Tra Vinh is a coastal province in Mekong Delta region. Tra Vinh is 200 km far from Ho Chi Minh city by taking National Highway No. 53, and the distance is only 130 km by taking National Highway No. 60, and is 95 km far from Can Tho city. As Tra Vinh province is surrounded by Tien and Hau rivers with Cung Hau and Dinh An Estuaries, its sea transport is developing.

Tra Vinh has a large Khmer community, so it is also a place to store cultural treasures of the Khmer, including a system of more than 140 temples and traditional festivals taking place all year round such as Chol Chnam Thmay (anniversary year celebration). New Year), Sene Dolta, Ok Om Bok (moon worshipping ceremony)... On the other hand, the Khmer people in Tra Vinh province also have a treasure of folklore and unique traditional art.

Culture & Tradition

Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year Khmer): the traditional New Year of the Khmer people in the South. Usually takes place on April 14 -15 -16 (solar calendar). For the Khmer, April is the intersection between the dry and rainy seasons. At this point, the grass is back to being lush and nature comes to life. The change and flare of nature have been conceived by the Khmer as the beginning of a new year. The organization of the Chol Chnam Thmay Festival comes from the purpose of praying for the dry season to pass quickly so that the harvest can begin.

Ok Om Bok Festival: A major folk festival of the year of the Khmer held at the end of the crop, to express gratitude to the moon - the Khmer god who helps protect the crops.,regulate the weather, and bring fresh and warm fruit trees to the people in Phum, squirrel.

Top things to do In Tra Vinh

Ba Om Pond: is a complex of ponds and lakes - green trees with a cool climate all year round, one of the must-see attractions for tourists when coming to Tra Vinh. Also known as the Square Pond, the lake is blue and calm, about 500m long; about 300m wide in cluster 4, ward 8, Tra Vinh City.

 Around the pond are bumpy mounds with hundreds of ancient trees over a hundred years old, most of which are star trees, oil trees, etc., with large roots emerging from the ground, forming many strange shapes. Travelling to Tra Vinh, coming here, visitors can not only admire the poetic beauty of nature but also feel more clearly the unique cultural values ​​of Tra Vinh land through a bold legend. Southern Khmer colours.

Museum of Khmer Culture Tra Vinh

Tra Vinh Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture is located in Ward 8, Tra Vinh City, located in the cultural and tourist complex, connected with the scenic Ao Ba Om and Ang Pagoda. This is an attractive Western tourist destination for visitors from all over the world, archaeologists, and national and foreign cultural collectors. Visiting the museum, you will have the opportunity to understand more deeply the great cultural values that the Khmer ethnic community has preserved and promoted. Currently, the whole country has only two museums of Khmer culture, one in Soc Trang and one in Tra Vinh.

Tra Vinh Khmer Culture Museum was inaugurated in 1995, currently, the Museum is storing, displays and introducing more than 800 artefacts, images and documents reflecting the material and spiritual cultural life of Vietnam. ethnic Khmer community in Tra Vinh, from traditional to contemporary.

Ang Temple

Ang Pagoda, also known as Wat Angkor Raja Borey, is located in Ward 8, Tra Vinh City, to the southwest, connected to Ba Om Pond and Tra Vinh Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture. With a history dating back to 990, Ang Pagoda is one of the oldest pagodas in Tra Vinh

Ang Pagoda is a typical temple for the Khmer temple system in the South with its unique and beautiful architecture and outstanding yellow colour. From the gate, roof mounds, and pagoda columns to the internal architecture, all of them put on the figurative clothes of the colourful head of birds, fairies and the Naga snake god of Angkor culture. If the pillars, owls, and bird-headed statues bring the strength and majesty of an ancient temple, you will find a soft and familiar feature in each curved mound. In addition to the architecture, Ang Pagoda brings a peaceful feeling with a few hundred ancient trees hundreds of years old, and the fresh air of the lotus lake captivates visitors from all over the world.

Hang temple

At the beginning of the list of tourist attractions in Tra Vinh is a temple with unspoiled beauty mixed with a bit of mystery. Hang Pagoda, the name of Kompong Chray Pagoda is a Khmer Theravada Buddhist temple on the side of Highway 54 in Chau Thanh district, Tra Vinh province. Folk often call this the Hang Pagoda because the side gate of the temple is built in the style of a dome that looks like a cave. The ancient temple was established in 1637 with the traditional architecture of the beautiful ancient Southern Khmer pagoda. The spacious campus is lined with green trees, including stars and oil, which has long been the home and breeding ground for thousands of birds of all kinds. This is what makes the ancient temple attractive and unique. Resonating with the chirping birds on the porch, making the quiet scene of the temple scene become peaceful and peaceful. Hang Pagoda is also famous for a huge wood carving workshop. From the raw stars, through the skilful hands of the monks, the statues in the shape of animals are created very vividly, imbued with the cultural identity of the Khmer nation.

Handicraft Village Ham Giang

The handicraft village of Ham Giang commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province was established under Decision No. 2314/QD-UBND dated December 31, 2014, the group consists of 17 members from 17 households with a tradition of making handicrafts. cotton mat weaving. Handicraft villages (bamboo, bamboo, bamboo shoots) in Ham Giang commune have more than 100 years of establishment and development, with the current bamboo area of ​​87 hectares, ensuring the source of raw materials for the local service. Products are made in a variety of different categories, for home use, and tourist display.

Ba Dong Beach

Ba Dong Beach is always considered one of the attractive tourist destinations in Tra Vinh. Ba Dong Beach is located in Truong Long Hoa commune, Duyen Hai district, Tra Vinh province; It is about 55km from Tra Vinh city centre. With wild beauty along with rows of casuarinas and poplars stretching, coming to Ba Dong beach you will enjoy a wonderful space from the sea.

The name Ba Dong Beach comes from the daily activities of the sea. Every time the tide is low, the beach emerges three sand caves (including two small caves and one large cave) which are very beautiful and unique. Travelling to the West not only has gardens and rivers but coming to Ba Dong beach you will be able to relax, swim freely in the clear blue sea and enjoy fresh seafood.

How To Go To Tra Vinh?

 The most important route connecting Tra Vinh with other cities is National Highway 60.

+ By motorbike From Ho Chi Minh City, visitors can go to Tien Giang and then turn to Highway 60 to Tra Vinh. This distance is about 200km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh.

+ By car/open bus From Sai Gon daily there are many high-quality passenger trains to Tra Vinh.

Some Tra Vinh tours of Amara Tourism:

Tour Tinh Bien - Tra Vinh - Soc Trang - Can Tho 3D2N

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