Chau Doc, Vietnam
Found in Vietnam's southermost province of An Giang, Chau Doc is a frontier town on the Cambodian border. Chau Doc is historically referred to
as the place of five hills and seven mountains, and as a place of romantic hills. It has a reputation for its pickles, dried meat and palm sugar. In Chau
Doc is Chau Xu, a temple that honors the holy Lady Xu. From the 23-25 of the 4th lunar month, thousands of Vietnamese descend on the temple
to commemorate her during which time she is washed and reclothed. The city was also once known for its dugout canoe races. Chau Doc has
quite sizeable Chinese, Cham and Khmer communities, each of which has built distinctive temples that are worth a visit.
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