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    Ha Tien - around town

    | 10 Jan 2012
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    • Attractive old shophouses, Ha Tien
      Attractive old shophouses, Ha Tien

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    • Delicious Bun Cha Gio - noodles and spring rolls - from Ha Tien's market.
      Delicious Bun Cha Gio - noodles and spring rolls - from Ha Tien's market.

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    • Ha Tien, Vietnam
      Ha Tien, Vietnam

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    • Delivering flowers by cyclo.
      Delivering flowers by cyclo.

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    • View across the Mekong Delta from Xa Ngoc Tien pagoda in Ha Tien. The view would be especially spectacular during wet season sunsets.
      View across the Mekong Delta from Xa Ngoc Tien pagoda in Ha Tien. The view would be especially spectacular during wet season sunsets.

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    • Xa Ngoc Tien is a large 1960s pagoda that sits opposite Ha Tien town. It's well worth a visit despite being ignored in guidebooks.
      Xa Ngoc Tien is a large 1960s pagoda that sits opposite Ha Tien town. It's well worth a visit despite being ignored in guidebooks.

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    10 Jan 2012

    The Ha Tien waterfront has some nice old Chinese shophouses and plenty of local activity as fishing and supply boats come and go. The Bao Tam Pagoda has been renovated to within an inch of its life but is one of the most revered in town. The vast Xa Ngoc Tien Pagoda across the river was built in the 1960s and has great views across town. It's curiously ignored by guidebooks. The old market has been demolished but there is some great local food around the old market site.

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