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Destinations >> Mekong River Delta :> Mekong River Delta - Chau Doc Chau Doc is in the southern Vietnam, on the Bassac River (Hau Giang River), near the Cambodian border. Chau Doc is linked with the port of Ha Tien on the Gulf of Thailand (Siam) by the Vinh Te Canal. Chau Doc is an incredibly friendly and bustling little city. Chau Doc has a colour scheme to match its ambience, with bright pastel hues of green, blue an purple adorning many of the newer shopfronts. Chau Doc locals are Vietnamese, Champa and Khmer living together in harmony. They are known for being very warm and approachable. The three main religions in this region are Mahayana, Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, and Sunni Islam. A highlight of a visit to Chau Doc is a boat trip to visit floating houses farming Basa fish, Cham ethnic minority villages and a mosque. Doing this at dawn can be a very photogenic and rewarding. A second attraction, just outside Chau Doc, is Sam Mountain -- more of a hillock in fact -- which has reasonable views over the surrounds. The views are pretty rather than spectacular, though when combined with a visit to the pagodas around the hill's base, this makes a worthwhile afternoon jaunt. :> "Bone Pagoda" in Ba Chuc Aside from its river scenery and hilltop vistas, the "Bone Pagoda" in Ba Chuc is well-worth a visit. During the Khmer Rouge regime, Pol Pot's forces made a number of bloody incursions along the border with An Giang. In April of 1978 a massacre took place in the hamlet of Ba Chuc, some 50 kilometers southwest of Chau Doc, with over 3,000 people killed. Today bones of the murdered are displayed at the pagoda. :> Ba Chua Xu Pagoda The Ba Chua Xu Temple was built in 1820 on Sam Mountain, which provides a panoramic view over vast plains into Cambodia. Legend has it that in the early 1800s villagers found in the forest a statue of a lady dating back to the sixth century. They built a temple in her honor, hoping that she would bring them better crops and better lives. The temple of Lady Xu is constructed according to the Chinese style. It has 4 square roofs made of blue pile—shaped tiles. The house that used for displaying statues also has 4 square roofs. Inside the temple, the Lady’s statue sculptured from grey stone, is worshipped. The statue was built basing on the motif of the Deity Vishnu’s statue, which is often seen in Laos, Cambodia, and India.
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