%%Minh Hải is the southernmost province of Vietnam.The province is inhabited by people of the Kinh (or Việt), the Hoa, the Khmer (Khơ Me) and the Chăm. Minh Hai is famous for its submerged forests which account for one third of the total natural area. Minh Hải is also reputed for its birds. Sân Chim Bạc Liêu (Bac Lieu Bird Yard) is four kilometres east of Bạc Liêu town. This garden of birds is home to many rare species. Upon entering the yard, visitors must be surprised to see many eggs lying on the ground, which look like small pieces of white gravel littered around the place. The trees in the garden, most of them leafless due to the customary pecking of the birds, serve as perching places. The birds seem to follow a strict hierarchical order, whereby the largest bird, the higher the branch reserved for it. The most interesting time to watch the birds is at sunset when they fly in from all directions to gather at the garden. Vườn Cây Bạc Liêu (Bac Lieu fruit tree garden) is five kilometres east of Bạc Liêu town. The majority of trees are longan. The pulp of the local longan is as thick and juicy as that grown in Hung Yen province 30 kilometres east of Ha Noi. The architectural design of Chùa Xiêm Can (Xiem Can Pagoda) is unique with special traits found nowhere else in the whole of South-Vietnam. Rừng Tràm U Minh (U Minh Cajeput forests) cover an area of about 200,000 hectares. They are home to 50 species of timber trees, but the majority of the trees here are cajeput and rhizophora - known locally as Đước. A boat trip will take you along the various canals through U Minh forests. Here you can see the greatest submerged wilderness Vietnam has ever possessed.