Mac Cuu Family Tombs

The Mac Cuu Family Tombs is a historic tomb complex on Binh San Hill in Ha Tien City, An Giang Province. It contains the tombs of Mac Cuu, founder of Ha Tien in the early 18th century, and more than 40 members of his family and generals. Recognized as a National Historical Relic, the site is notable for its traditional architecture, stone sculptures, and hilltop setting overlooking the town and Gulf of Thailand.

Visitors can expect a hillside complex of more than 40 tombs arranged on terraces of Binh San Hill, shaded by old trees. The central tombs of Mac Cuu and his son Mac Thien Tich are the largest, built with traditional Vietnamese and Chinese architectural elements, decorated with stone statues of soldiers, horses and guardians. Paths and stone steps connect the tombs, with viewpoints over Ha Tien town and surrounding landscape. Information boards explain the history of the Mac family.

The complex is the burial place of Mac Cuu (1655-1735), a Chinese immigrant who founded and developed the Ha Tien principality in the early 18th century, and his descendants including Mac Thien Tich who continued to govern the area. The tombs were built from the 18th to 19th centuries and reflect the history of Vietnamese settlement in the southwestern border region. The site was recognized as a National Historical Relic in 1989.

The site is an important cultural and ancestral landmark for Ha Tien, reflecting Vietnamese-Chinese funerary architecture and traditions of ancestor veneration. It is associated with annual commemorative activities for the Mac family and is a place for visitors to learn about the founding history and cultural heritage of Ha Tien.