ក្រុងបារាជ

ក្រុងបារាជ [ វៀតណាម:Long Xuyên ()] គឺជាទីរួមខេត្ត មាត់ជ្រូក, in the Mekong Delta region of southwestern វៀតណាម. It is located at approximately 1,950 km south of Hanoi, 189 km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 45 km from the boundary with Cambodia. The population of Long Xuyen city is over 300,000 (2007), with an area of only 130 km².

Long Xuyen is the second most prosperous city in southwestern Vietnam, just after Can Tho city. 

សេដ្ឋកិច្ច
Long Xuyen is a very developed city in merchandising (mainly in rice trading) and processing fish industry (such as basa fish) with more than six plants and 10,000 workers.

ការអប់រំ
Long Xuyen is home to An Giang University and the Long Xuyen Teacher's Training College.  An Giang University is the second largest university in the Mekong Delta. An Giang University has more than 8,000 students and began as a teaching trainer's college.  It was recognized with university status in 2000.  Currently they have faculties in Education, Agriculture, Economics, IT, and Marx-Lenin Ideologies

There are three main high schools in Long Xuyen city. Thoai Ngoc Hau, Binh Khanh, and Long Xuyen, respectively. Thoai Ngoc Hau high school was once known as Long Xuyen high school, with currently over 2,000 students. Thoai Ngoc Hau is a specialized school for majors of English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, and Biology.

វប្បធម៌
Long Xuyên is the center of the Hòa Hảo religion. There are also many Catholic churches, as well as some people who follow Buddhism and other religions.

The local people often go to supermarkets on Saturday and Sunday. Also, former president Ton Duc Thang's birthday is celebrated in My Hoa Hung (Tiger Island).

Local dishes include the standard Vietnamese fare as well as some variations on the area specialties (for example basa fish, mắm thái, and thot not coconuts).

Each year, many tourists pass through Long Xuyen, on their way to Chau Doc, which is a major stop-over on the way to Cambodia. However, tourists rarely stay in Long Xuyen.

Bà Chúa Xứ Shrine is a sacred place that is visited by many people who pray for financial success.  Each March, Chau Doc celebrates the Bà Chúa Xứ festival, a large religious festival on top of Sam mountain.

Notable residents
Nguyen Ngoc Tho, vice-president of the Republic of Vietnam (before April 30, 1975)
Ton Duc Thang, senior Communist Party leader, President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam); later became the first President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Nguyen Hien Le, writer
Vo Tong Xuan, agronomist and former rector of An Giang University
Vương Trung Hiếu, writer
Le Minh Tung, Vice-Chairman of An Giang province and current rector of An Giang University
Ta Minh Tam, artist
Duc Tuan, singer
Phuong Trinh, singer
Ba Cut, Hoa Hao warlord

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