Visiting Can Tho
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Ancient beauty at Binh Thuy Communal House
Coming to Can Tho City, a quiet area that tourists should not ignore is Binh Thuy Communal House, known in the past as Long Tuyen Communal House.
Ancient beauty at Binh Thuy Communal House Located in Binh Thuy Ward, about five
kilometers from the center of Can Tho, the site is not as famous as other sites
in the city such as Binh Thuy Old House, Cai Rang Floating Market, However, the communal house, which has existed for over two centuries, will bring another side of Can Tho’s history with its fine architecture and antiques. Built in the 19th century, the Communal House was named Bon Canh Thanh Hoang on November 9th 1893 by King Tu Duc. Later the Communal House was dedicated to national heroes including Dinh Cong Trang, Nguyen Trung Truc, Bui Huu Nghia and Vo Huy Tap. It was completely renovated in 1910. If you are an architecture enthusiast, you will recognize that the communal house’s architecture is different from communal houses in the north. The front and the back buildings are square, and its side has six rows of columns, and all the columns’ bases are extra-wide, making these buildings more stable. The roofs of the two front buildings were built overlapping each other. The main temple at the rear has three roofs. The top of the roof is covered with statues of people, lions and fish. In the front of the building, there are cement columns. Inside the ancestor-worshipping house, there are altars dedicated to worship the animal gods. It is considered a valuable monument of art and architectural style in the newly-expanded south western area. Although it was built at the beginning of the 20th century, its architecture has many traditional characteristics with carved and engraved wooden boards. Bas-reliefs, lacquered boards and paralleled sentences or royal costumes and old paintings is an interesting area for art lovers. Another impressive thing is the attendance of ong tu (the guard) of the house. He is very old with white hair and slowcoach gait. He will accompany you around the house and show you where to take the best photographs. Some giant trees in the spacious yard shading the house make it more ancient and peaceful. The house is also a venue for traditional
ceremonies and festivals.
Source: The Saigon Times |
Visiting Can Tho
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Iris Sky Bar
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XK Club Bar
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Phiem Coffee Lounge
Coffee Lounge has a nice, modern and airy space, with many differently designed areas to provide more choices for customers when enjoying coffee here. In addition to coffee and other beverages, Phiem Coffee Lounge also serves breakfast, office lunch and receives booking requests for conference and banquet.
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Le Café
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Senior Coffee
Senior Coffee is located in the central of Can Tho city, next to the romantic Ninh Kieu quay. The shop is beautifully and simply designed. Moreover, the waiters and waitresses here are very nice and enthusiastic. Besides, Senior also has an open space with green trees around in order to create a fresh and comfortable environment for customers.
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Lotus Café
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Traditional Vietnamese cakes
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Co Ba Coffee
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Four Romantic Cafes in Can Tho City
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Visiting Can Tho, remember to eat silver barb quenelle cooked with fish sauce
Silver barb which is sweet, soft, greasy and delicious with a lot of fishbone (especially small fishbone) is considered as a speciality of the Mekong Delta and is made into various dishes which are grilled, fried, cooked with sour soup, cooked with soybean sauce, steamed with coconut milk, or made into its paste,… However, the most delicious one is silver barb quenelle cooked with fish sauce.
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Grazie Coffee
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Bang Lang stork garden
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My Khanh Tourist Village opening Nha Co Hoa Sen restaurant and tram service
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Victoria Can Tho Resort opening a floating restaurant on Lady Hau yacht
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Nhon Thanh mold recognized national treasure
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Vinh Thanh rice paper
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Con Son islet
Con Son is an islet in the middle of Hau River which is separated not far away from the mainland. Moreover, this islet has a completely unique space with the area of about 70 hectares of fertile land with alluvial consolidating all year round and green orchards. Especially, the local people here are not only honest, lovely but also hospitable and enthusiastic.
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Minh Viet Homestay
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Green Village Homestay
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Ninh Kieu 2 Hotel (4*)
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