giving certificates to 343 citizens who completed centralized isolation. (Photo: Chanh Da/VNA) On the morning of May 13, Bac Lieu Province’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control awarded certificate of completion of medical isolation period for 343 Vietnamese citizens returning from Taiwan, China. This is the 14th quarantine period, also the first time that Bac Lieu province has implemented according to the express dispatch No. 600/CD-BCD dated May 5, 2021 of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Previously, on the evening of April 21, two flights with the numbers BL141 and BL1163 brought 343 Vietnamese citizen Returned from Taiwan (China) and landed Can Tho International Airport . The citizens were taken by military vehicles of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Military Region 9 to a concentrated isolation facility in Student Housing Area, Ward 1, Bac Lieu City, operated by the Military Command. Bac Lieu province in charge. Most of the above-mentioned citizens are workers with expired contracts, elderly people, international students, pregnant women… stuck in Taiwan because airlines have stopped international flights due to international flights. COVID-19 epidemic . Bac Lieu Center for Disease Control took 343 test samples for the third time to send to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11, and on May 12, the Pasteur Institute announced the results, accordingly, all 343 citizens at the isolation facility are negative for SARS-CoV-2 and are in good health to certify completion of isolation./.

250 front-line medical staff of Can Tho Central General Hospital were vaccinated against Covid-19 in phase 1 At the injection site, in order to ensure the safety of vaccination, the hospital has arranged all parts and facilities from pre-injection screening, injection area, post-injection monitoring room and first aid facilities. necessary. The hospital is fully equipped with one-way facilities, ensuring 5K, emergency manpower by a team of doctors and nurses, Department of Active Rehabilitation – Anti-poison regularly during the vaccination. ensure emergency management for cases with post-injection reactions during vaccination. Health workers (HCWs) are instructed to complete information disclosure procedures to help ensure safety in pre-vaccination screening. The stage of vaccination is done by staff specializing in vaccination practice. The immunization officer also gives detailed instructions about abnormalities that need to return or immediately go to the nearest medical facility for treatment. Health-care workers are monitored in the follow-up room 30 minutes after vaccination, to promptly handle immediate reactions occurring after vaccination. If there are no abnormal symptoms, the health worker will be issued a certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 and continue to monitor the health for updates according to regulations of the Ministry of Health. 100 frontline health workers in Bac Lieu were also vaccinated against Covid-19 in phase 1 In Bac Lieu, Bac Lieu General Hospital also organized AstraZeneca vaccination for Covid-19 prevention phase 1 for 100 people who are the frontline medical team.

Nga Nam Floating Market is an attractive destination attracting tourists to visit, buy and sell. Located in the southwest of Soc Trang province, Nga Nam town, the waterway gateway to the two provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau, at the same time as the intersection of the five river branches, is gradually becoming an attractive new destination. tourists. People in the southwestern region always advise, come here, do not forget to buy snakehead fish sauce, anabas fish sauce with the famous folk flavor: “Fish sauce with minced meat duck seeds / Thuong Sao flavor of Nga Nam”. Nga Nam town is 60 km far from Soc Trang city, 80 km from Can Tho city along National Highway 1A, the East borders on My Tu district and Thanh Tri district (Soc Trang province); the North borders Long My town and Long My district (Hau Giang province); the West borders Hong Dan district (Bac Lieu province); the South borders Phuoc Long district (Bac Lieu province). While the tourism and service industry brings many socio-economic changes to neighboring localities, Nga Nam is somewhat quieter. The natural landscape in Nga Nam is not really outstanding compared to many other localities in the Mekong Delta but still has the advantage of pure nature, not affected by commercial and industrial activities. . In addition, the locality also owns a variety of cultural resources of three ethnic groups: Kinh, Hoa and Khmer Nam Bo, with architectural works: pagodas, churches, temples, historic sites … forming groups of potential sightseeing and tourism. In addition, Nga Nam town owns a convenient waterway and road network that can connect rural residential areas with the central area, as well as with other provinces. Notably, this is the gateway for tourists to connect the tour to the western provinces: Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Hau Giang. With favorable natural conditions, in recent years, Nga Nam town has had significant changes in socio-economic development. The limited tourism service economy is also seeing positive changes. The World Bread Organization and Action on Poverty (AOP) in Vietnam, the Consultative Institute for Rural and Mountainous Socio-Economic Development (CISDOMA) have conducted research to assess the CBT potentials in Nga Nam aims to identify opportunities to build new business models to help local people increase their income, preserve traditional cultural values, protect the landscape and environment, and gradually adapt and limit climate change impacts. According to project experts, Nga Nam has great potential for developing community ecotourism. Firstly, Nga