AN GIANG

Area: 3.244km2 Population: 2,049,039 Provincial capital : Long Xuyen Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Cham, Chinese.

An Giang is a southern province of Vietnam with most of area being delta, except several mountains in the districts of Thoai Son, Tinh Bien and Tri Ton. An Giang has a tropical monsoon climate, with the annual average temperature of 270C. (80.60F.). There are two separate seasons in a year: dry season from May to November, and rainy season from December to April.  There are many famous festivals in An Giang such as Ba Chua Xu (Xu Lady Lord) Festival (takes place every year on Sam Mountain), Nguyen Trung Truc (the leader of the patriots who rose agaisnt the French in Nam Bo) Temple Festival (in Long Kien village, Cho Moi District), Cows race Festival of Khmer Ethnic Group (Unique traditional culture of Khmer people in Tinh Bien and Tri Ton Districts) Apart from its first rank in the country in terms of rice output (over 2 million ton a year), the province is well-known for bumper crops like corn, soy beans, and aqua-products. Other special products of the An Giang Province: Tan Chau silk, Chau Doc fish sauce, Cho Thu woodwork, and cloth-weaving of the Cham people.