Hau Giang
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A fertile waterland with the legendary Nga Bay Floating Market, the Lung Ngoc Hoang Reserve and cool green orchards.
Hau Giang is a province at the center of the western Hau River region, rich in the orchard-and-river beauty of the delta. Here lie the legendary Nga Bay Floating Market immortalized in vong co song, the Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve likened to a green lung, and endless pineapple and fruit orchards. The people of Hau Giang are free-spirited and warm-hearted, bound to farming and the rivers. In Hau Giang, visitors experience river-trader culture, country cuisine and the peaceful beauty of the southern land.
Best time to visit: November to April, the dry season convenient for travel
Local specialties
- Cau Duc pineapple
- Hau Giang clown knifefish
- Phu Huu nam roi pomelo
- Dot choai fern
Places (2)
Nga Bay Floating Market
A legendary floating market where seven river branches meet, once the busiest and most famous in the Mekong Delta.
Lung Ngoc Hoang Reserve
The green lung of Hau Giang, with a primeval wetland ecosystem likened to a miniature Plain of Reeds.