Recognizing the Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Museum as a typical tourist destination in the Mekong Delta.

On the afternoon of December 13th, in Tam Ngai commune, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the Decision of the Mekong Delta Tourism Association recognizing the Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Museum as a typical tourist destination in the Mekong Delta. The museum was invested and built by Cau Ke Wax Coconut Processing Company Limited (Vicosap) on an area of ​​1.5 hectares.

On the afternoon of December 13th, in Tam Ngai commune, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the Decision of the Mekong Delta Tourism Association recognizing the Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Museum as a typical tourist destination in the Mekong Delta. The museum was invested and built by Cau Ke Wax Coconut Processing Company Limited (Vicosap) on an area of ​​1.5 hectares.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism - Duong Hoang Sum (on the left) presents the decision recognizing the Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Museum as a typical tourist destination in the Mekong Delta.

Comrade Duong Hoang Sum, Provincial Party Committee member and Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Long province, said: This is the first non-governmental museum in the province, displaying more than 400 images and artifacts related to the history of the formation and development of the wax coconut tree, a crop with high economic value that has helped many local households escape poverty sustainably. The museum has made many efforts in collecting, displaying, promoting, and introducing these artifacts to visitors.

This is the right direction, consistent with the goal of preserving culture and developing sustainable tourism. In the future, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to work alongside and support the connection of resources and gradually make activities related to wax coconut a distinctive specialty of local tourism.

The students received scholarships at the ceremony.

The households received gifts at the announcement ceremony.

This tourist destination is given priority in being featured on the website and media publications of the Mekong Delta Tourism Association; it also participates in collaborative activities and tourism promotion both domestically and internationally. This is the 25th typical tourist destination of the Mekong Delta in the province.

On this occasion, the Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Museum donated 1.5 tons of rice to 10 disadvantaged households and 60 scholarships to poor students (500,000 VND/scholarship).

Text and photos: MY NHAN

Source: https://baovinhlong.com.vn/xa-hoi/du-lich/202512/cong-nhan-bao-tang-dua-sap-tra-vinh-diem-du-lich-tieu-bieu-dbscl-52d0937/