Mekong Delta overview

The Mekong Delta is situated at the bottom half of Vietnam. This vast delta is formed by the multiple tributaries of the Mekong River which has its origin in the Tibetan highland plateau 2,800 miles away. From its source, the river makes its way through China, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam before flowing out into the South China Sea. The Mekong's Vietnamese name, Cuu Long, means Nine Dragons for the nine mouths that terminate the flow of this great river as it is absorbed by the sea.
The people of south Vietnam are very proud of the richness and vastness of this land. When referring to the rice fields in this area, they often say, "co bay thang canh", meaning the land is so large that the cranes can stretch their wings as they fly. Today, the region is one of Vietnam's highest producers of rice crops, vegetables and fruits.
The people from the Mekong area still live as their Grandfathers and Mothers did, living from the land and the river, their houses either on stilts, on the banks of the Mekong, or in Houses that float on the top, these are often moored together to form a little floating village. Often, many homes have fisheries underneath them. Enterprising individuals build a cage like structure of bamboo beneath their homes on these waterways to house fish. As the fish grow, they sell the whole batch to traders from the city and start with new ones.