Ben Tre is a rich land blessed by nature with a mild climate all year round and a system of rivers and rivers heavy with alluvium. With lush fruit orchards and vast green coconut gardens, Ben Tre has attracted a large number of tourists to experience the type of eco-tourism and river gardens imbued with the love of the people here. Con Phung is one of the most famous Ben Tre tourist destinations. Con Phung, also known as Tan Vinh islet, is a floating island in the middle of the Tien River in Tan Thach commune, Chau Thanh district, Ben Tre province. Con Phung is located in the complex of four sacred animals (Dragon, Lan, Turtle, Phung). Among them, Quy and Phung islands belong to Ben Tre province, while Long and Lan islands belong to Tien Giang province. In some regions of Vietnam, usually in the South, people use the concept of dune or island to refer to the middle beach, which is a strip of land formed in the middle of a large river thanks to the process of long-term alluvial deposition. Con Phung was initially just a floating island in the middle of the Tien River in the 1930s with an area of about 28 hectares, but due to abundant alluvial deposits each year, it has now reached over 50 hectares. The name Con Phung came from when Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam came here to build Nam Quoc Phat Pagoda in the early twentieth century. While this project was under construction, workers found an ancient bowl shaped like a Phung bird, so it was named Con Phung. In addition, the reason it also has another name is Dao Dua island is because Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam, when he came here to build Nam Quoc Phat Pagoda, founded a sect called Dao Dua. Dao Dua advocates bringing peace and living by fruits. The travel distance from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre will take about 1.5-2 hours. You move across Rach Mieu bridge, turn left and there will be a riverside road, here there is a ferry to take you to Con Phung. If not, you can go to the pier in My Tho, then depending on the number of people, rent a boat to go to Con Phung. With charming river scenery, rich gardens and many attractive activities and services, Con Phung annually welcomes thousands of visitors to explore and experience. When mentioning Con Phung - Ben Tre, it is impossible not to mention the Dao Dua architectural work associated with the anecdote of Dao Dua leader Nguyen Thanh Nam. This place has many unique architectures still preserved such as: Chin Rong yard, Hoa Binh tower, traditional room introducing the land and people of Ben Tre... After 50 years of construction, the relic still retains its beauty. its original. Going deeper inside, visitors can enter the "coconut maze", have the opportunity to understand more about the people, life and culture of the coconut land at the Coconut Museum, a house made entirely from coconut tree trunks. . Coconut is present in war, economy, culture, cuisine... to create Ben Tre's appearance. One must admire, admire, and admire the ingenuity of the artist. From lifeless coconut logs, artisans have created hundreds of sophisticated, eye-catching handicraft products with rich artistic value. Coming here, visitors will have to "take home" something as a gift for relatives to remember Ben Tre. Traveling to Ben Tre, coming to Con Phung, visitors can also witness the entire process of making these extremely delicious and flavorful Southwestern coconut candies: From mixing, cooking candy, cutting candy. , packaging are all made from the hearts and love of the people here. And surely everyone who comes to these coconut candy factories will bring themselves a few bags of sweet gifts from this land of Con Phung! Con Phung is like a miniature Western village of the Mekong Delta. Visitors can explore and learn many unique features of culture and customs in the rustic life of the people of Ben Tre coconut land. Many families still maintain their lifestyle mainly by raising bees to collect honey from longan flowers and some other flowers. The scenery at Con Phung is very peaceful, poetic and what could be more wonderful than when visitors can experience taking a boat ride on the river, walking on the coconut-shaded village streets of Chau Thanh district - Ben Tre; Ride a horse-drawn carriage, drink honey tea, enjoy tropical fruit dishes, listen to traditional folk music, and especially experience rowing a canoe in small canals with both sides lined with nipa palm trees and other rivers. The cork tree sways with poetic white flowers. Coming to Con Phung, visitors not only immerse themselves in the charming river nature, but also enjoy rustic dishes of Western gardens made from available fresh ingredients such as fried giant fish. , fried sticky rice, fish sauce hotpot, coconut weevil fried in butter, free range chicken porridge, coconut rice and coconut fried shrimp... All of them contain the flavor of coconut that makes diners fascinated and remember forever. Definitely don't forget to drink a glass of cool coconut water. Experiencing the feeling of adventure, thrill, heart-pounding, requiring courage is also something that visitors to Con Phung are especially impressed with, bringing joy and relaxing moments when participating in water games. such as cycling across a plank bridge, Zipline across a lake, cable-stayed bridge, balancing bridge... or transforming into a farmer in traditional costumes and trying to catch fish in ditches... The open space of the river and garden, enjoying rustic dishes, admiring unique miniature works, seeing with your own eyes the hot fragrant coconut candy factory... all bring excitement and freshness. Happy for tourists from near and far when coming to Con Phung of Ben Tre coconut land. If you want to have a true trip to Ben Tre, fully explore the beauty of this land, please contact MeKong Adventure Company specializing in Ben Tre Tours at phone number 0292.3819.219 - 0932.886.008 (Ms. Chi) to receive the most attentive service. During our Ben Tre Tour, you will not only visit Con Phung but also explore famous tourist attractions such as: Cu Lao Thoi Son, Vinh Trang Pagoda (Tien Giang).
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Ngày cập nhật : 01/04/2023