The bilingual Vietnamese-English book named “Tham quan Can Tho qua tranh ve” (Visiting Can Tho through paintings), the first comic-style guide book for the Mekong Delta, was released on Monday.

The 92-page color book released by Tre Publishing House and Mekong Tourist Information Company (Metinfo) in Can Tho is priced at VND45,000. Full of useful information and detailed maps of Can Tho City, the guidebook features simple drawing strokes influenced by artistic traditions of the South and imparts the spirit of a Mekong Delta city to tourists. The artist is Bui Huu Tam, a disabled artist from Can Tho City.

Tran Kim Dinh, director of Metinfo, said, “We hope through this comic guide book travelers will learn more about the city at the end of the Mekong River.”