Guests only have to drive along the National Road 923 from the city to Phong Dien for around 10 kilometers, where they will have to get across the Can Tho River at the wharf. They will pass rice and orchard fields before coming to Gian Gua.

The site is filled with huge trees which are about 6 meters high. The trees’ roots and branches knit together so well that people cannot identify which ones are roots and which are branches. And most visitors are amazed at the spectacular scenery on the site which covers about 3,000 square meters. The site is a sacred destination for local people who built a Ba Temple in 1996 to worship a lady they call ‘Ba’ to pray for good health and happiness. Annually on the 28th of the second lunar month, they hold worshipping rituals accompanied with many traditional artistic programs. The ceremony often attracts many pilgrims from the delta.

At present, the native authorities are developing it as an eco-tourism site with an eco-diversity system and distinctive cultural products. From Gian Gua, travelers only have to walk just over 4 kilometers southwards to discover the Cot Cau and Da Noi ponds. The sites used to be swamps where people found lots of pillars about 3-4 meters deep so they call it Cot Cau (pillars). Meanwhile, people also discovered many square green stones so they name the other pond Da Noi (floating stone). These sites are still primitive with a fresh and calm atmosphere, so they are an ideal destination for those want to release the city life and have some tiny section of nature all to themselves.

Source: vietventures.

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