In Bạc Liêu, there is an ancient longan garden that is now over a hundred years old. This is the most unique longan garden in the Mekong Delta, an attractive garden-tourism model, and a source of pride for the local people.
Nature has generously bestowed this place with fertile land, creating favorable conditions for the ancient longan varieties to thrive luxuriantly for more than a century. Many trees have trunks so large that it takes more than two people to embrace them, with wide, shady canopies that create a peaceful and tranquil space.
The ancient longan garden of Bạc Liêu covers an area of about 230 hectares, stretching over 11 kilometers across Hiệp Thành and Vĩnh Trạch Đông communes, in Bạc Liêu Town, Bạc Liêu Province.
According to local residents, the Bạc Liêu longan garden was planted more than a hundred years ago. In the past, this area consisted of sandy ridges formed through natural sedimentation and human-made sea dikes. This type of soil has good drainage, a deep water table, and a thick cultivation layer, making it highly suitable for growing fruit trees and various crops.
This place is famous for two longan varieties: Su-bíc and Tu-huýt. The Su-bíc variety produces large fruits with thin skin, thick flesh, and a very fragrant, sweet taste, while the Tu-huýt variety has smaller fruits and seeds but thick flesh and a sweet flavor.
When visiting the longan garden tourist area, visitors can savor the enticing flavor of delicious, fragrant longan clusters along with rustic dishes that are local specialties generously provided by the sea. They can enjoy the fresh sea breeze and listen to Southern Vietnamese traditional chamber music (đờn ca tài tử). Besides tasting the sweet fruits, visitors can also lie and rest under the longan trees, listening to birds chirping and watching sunbeams filter through the leaves, shimmering on the ground.
Coming here, you can not only relax in a vast and refreshing green space but also go camping, have picnics, and take part in harvesting ripe longans. If you visit during festivals such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will also have the chance to enjoy local celebrations, listen to đờn ca tài tử, hear Bạc Liêu people sing “Dạ cổ hoài lang” by the late composer Cao Văn Lầu, and explore the unique ridge-land culture formed by the interaction of Kinh, Khmer, and Chinese communities.
Source: ZiZi Travel
