The tongue

One day, the master says to his servant:
Go and catch a pig, kill it and choose the best piece and bring it to me.
The servant obeys his master. He goes and kills the pig and bring the tongue to his master.
A few days after, the master, wants to put his servant's intelligence to the best, orders him to go and kill another pig and says that:
"Search for the worst part of the pig and give it to me".
After that, he offers again the tongue to his master.
The master asks him "How insolent you are! Why do you bring to me the tongue like the first time"?
The servant replies sedately:
"- Sir, there is nothing as good as the tongue when we are good, but when we wicked, there's nothing as bad as the tongue".

The Mekong Delta

The Mekong River is one of the great rivers of the world. Taking its source from Tibet plateau, the roof of the world. It twists and turns for about 4,900 kilometers - flowing through the mountainous South-western China, between Laos and Myanmar (formerly Burma), through the jungles of Laos, between Thailand and Laos, traversing Cambodia and finally fanning out across the delta in Vietnam before splaying into the South China Sea.
Beginning from Tan An (Long An province), the Mekong Delta spreads over the territory of nine provinces from north to south: Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, An Giang. Cuu Long, Kien Giang, Can Tho and Minh Hai. Two main channels of the Mekong River: the Tien Giang (the mainstream of Mekong) and the Hau Giang (or Bassac River) flow through the 3,723,189 hectares of the delta. Before reaching the sea, they have fanned out into nine branches - which accounts for its name of Cuu Long (Nine Dragons) in Vietnam.
The Mekong Delta is the richest agricultural region in Vietnam and it is usually called 'the rice bowl of Vietnam". Thanks to the area's great natural reservoir, Cambodia's Tonle Sap, this Mekong alluvium-deposited plain never gets dry, and the ebb and flow of the water levels are moderate all the year round. Since ancient times, water on the delta has been controlled by a useful network of canals. Rice, sugarcane, fruit and coconuts are the main crops. Shrimps and fish of various kinds are bountiful. The delta people consequently enjoy a rather standard of living.

One - Pillar Pagoda

Hanoi capital has "The One - Pillar Pagoda" which was built in the Ly dynasty in the early eleventh century. Ho Chi Minh City has "The One-Pillar Pagoda" located on Dang Van Bi street in Thu Duc. The One - Pillar Pagoda in HCMC was founded and built by senior monk Thich Tri Dung. The great supporter is Mrs. Do Thi Vinh. Both of them are in charge of the total expenses of construction. The work was started on April 8, 1958 and it was completed in 1977.
The Southern One - Pillar Pagoda is modeled exactly after that of Hanoi, highlighting the dream of the Ly dynasty kings. They built this pagoda with a view to helping the Southern Buddhist faithful to pay tribute to the Buddha recalling the origin of our ancestors and nourishing the hope for the people's welfare and the nation's prosperity.
The pillar of the pagoda is made of reinforced concrete. The pagoda has curved tiled roofs like those of Hanoi's. Around the pagoda is a square lake called Long Nhan Lake. (In the lake there are tortoise and multicoloured ornamental fish abound in the lake). The compounds of the pagoda are vast and shady thanks to the belt of century - old trees. The Buddhist faithful and foreign tourists from all part of the country often frequent pay a visit to the pagoda.

Thien Mu Pagoda

The Thien Mu Pagoda is built on the Ha Khe hill on a flat plot 5 km to the west of Huong Long village. The pagoda is surrounded by a stone wall.
The pagoda compounds is divided into two areas: the area in front of the Nghi Mon gate includes such architectural works as the concrete wharf with 24 flights of step, the porch with four pillars built near the road. Fifteen flights of steps from this entrance is the Huong Nguyen Communal House. (Now only an earthenware foundation remains). Behind the Huong Nguyen Communal House is the seven - story Phuoc Duyen Tower. The rear area consists of two hexagonal pavilions: one for the stele and another for the bell. Here there are also such temples as The Dai Hung (All Mighty) Temple, The Avalokitesvara Temple. Besides there are guest houses, and flower gardens. At the far end of this area is pine forest.
Thien Mu is the most ancient pagoda having the biggest structure and it is the most beautiful pagoda in Hue. King Thien Tri classifies The Thien Mu Pagoda as one of the twenty scenic spots of the imperial land in the poem entitled The Sound of The Thien Mu Pagoda Bell.
From 1943 to 1945 the Thien Mu Pagoda fell into ruin. With great efforts. Senior Monk Thich Don Hau re-built the historic pagoda.
Coming here, tourists are captivated by the enthralling beauty of a natural masterpiece with a seven-story tower casting its shadow on the Huong River (mirroring itself on the Perfume River) weaving its peaceful way Eastward. The beautiful sight reminds us of poems and no one forgets:
The yellow bamboo branches sway in the wind.
One catches the sound of the Thien Mu Pagoda bell and Tho Xuong cockcrow. (One hears the sound...)

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