Phú An Bamboo village started construction in 2004 in Phú An Ward, Ben Cat District, Binh Duong and officially opened to the public in 2008. This is the first green bamboo conservation area in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Phú An bamboo system consists of a botanical museum and a bamboo museum – where over 300 bamboo samples are stored and developed, more than 90% of which are Vietnamese varieties. This is the first green bamboo ecosystem conservation area in Vietnam and Southeast Asia including about 1,500 bamboo species. Nature lovers will certainly find a lot of interesting things when coming here.
Bamboo village is designed in an open space with two independent areas: bamboo museum and research area. Because of the impacts of natural disasters and people, the tree symbolizing for the character, national morality has been gradually narrowed down. As a result, bamboo conservation area was formed. Here you can get the chance to discover the rich diversity of green bamboo ecosystems collected from many different regions along with Vietnam, to learn how to grow and develop bamboo, see and buy products made from green bamboo,…
The research area is considered as a must for experts and students to explore and learn ways of preserving and developing green bamboo. Especially, visitors have the opportunity to get details about bamboo varieties, development and grafting process through images, models, documentaries. Bamboo village of Phú An not only attracts science lovers to learn about studies of various green bamboo ecosystems but also appeals to many nature lovers to enjoy the peace in a “green world”. Every year, Phú An bamboo village welcomes many visitors, both domestic and overseas, to this green tourist attraction. While science lovers come to the village for researching purposes, tourists arrive here to enjoy themselves in a calm atmosphere with birds singing and the wind soughing. Referring to Phú An bamboo village, immediately it occurs to tourist’s mind a picture of lyric nature in the countryside.
With great achievements and dedication, Phú An Bamboo Village was awarded the Equator (Prix Equateur) award for biodiversity on September 21, 2010.
