Explore Phuoc Yen in Vietnam
Phuoc Yen in the region of Vĩnh Long is a town in Vietnam - some 750 mi or ( 1207 km ) South of Hanoi , the country's capital city .
Current time in Phuoc Yen is now 11:56 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Ho Chi Minh " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Xom Huong Ho, Xom Ba Chua, Vũng Tàu, Vinh Long, and Ho Chi Minh City. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Xom Huong Ho . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Phuoc Yen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Vietnamese Muslim looming in Cham village
After canoeing through the Mekong Delta we came across a Cham village where we found Vietnamese muslims...pretty interesting ..
Vietnam - Vinh Long River Boat Cruise
December 1999: Cruising the region by boat. Fascinating river communities. ..
Making rice paper in the Mekong Delta
Short video of a local woman in the Mekong Delta making rice paper. ..
Vietnam - Vinh Long Riverfront
December, 1999: A view of the riverfront from my hotel room balcony. Video starts off showing the under-construction Mỹ Thuần bridge... as the camera pans along, a fish-sauce plant can been seen acros ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Vinh Long
Vĩnh Long is the capital of Vĩnh Long Province in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. The name was spelled 永隆 ("eternal prosperity") in the former Han-Nom writing system. Vĩnh Long covers 48.1 km2 and has a population of 147,039 (as of 2009). Vĩnh Long is on the Cổ Chiên river, which branches out from the Mekong River at the narrows of Mỹ Thuận about 10 kilometers upstream, only to meet it later downstream.
Located at 10.25 105.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge
The collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge was a severe construction accident in southern Vietnam. The accident occurred at 8 am local time on the morning of September 26, 2007, when a 90 metre section of an approach ramp, which was over 30 metres above the ground, collapsed. There were 250 engineers and workers working on and under the span at the time it collapsed. As of September 27, the number of casualties remains unclear; one source says that there were 52 people dead and 140 injured.
Located at 10.06 105.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Cần Thơ Bridge
Cần Thơ Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Hậu River, the largest distributary of the Mekong River, in the city of Cần Thơ in southern Vietnam. The bridge is 2.75 kilometres long (1.68 miles). It has a 6-lane carriageway measuring 23 metres (76 feet) in width, with 4 lanes for traffic and two pedestrian lanes. It has a clearance of 39 metres (128 feet), which allows large ships to pass underneath it. The bridge was inaugurated on April 24, 2010.
Located at 10.03 105.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Thu Thiem Tunnel
The Saigon River Tunnel is an underground tunnel that opened on November 20, 2011. It runs underneath the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city of Vietnam. The tunnel was built with capital from the Japanese ODA, in conjunction with a consortium of Japanese contractors. The tunnel connects the existing urban center of Ho Chi Minh City with Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2.
Located at 10.00 106.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta (Vietnamese: Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long “Nine Dragon river delta”) is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of 39,000 square kilometres . The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. The Mekong Delta has recently been dubbed as a 'biological treasure trove'.
Located at 10.01 105.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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