Lung Coc Cau tourist area is one of the ideal eco-tourism destinations for those who love rivers and gardens. Lung Coc Cau tourist area is located in Nhon Nghia commune, Phong Dien district, only about 5km from Can Tho city center towards Vi Thanh. With a rustic natural scenery, bold rivers in the Southwest, cool air, surrounded by fruit trees located along the ponds and lakes, it attracts a lot of tourists to visit.
The entrance to Lung Coc Cau tourist area
Lung Coc Cau Tourist Area is also identified as a cultural relic of the ancient Funan Kingdom. Coming to this eco-tourism area, in addition to sightseeing, enjoying dishes from fruit trees and specialties of the Southwest region, visitors also have the opportunity to learn more about the ancient Oc Eo culture.
Lung Pillar Bridge over 1,500 years ago was inhabited by ancient Funan residents
The place Bung Da Noi – Lung Coc Cau is a name that was formed not long ago, about 20 years or so from a coincidence when people dug ditches, planted trees, searched for crabs, caught fish… in the valleys, natural canals and ditches and discovered and picked up a number of pieces of crockery, teapots, stone statues, and pieces of gold belonging to the Oc Eo culture period. When In the 1990s, the Central Institute of Archeology sent a survey team to Nhon Thanh hamlet, Nhon Nghia commune, Phong Dien district to conduct exploration and excavation.
Through the results of archeology and ancient documents, there are enough grounds to confirm that, before the Chenla (Khmer) people, there was an ethnic group with a South Asian Hindu civilization and culture. , lived, settled, and disappeared on the map of the Mekong river basin for quite some time.
Thanks to excavation, archaeologists have encountered a lot of large wooden stakes in some ponds around the area, at a depth of 2.3 m under the vegetal alluvial layer. In addition, they also discovered many blue stones, rectangular blocks that have been processed, “floating” in the pond of this relic. Along with relics of pottery, bronze, gold, with fossilized large animal bones, experts have confirmed that under the alluvial soil of Bung Da Noi – Lung Coc Cau over 1,500 years ago, there were Phu residents. The ancient South lived in a fairly prosperous community. Why this kingdom perished has yet to be satisfactorily explained.
From planting gardens, digging ponds to raise fish, the host family decided to turn this place into a rustic and ecological tourist area associated with learning history. In particular, when coming to the tourist area of Bang floating stone – Lung column bridge, in addition to visiting the orchard and enjoying the Southern cuisine, visitors also experience becoming a real farmer in the West. slapping ditches to catch fish, rowing boats to pick vegetables, digging in the ground to harvest cassava tubers, dwarf tubers….
The monkey bridge has the character of the Western river
Officially put into operation in 2015, Lung Coc Cau eco-tourism area covers an area of over 7 hectares, of which most are fruit orchards such as durian, mangosteen (mainly) the rest are other types such as: bon bon, mango, longan, rambutan, pineapple, orange, tangerine, avocado, guava, plum, banana, pomelo, Ha Chau strawberry and other vegetables… The rest was built an amusement park centered around a park. Large fish pond, this is where visitors have a comfortable space to eat and play together.
The tree is full of fruit
Lung Coc Cau tourist area is free to open, only charges for food and some services. Here you can participate in the typical folk games of the river region such as: going on a bamboo bridge without handrails, canoeing, tug of war, cycling on the monkey bridge… you should rent extremely comfortable clothes. roof to easily participate in fun activities.
The game of swinging across the river attracts tourists
The challenge of cycling across the monkey bridge is very interesting
Of all the activities, duck catching, slapping ditches to catch fish are exciting games with characteristics of Westerners that are loved and participated by most tourists. You will be extremely excited when chasing ducks in the field and shouting when you catch them, wading into the ditch to catch the snakeheads hiding in the deep mud will be extremely interesting experiences. taste. With the spoils obtained such as: perch, snakehead fish, …, the restaurant will process it into attractive dishes: grilled fish, sour fish soup with bold Southwest style that everyone must love.
Experience being a farmer slapping ditches to catch fish
Not only attracting visitors by the charming and poetic scenery, this place also has a system of resort houses with light, beautiful and airy architecture for visitors to rest, comfortably eat.
The houses are cool and airy
At the resort, there are rustic and country dishes such as grilled snakehead fish, roasted pork belly, steamed chicken with dwarf tubers (or leaves, young) crab hotpot, country fish sauce hot pot… seasonal dishes such as: fried durian cotton, mangosteen salad, rambutan salad, pomelo salad or shrimp seaweed.
Grilled banana, rustic grilled corn
Lung Coc Cau Ecotourism Area is also the place to regularly organize cultural exchange programs, Don Ca Tai Tu Competition and art programs to celebrate major holidays.
The tourist area is also a place to regularly organize performances of Southern Don Ca Tai Tu
In the upcoming trip to Can Tho, you should visit Lung Coc Cau tourist area to experience the rustic life of the people in the West, you will have unforgettable memories.
Source: Collected internet.