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The figure represented 26% of the province’s yearly target.
The most popular spiritual tourism destinations were Ba Chua Xu (local tutelary goddess) Temple in Chau Doc city’s Núi Sam Mountain, Cam Mountain in Tinh Bien district, and That Son (Seven Mountain) Mountain Range in Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts.
Due to its complex river and mountain systems, An Giang has stepped up its tourism promotion on media sites. It is also offering quality accommodations and imposing strict penalties on service providers who solicit and overcharge tourists.
Chau Doc city, one of the province’s main tourism sites, provides free wifi service at Basa Fish Park, Do De Dao Trang (Buddha-Gaya) Pagoda Park and Ba Chua Su Temple.
This year, the province aims to attract 6.8 million tourist arrivals, with total earnings of over VND3.5 trillion (US$153.8 million).