1. Ben Go village:
About 4 kilometers from Vung Tau T-junction, along National Road No.52, visitors can get access to some-300-year old culture, Ben Go ancient village.
It is not known exactly when the village was built but it is obvious that here is the source of timber and bamboo which are then traded in Sai Gon-Cho Lon. Ben Go village comprises An Hoa, Long Hung communes, part of Phuoc Tan commune (Long Thanh district) and today Long Binh Tan (Bien Hoa city).
Archaeologists have done research and discovered that Ben Go currently remains a number of vestiges related to inhabitants and ethnic groups living here about 2,000 years ago in Bronze Age.
An Hoa communal house being ranked as a historical relic prides Long Hung commune. The house contains a great deal of sophisticated wooden structures inside, such as horizontal lacquered boards; certain traditional motifs such as double dragon plays with the moon, lotus and chrysanthemum branches, five palaces carved on redundant tips, pillars and girders.
Ben Go church built in 1932 was the earliest one in Bien Hoa city.
Ben Go was famous for boat race tradition in nineteen century. Boat 16 meters long, 1.6 meter wide is often made from light timber. The boat team includes 24 people including one captain, one Gong supporter, one water bailer, one sailor, five pairs of people standing at center hold and five pairs of post forcer. The tradition is still kept today and annually the village’s boat participates in local and regional competition and was already a regional representative in nationwide competition.
2. Phu My temple:
Two kilometers out of Long Thanh Town, right at Chieu market T-junction, a asphalted road occurring leads visitors to heroic Phu Hoi commune. Recently when coming back to Phu Hoi, visitors inevitably stop by Phu My Temple.
Phu My temple covered with an antique moss bed is roofed with yin yang bricks, overshadowed by the ancient-tree forest featuring a typical motif of Sothern village communal house. It has also left a deep impression in mind of Phu Hoi people.
In October, 1,069 Phu Hoi people felt deeply painful as they heard Uncle Ho pass away. With a mounting, the village elders thought how to mourn over Uncle Ho in front of the aggressive enemy. Arguing that the horizontal lacquered boards much degraded caused by mole and wood eater needed to maintain, Mr. Nguyen Van Nuong and Tam Liet created three new horizontal lacquered boards, stating that:
Ho thien nhi thien
Chi vong tham an
Minh hoa duc hau
(The initial words in these sentences compose Ho Chi Minh).
To date, the three boards are displayed at Dong Nai Museum.
3. Sat forest War Base, Nhon Trach district martyr temple:
Sac Forest is a salt-mash forest stretching on thousands square kilometers in southeast Dong Nai, located in Long Thanh and Nhon Trach provinces, through a strip of Sac Can Gio forest (Ho Chi Minh city).
The forest possesses a diverse bed of salt vegetables with typical plants, such as mangrove, aegiceras, cypress and so on knitting each other and creating multi layer tree where is favorable residence of various kinds of fishes and shrimps. Here is full of smug and immense waterways made by hundreds of rivers and canals overlapping.
Sac forest zone was set to be resistance base since earlier years of the resistance war against French colonist. It also witnessed B52 vast bombing and toxic chemical spray, large scale raid joined by many arms, warships and advanced weapons. Moreover it is here where the truth, belief and will were proven to help one overcome any distress. Every river, canal and hillock are renowned with glorious of arms, such as sunk French warship, and huge Victoria ship of US Tuy Ha town bomb store, fired Nha Be filling station, etc.
250 martyrs from Brigade no. 10 and 1,400 others of Nhon Trach fell down in this violent battlefield. To express the gratitude toward forefathers who died for this land, Nho Trach martyr temple was under construction in Long Tho commune, Nhon Trach, the portal to Sac forest old-time war base.
4. Giay Isle relic:
Giay isle tourist site located in Phuoc Khanh commune, Nhon Trach is presently a favorite destination. Here are waterways and green gardens with all sorts of plants. Exactly what its name implies, the place is full of Giay flowers and paper mill is operating.
In addition to taking sightseeing at immense landscape surrounding the isle and chat with friends in door opened houses on stilts roofed with leaves, lying on the hammocks at the river blank to breathe fresh air, etc. visitors can take part in games in picnic zone such as boat rowing or springboard, swimming in the river with lifesavers, and so forth. Especially, visitors are also given chance to enjoy appetizing grilled specialties in the hick.
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