Location
Ha Tien Town had
been the develop area in the 18th century. This land had welcomed
the traders who come from India, Myanmar and China. It has been well known by
the wonderful scenery and appeared in the poems through the time. Ha Tien Town
is located in the north of Kien Giang Province. The town had been the center of
Kien Giang Province till the time this role be replaced by Rach Gia City later.
Now Ha Tien Town
is one of the attractive destinations of Kien Giang Province. It is combined
with some route to Chau Doc City of An Giang Province by the convenient
position. Especially the town is the important place to connect Phu Quoc Island
by the sea if visitor who love to come Phu Quoc Island by boat.
Furthermore, Ha
Tien Town is close with the border with Cambodia, so there are some trips connected
Ha Tien Town to Kampot and then Sihanoukville and Koh Rong Samloem in Cambodia
through the border gate named Xa Xia Border Gate. This is one of the very interesting
trips from Vietnam to the famous destinations of Cambodia for the beach
holidays.
Commune: There are 5 wards in Ha Tien such as Binh San,
Dong Ho, My Duc, Phao Dai and To Chau. Ha Tien has 2 communes as Thuan Yen and
Tien Hai Communes. Besides, there are some small islands that belongs the town
such as Hai Tac Island, Doc Islet, Long Islet etc.
Tourist places: Binh San Ward, Dong Ho Ward, To Chau Ward and Hai Tac Island.
Climate: There are two seasons in Ha Tien Town with the
rain time from May to October and the dry time from November to April. The
average temperature here is 27 C degree. The best time for travelling to this
town is in the dry time.
Transportation: Travel conveniently by land and sea
way to the town and from it to other places.
The distance is
for reference as below:
From Ha Tien to Phu
Quoc Island: 45 km by the sea
From Ha Tien to Rach Gia City: 91 km
From Ha Tien to Can
Tho City: 201 km
From Ha Tien to Long
Xuyen City: 134 km
From Ha Tien to Chau
Doc City: 94 km
From Ha Tien to Ho
Chi Minh City: 309 km
From Ha Tien to Sihanoukville,
Cambodia: 580 km
Landscapes
Mui Nai Beach: Mui Nai Beach is the most famous beach of Ha
Tien Town and the Mekong Delta. The beach has its special features that with
the brown sand. It is quite different with white sand or yellow sand beaches
that as usual by the feature of the beach in Mekong Delta. Mui Nai Beach is
located far from Ha Tien Center about 10 km for transfer.
Duong Beach: Duong Beach is located far from Ha Tien Center
about 30 km. The beach is about 2 km long with the pale yellow. This beach is
not famous as much as Mui Nai Beach. It is the calm beach for people who love
the quiet.
Ta Lu Beach: Ta Lu Beach is located far from Mui Nai Beach
about 800m. This is the wonderful place for viewing of the landscape around
with the islands inshore and offshore.
Thach Dong Attraction: Thach Dong Attraction is one of 10
attractions in the history of Ha Tien. This is the steep limestone mountain with
the empty inside as a special huge cave. It is about 90 m high from the sea
level. There is a pagoda in the cave and stalactites. Thach Dong Attraction is
located far from Ha Tien Town about 5 km.
Hang Pagoda: Hang Pagoda is one of the famous destination
belongs to Hon Chong Attraction. This is the pagoda inside a mountain as in the
cave. There is the huge Buddha Statue in here. Beside there is one gate of the
cave that lead you to the sea with the wonderful view. The pagoda is located
far from Ha Tien Center about 30 km.
Binh San Mountain: Binh
San Mountain is the ideal place for view of Ha Tien Town. It is about 50 m
high. The mountain is the inspiration for the poetry because of its wonderful
view. The mountain is located far from Ha Tien Center about 1 km.
Hon Chong Attraction: Hon
Chong Attraction is the area with 3.000m in square. It is called the tourists
place in general in which there are different famous destinations such as Hang
Pagoda, Duong Beach, Phu Tu Islet etc. Hon Chong Attraction is located far from
Ha Tien center about 30 km.
Phu Tu Islet: Phu Tu
Islet is the stone islet inshore. It is special because of the shape of stone
that attached with the touching story about the fatherhood as a legend. This
islet is one of the important symbols of Ha Tien Town. Phu Tu Islet is located
in the area of Hon Chong Attraction.
To Chau Bridge: To
Chau Bridge is 500 m long, it connects two banks of the Giang Thanh River in Ha
Tien Town. The bridge is proud of Ha Tien’s people for the development and
transportation convenient. This is the great place for view of the different
parts of the town.
To Chau Mountain: To
Chau Mountain is located in To Chau Ward. Conquer this mountain; you can reach
the calm picture around with the pagoda in the mountain and wonderful view at
the bottom of the mountain.
Mac Cuu Tomb: Mac
Cuu Family Tomb is the important historical destination in Ha Tien Town. It is
like the place for memory about the works that Mac Cuu and his family had done
to build up Ha Tien Town from the beginning days. Mac Cuu Tomb is located in
Binh San Mountain. And this is also one of the ten famous attractions in Ha
Tien Town.
Hai Tach Island: This
is one of the new destinations of Ha Tien Town offshore. Hai Tac Island is called
the paradise for visitors who love the wild landscape and beach time.
Festivals
The Death
Anniversary of Mac Cuu: The
anniversary is organized in May in the lunar time each year to remember Mac Cuu
and the people who had contributed to build up Ha Tien from the beginning time.
Tao dan Chieu
Anh Cac Festival: This is the very
big event in Ha Tien Town with many meaningful activities to review and remember
the works in the fields to build up Ha Tien Town through the time. The event is
happened in January in the lunar time each year.
And there are
many other unique festivals in the town.
Local specialties
Ha Tien Town is
famous place with delicious dishes in simple way in cooking. There are the
dishes you should taste if you come here such as local noodle, sticky rice,
crab rice, herring salad and many other tasty specialties.