Binh Duong
Đông Nam Bộ
Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 3.0
The industrial capital of the southeast, with the lively Ba Thien Hau Temple festival and the colossal Dai Nam Tourist Park.
Binh Duong is one of Vietnam's fastest-growing industrial and urban centers, yet it remains rich in traditional culture. Thu Dau Mot is famous for its long-standing ceramics and lacquerware crafts and for Ba Thien Hau Temple, where the most exuberant palanquin procession in the southeast takes place on the 15th of the first lunar month. The colossal Dai Nam Tourist Park is an appealing family entertainment spot, blending the spiritual, the natural and modern fun.
Best time to visit: November to April (dry season) and the 15th of the first lunar month
Local specialties
- Lai Thieu ceramics
- Traditional lacquerware
- Lai Thieu fruit
Places (3)
Ba Thien Hau Temple
An ancient temple to Lady Thien Hau, the center of Binh Duong's largest palanquin procession festival on the 15th of the first lunar month.
Hoi Khanh Pagoda
An 18th-century pagoda in Thu Dau Mot, with a 52m reclining Buddha on its roof.
Dai Nam Tourist Park
A colossal tourist park combining a temple, a zoo, an artificial sea and the South's leading amusement park.