Nam floating market is the most potential tourist destination. The market has been around for a long time, located at the intersection of five rivers: north to Phung Hiep, east to Thanh Tri, south to Phuoc Long (Bac Lieu province), west to Long My town ( Hau Giang province), the remaining branches go to Vinh Quoi commune, Nga Nam town. The market starts to meet around 3am and is busiest at 5am to 6am, lessens around 8am and ends in the morning. The whole scene of the market is like a vivid, multi-colored picture from vegetables and fruits to the image of the gentle rustic bra in the middle of the river. The sound of the paddle splashing the water, the call to buy goods on the canoe, the interest shell, the five-leaf, three-leaf canoe up and down… creates a very joyous scene. Helping the easy transmission of information between sellers and buyers, “crooked” trees are an effective means of this type of floating market. The “koi” tree is made of old bamboo, about 5 m high, with a sharp beveled angle for plugging and pliers when it is parked, the top is punched with holes to skew the rope, hang goods. From a distance, looking at the “crooked” trees, customers can find out what kind of goods to buy. Currently, due to the increasingly perfect road traffic system, some traders have turned to the form of onshore markets. However, the floating market is still operating quite bustling, still retaining the characteristic spirit of the southwestern floating market, which is a Soc Trang tourist destination that cannot be ignored. About 5 km from the town center is Tan Long stork garden in Tan Binh hamlet, Long Binh commune. The stork garden owned by the family of Mr. Huynh Van Muoi was formed decades ago, covering an area of ​​about 1.5 hectares with thousands of storks gathered every afternoon. This is also the locality with six ranked monuments, of which two monuments are nationally ranked: Ba My Dong Temple (Vinh Quoi commune) and the Victory site of Nga Nam area (ward 1); four relics are ranked at provincial level: Thanh That Minh Tien (My Tay A Hamlet, My Quoi Commune); Thanh Tri District Party Committee Base Area – Nga Nam (My Quoi Commune); O Chum Pagoda (Vinh Quoi Commune) and Victory Fortress Nga Nam (Ward 1). O Chum Pagoda is a typical relic of the Khmer Southern people, has a large campus and the location is also very convenient to access by both river and road. Currently, with the support of the local government, the socialization movement and the abbot’s devotion, many work items, the temple’s space is built and renovated. The pagoda is also a place to preserve and keep two ngo boats, the symbolic means of Nga Nam town to compete in the famous boat racing festival in Soc Trang and the Mekong Delta provinces. Coming to Nga Nam, tourists can visit the raw material area and the production of custard-apple tea, visit the orchard, experience knitting water hyacinths, cycle along the canals through the hamlets. Vinh Quoi commune, My Quoi commune and along the Phung Hiep Quan Highway, the amateurs’ song … In recent years, domestic and foreign tourists love to join the local people to participate in experiential activities such as collecting fruits, fighting catching fish, slapping fish, gardening, making beef cake, bean flour cake, banana cake … Regarding accommodation establishments, there is currently a two-star hotel with the number of 30 rooms; 14 accommodation establishments with 157 rooms are eligible to serve tourists. A tourist boat terminal is being invested and is about to put into operation and use, a private tourism company is operating. However, according to the leader of the Soc Trang tourism industry, besides its advantages, Nga Nam town is facing many difficulties when implementing community tourism. In addition to the basic difficulty that the tourism management team is inexperienced, the awareness of the community’s tourism is almost absent. This is the cause of spontaneous development of tourism, ineffective or wasteful investment, and the quality cannot meet the needs of visitors without good control and guidance. Besides, the issue of environmental protection in the locality has not been focused, people are littering in the floating market area, attractions, and gardens. At the historical and cultural sites, there are not many guides who are knowledgeable about culture and history to guide visitors. The handicraft households work infrequently, unevenly distributed, it is necessary to have a mechanism and train the people to welcome and guide visitors to participate in the experience. In addition, it is necessary to synchronously invest, improve the quality of the system of passenger boats, train tourists’ safety skills, and have a support mechanism for private businesses to boldly invest in the field. tourist transportation such as river ships, electric cars, trailers … Community based tourism is a type that does not require too much investment, but for a difficult locality like Nga Nam, it is very necessary to take advantage of and take advantage of capital. Sources of capital can come from state agencies, non-governmental organizations, investors, travel agencies and the source of socialization in the population. However, as project developers say, the most important factor is still the people. In addition to essential tourism operations such as cleaning the environment of landscapes, houses, welcoming guests, cooking, guiding tours … it is necessary to promote cultural advantages, restore traditional dances, singing, music. In the residential community, forming core groups in the community, creating favorable conditions and encouraging families with members to participate in learning, training tourism management, actively promoting tourism according to new trends, appropriate to the rapidly developing technology context.