Ho Nuoc Ngot
Literally translated as "fresh water lake," the artificial lake has become the town centerpiece with swan-shape paddleboats, garden cafés, a children's playground, and green space. Ho Nuoc Ngot usually hosts the opening ceremony for the annual Ghe Ngo boat races, part of the moon and harvest festival Ok Om Bok, one of the most important celebrations for the southern Vietnamese Khmer community. The boat racing, which takes place on the adjacent Maspero River the 13th, 14th, and 15th days of the 10th lunar month (usually October/November), honors the half-snake water god Naga and symbolically see the rains off to the ocean at the end of the growing season.
