Located in Tri Yen Commune, Yen Dung District, Bac Giang Province, Duc La Pagoda was built in 12th century. The pagoda was once a center of Truc Lam Trinity (King Tran Nhan Tong, Phap Loa and Huyen Quang monks) who opened a school of Buddhist preaching and established the Truc Lam religious sect.
The great victory of Chi Lang - Xuong Giang (Lang Son - Bac Giang) and the Dong Quan oath -taking ceremony (Hanoi) were huge historic events 570 years ago (1427-1997). Two most important characters related to these events were the national heroes Le Loi and Nguyen Trai who were the head of the peasant revolution in Lam Son (Thanh Hoa) in the 15th century against invaders from the North.
Code: 076
Area: 3 424.3 km2
Population: 2 172.000
Average temperature: 27.4 degree Celsius
Location: popularly recorded as the place with the most leaf prayer books in Vietnam in the Records Books, Xvayton Pagoda, the Khmer pagoda in the center of Tri Ton Town of Mekong Delta, An Giang Province, preserves about 150 series of prayer books on the leaves in its store.
Location: Tuc Dup Hill located in Tri Ton District, belongs to Co To Mountain, An Giang Province.
Characteristics: With a modest height of only 300m, Tuc Dup Hill has a obstacle and dangerous geography with rough cliffs forming caves getting though each other like a bee hive.
Location: The village is located in Van Giao Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province
Characteristic: Van Giao brocade symbolizes the beauty and rich cultural character of Khmer ethnic people's brocade
Made by the unique combination of traditional and modern methods, Van Giao Brocade products own multiform style, harmonious color and fine pattern. Particularly, the dye material used in the dyeing technique of Van Giao Village is totally natural origin. It makes silk shining, smooth and fast.