Mekong Delta

Cuu Long (Mekong Delta)

The Mekong Delta is the bottom half of Vietnam's two rice baskets, the other being the Red River Delta in the North. This delta is created by the deposition of the tributaries of the Mekong River. The Mekong River originates in the Tibetan highland plateau 2,800 miles away. From Tibet, the river makes its way through China, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam before flowing out into the South China Sea. The Mekong's Vietnamese name, Cuu Long, means Nine Dragons for the nine mouths that terminate the flow of this river as it is absorbed by the sea.

The people of south Vietnam are proud of the richness and vastness of this land. Today, the region is one of Vietnam's highest producer of rice crops, vegetables and fruits. (www.vietscape.com/travel/mekong/index.html)