- Vĩnh Long
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footnotes =Vĩnh Long audio|Vinh Long.ogg|pronunciation (
Hán Tự : ; literally "eternal prosperity") is a town inVietnam . It is the capital of the Vĩnh Long Province in theMekong Delta .Vĩnh Long is on the Co Chien river, which branches out from the Mekong at the narrows of
My Thuan about ten km upstream fromVinh Long, only to meet it later downstream. Across the Co Chien from Vinh Long are the An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc islands, some fifteen km across, with the main Mekong riveron the other side. A number of canals run through Vĩnh Long, as well as the islands, with tall pedestrian/motorcycle bridges crossing them. Much transportationtakes place by boat, so that parts of the town, and especially An Binh,become unreachable at low tide. A temple of literature is at the end of aold wet market along the canal Lavoo Nu.Vinh Long is about two hours from the large town of
Can Tho in the adjacentHau Giang Province , and about three hours fromSaigon . Thefloating market town ofCai Be is on the other side of the An Binhisland and is the frequent destination for tourist boats from Vinh Long.
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