Nguyễn Cửu Đàm had a straight canal dug along a stagnant channel from Rạch Cát to Lò Ngói, nearly 3 km long, so boats from Saigon could reach Cần Đước, Cần Giuộc and Bến Lức.
Construction
Ruột Ngựa canal dug
- 1772
- Southeast Asia
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