Vĩnh Long

Vĩnh Long pronunciation (Hán Tự: 永隆; literally "eternal prosperity") is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Vĩnh Long Province in the Mekong Delta.
Vĩnh Long is on the Co Chien river, which branches out from the Mekong at the narrows of My Thuan about 10 kilometers upstream, only to meet it later downstream. Across the Co Chien River from Vinh Long are the An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuoc islands, some 15 kilometers across, with the Mekong River on the other side. A number of canals run through Vĩnh Long, with tall vehicular bridges crossing them. Transport by boat is also possible, although parts of the town, particularly An Binh, become unreachable at low tide. A temple of literature is at the end of an old wet market along the canal Lavoo Nu.