The "rice bowl" of Vietnam, the Mekong delta is an idyllic
landscape carpeted in a dizzying variety of greens. It is a water world where boats, houses and even markets float upon the endless rivers, canals and streams that flow like life-giving arteries through this region. The hardy but friendly inhabitants of this region have to tame the nine dragaons of Cuu Long, where the Mekong splits into many branches seeking a way to the sea, battling with nature and the seasons to produce one of the most bountiful rice harvests on earth.  

After winding its way from its source in Tibet, the Mekong River meets the sea in southernmost Vietnam. This delta-plain is lush with rice paddies and fish farms. Once part of Khmer kingdom, the Mekong Delta was the last part of modern-day Vietnam to be annexed and settled by the Vietnamese.