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Vietnam Bicycle Tour: Cultural Collage of the South
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Cai Be – Trang Bang (200km, 125mi) Travel by van and boat;
visit floating market.
Points of interest: Cu Chi tunnel complex |
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The more upland areas of the plains
associated with the Mekong Delta have much more diverse agriculture. In
the main part of the delta rice is the predominate crop. On the edges flowers,
vegetables and fruit crops took over. |
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 The looks like a leafy
area of the forest floor, but if you sweep the leaves aside you will find one of
the concealed entrances to the Cu Chi tunnel complex. |
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The Cu Chi tunnel complex is an
elaborate network of strategic tunnels. It was started in the 1940 during
the fight against French colonialism and continued to be used and expanded
during the fight against the Americans. |
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In addition to tunnels, there were
networks of trenched that could be access from, or exited, directly to the
tunnels, and defensive elements like bobby traps lined with spikes (left) and
anti-tank mine fields (right). |
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A water buffalo in his element. |
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The headquarters, and largest temple
of the Cao Dai church is in Tay Ninh. Cao Dai was
established in the Southern regions of Vietnam in the early 1920's. The
religion was officially codified in 1926. It is a combination of Christianity,
Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Hinduism, Geniism, and
Taoism. It is an attempt to create a perfect synthesis of world religions.
At the end of the French period there were millions of followers in the Mekong
Delta region and it had its own militia. The church is hierarchical with priest
of different seniority praying in groups at different levels. Music is
provided by musicians and boy and girl choirs. |
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The trailer is part of a funeral
ritual. |
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This is the Santa Claus suit shop.
This suits didn't fit any Santa Clause much over a meter high. They seem
to be very popular in country. |
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The looks like a leafy
area of the forest floor, but if you sweep the leaves aside you will find one of
the concealed entrances to the Cu Chi tunnel complex.
