Tourist Sites in Long An: Atractive and Enjoyable Destinations

Long An has many interesting tourist sites. The one-day tour to cultural sites and Dong Thap Muoi Centre is being organised by Long An Tourism Joint Stock Company as a key tour of the locality to attract tourists.

 

The first site tourists visited when coming to Tan An Town was Long An Museum located in Ward 4 right at the central of the town. The museum displays hundreds of valuable artistic antiques. Many exhibits had been excavated dated from Oc Eo Time. Notably, tourists enjoyed the Statue of Goddess of Mercy with thousands of eyes and arms. The statue which is a unique work carved by local sculptors is the real image of the original statue in But Thap Pagoda. Artists from the Huynh Family were said to be the sculptors of the statue. The Family was very famous for sculptures in Long An at the time.

 

The next site was Nguyen Huynh Duc Tomb Complex, one of the oldest tombs in Long An that still exists today. The tomb complex was built in early years of the Nguyen Dynasty (around 817), including gates, tombs, and Temple to Kien Xuong Duke Nguyen Huynh Duc, a meritorious Nguyen Dynasty founder. In 1993, the Ministry of Culture and Information recognised the tomb complex as a national relic.

 

The most attractive destination in Long An is Dong Thap Muoi Pharmaceutical Preservation and Research Center in Binh Phong Thanh Commune in Moc Hoa District.

 

Travelling some 60 kilometres from Tan An Town, visitors arrived at Quang Dai Bridge where the company’s ship took the visitors to the centre. Taking 45 minutes travelling through Indigo Forest, the visitors would enjoy pure atmosphere of the nature- Dong Thap Muoi where they could take a look at 50 flora species in Dong Thap Muoi Pharmaceutical Preservation and Research Centre. The total area of the centre is over 1,000 hectares, including 800 hectares of Primeval Indigo Forest. Tourists could take part in many activities, enjoy local specialties and take a look at birds of all kinds as well as many other rare animals as well as in Dong Thap Muoi Centre. 

 

Dong Thap Muoi Centre is also home to Tan Lap Eco-tourism Area, an interesting site in the centre. Located in Tan Lap Commune in Moc Hoa District, some 15 kilometres south of Cambodia border, the area is being built with area of 135 hectares. The construction which is estimated to cost more than VND 100 billion is said to be a tourism hub in Long An as well as Dong Thap Muoi Centre in the future.

 

In the National Tourism Year 2008 held in the Mekong Delta Can Tho City, Long An is the gateway to welcome tourists from the North, the Central and HCM City. Long An Tourism Department is also planning to make a strong impression on the tourists.

 

During the National Tourism Year 2008 held in the Mekong Delta Can Tho City, Long An has registered to organise two festivals and one important event, namely Lam Chay Festival in Duong Xuan Hoi Commune in Chau Thanh District; and a festival to honour Artisan Nguyen Quang Dai at Van Phuoc Temple in My Le Commune, Can Duoc District ; and an exhibition to showcase Long An achievements in economy, trade and tourism under the title “Long An – Bridge for Economic, Trade and Tourism Cooperation in Southern Key Economic Zones and Mekong Delta”.