Bac Lieu
The capital of southern Bac Lieu province, Bac Lieu is 280km from HCMC. Of the 800, 000 people living in the province, about 8% are of Chinese or Cambodian origin.

The town has a few elegant but forlorn French colonial buildings, like the impressive Fop House (now used as a community sports centre), but not much else

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Getting there & around
The bus station is on the main road into town, 1 km west of the centre. From here you can catch regular buses to Ho Chi Minh City (80, 000d), Ca Mau (25, 000d) and Soc Trang (25, 000d).

For trips to outlying areas (including the Bird Sanctuary), you can arrange a taxi through the Bac Lieu tourist office or by calling 922 922. Rates are 40, 000d for the first 2 km, and 6500d for every kilometre thereafter.

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