Lung Cot Cau tourist area is one of the ideal eco-tourism destinations for those who love rivers and gardens. Lung Cot 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 setting, imbued with the rivers and waters of the Southwest, cool air, surrounded by fruit trees along ponds and lakes, it attracts a large number of visitors.
Lung Cot Cau Tourist Area is also identified as a cultural relic of the ancient Funan Kingdom. Coming to this eco-tourism area, in addition to visiting and enjoying dishes from garden fruits and specialty dishes of the southwest, visitors also have the opportunity to learn more about the ancient Oc Eo culture.
The place name Bung Da Noi - Lung Cot Cau is a name that was formed not long ago, about 20 years or so from the coincidence of people digging ditches, planting beds, finding crabs, catching fish... in the valleys. Bau, natural ditches and discovered and picked up a number of pieces of porcelain, teapots, stone statues, and pieces of gold belonging to the Oc Eo culture. 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 and bibliographies, there is enough basis to confirm that, before the Chenla (Khmer), there was once 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 a long time.
Thanks to excavations, archaeologists have encountered many large wooden stakes in a number of ponds and ponds around the area, at a depth of 2 to 3 m under the layer of plant alluvium. In addition, they also discovered many green, rectangular shaped rocks that had been processed, "floating" in the pond of this relic. Along with relics made of ceramic, bronze, gold, and large fossilized animal bones, experts have confirmed that under the alluvial soil of Bung Da Noi - Lung Cot Cau over 1,500 years ago, there were Phu residents. Nam Co lived in a quite prosperous community. Why this kingdom fell to this day has no satisfactory explanation.
From planting a garden and digging a fish pond, the host family decided to turn this place into a rustic, ecological tourist area associated with learning about history. In particular, when coming to the floating rock - Lung Cot Cau tourist area, in addition to visiting the orchard and enjoying Southern-style dishes, visitors can also experience becoming a true Western farmer. Digging ditches to catch fish, rowing canoes to pick vegetables, digging the ground to harvest cassava and dwarf tubers...
Officially put into operation in 2015, Lung Cot Cau eco-tourism area has an area of more than 7 hectares, of which most are orchards such as durian and mangosteen (mainly) and the rest are other types such as Bon bon, mango, longan, rambutan, pineapple, orange, tangerine, avocado, guava, plum, banana, grapefruit, Ha Chau strawberry and vegetables... The rest is built an amusement park centered around a Large pond with fish, this is where visitors have a comfortable space to eat, drink and play together.
Lung Cot Cau tourist area is open for free, only charging fees for food and some services. Coming here, you can participate in typical rustic games of the river region such as: walking on a bamboo bridge without handrails, canoe racing, tug of war, cycling on the monkey bridge... you should rent extremely comfortable Ba Ba clothes. roof to easily participate in fun activities.
Among all the activities, duck catching and fish catching are vibrant games typical of Westerners that are loved and participated in by many tourists. You will be extremely excited to chase ducks in the field and scream when you catch them, wading into the ditch and splashing water to catch snakehead fish hiding in deep mud will be extremely interesting experiences. taste. With the obtained spoils such as perch, snakehead fish, etc., the restaurant will process them into attractive dishes: grilled fish, sour fish soup with a strong Southwestern flavor that everyone must love.
Not only does it attract tourists by its charming and poetic scenery, this place also has a system of water houses and resorts with light, beautiful and airy architecture for visitors to rest and comfortably eat and drink.
At the tourist area, they serve rustic dishes such as grilled snakehead fish, roasted pork, steamed chicken with dwarf roots (or leaves, crab leaves), crab hotpot, country fish sauce hotpot... Especially, there is Seasonal dishes such as: stir-fried durian flowers, mangosteen salad, rambutan salad, grapefruit salad or Sesbania seaweed shrimp... The dishes are affordable and have strong flavors of the western region.
Lung Cot Cau Ecotourism Area is also a place to regularly organize cultural exchange programs, amateur music competitions and art programs to celebrate major holidays.
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