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Chau Doc

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Chau Doc is a river city close to the Cambodia border. There are a number of floating houses (the floats are empty metal drums) which provide a convenient way for families to raise fish underneath. What makes Chau Doc interesting is it's mix of communities, Khmer, Cham, and Chinese. The Cham are mostly muslim, and leave in isolated communities across the river, complete with mosques. The Sam mountain, which provides an outstanding view over the Cambodia border, has dozens of pagodas and shrines where the Chinese influence is obvious. At it's base lie the Tay Anh pagoda, whose architecture is influenced by Hindu and Islamic style, and the temple of the Lady Chua Xu to whom offerings of whole roasted pigs and lavishly embroided clothes are made.

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Floating houses on the Hau Gian river. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Floating houses. They double as fish reservoirs. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Fish are hatched underneath the house. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Stilts houses and inundated rice fields. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Stilts houses line a road traversing inundated rice fields, seen from Sam mountain. Cambodia is in the far. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Stilts houses. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Sunrise on the Hau Gian river. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Bicylist in front of a mosque. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Small boat at sunrise. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Tay Anh pagoda. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Roasted pigs (rented) offered at Lady Chua Xu temple, a pagan tradition. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Gold-embroided dresses offered to Lady Chua Xu,. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Elderly woman. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Xe loi driver and passengers. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Mosque in Cham minority village.. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Ceremony in mosque in Cham minority village. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Mosque in Cham minority village. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Muslem family outside stilt house in Cham minority village. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Religious souvenirs for sale. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Chau Doc and the plain  seen from the Sam Mountain. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white) Architectural detail at the Lady Chua Xu temple. Chau Doc, Vietnam ( black and white)
All the 21 black and white pictures of Chau Doc are on this page