Visiting Chau Doc floating village in An Giang

08:03, 29/03/2016

 A visit to the Chau Doc floating village in An Giang Province is truly a fascinating excursion, providing provocative insight into the lives of the Khmer people, one of the oldest ethnic groups in Vietnam.
 

 A visit to the Chau Doc floating village in An Giang Province is truly a fascinating excursion, providing provocative insight into the lives of the Khmer people, one of the oldest ethnic groups in Vietnam.
 
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 Boats load with fruit in the wee hours of the morning

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Dawn at the Chau Doc floating village

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The floating village, a group of houses with roofs and walls made from aluminium

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Simple village architecture

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The ‘houses’ move with smooth wavelike motions of the Hau River

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To travel to other parts of the village or land, people use small boats

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A ‘floating’ living room

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The houses display colourful souvenirs

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(Source:VOV)