Long Xuyen
This moderately prosperous town is the capital of An Giang province and does a moderate trade in agriculture, fish processing and cashew nuts. Aside from a few sites, a lively market, and perhaps a short trip along the river, there’s little to detain travellers here.

Long Xuyen was once a stronghold of the Hoa Hao sect. Founded in 1939, the sect emphasises simplicity in worship and does not believe in temples or intermediaries between humans and the Supreme Being. Until 1956 the Hoa Hao had an army and constituted a major military force in this region.

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Getting there & away
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Land
Bus
The buses heading from HCMC to Long Xuyen leave from the Mien Tay bus station (around 35, 000d).

Long Xuyen bus station (Ben Xe Long Xuyen; 3852 125; opposite 96/3B Ð Tran Hung Dao) is at the southern end of town. Buses from Long Xuyen to Ca Mau, Can Tho, Chau Doc, Ha Tien, HCMC and Rach Gia leave from here.

Car & motorbike
Long Xuyen is 62km from Can Tho, 126km from My Tho and 189km from HCMC.

Boat
To get to the Long Xuyen ferry dock from Ð Pham Hong Thai, you’ll need to cross Duy Tan Bridge and turn right. Passenger ferries leave from here to Cho Vam, Dong Tien, Hong Ngu, Kien Luong, Lai Vung, Rach Gia, Sa Dec and Phu Chau (Tan Chau). Boats to Rach Gia (15, 000d, nine hours) leave at 6.30am and/or 8am. You can also catch boats from here to Sa Dec (10, 000d, four hours) at noon.

From the An Hoa ferry terminal you can also catch boats to Cao Lanh and Sa Dec.

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