Kampong Sraka Trey

Kampong Sraka Trey, known in Vietnamese as Biên Hòa, lies on the Đồng Nai River in southern Vietnam. Its riverside setting connects the inland country with the waterways leading towards the sea. Khmer, Vietnamese and Chinese communities contributed to the history of the region, where river traffic and settlement grew along the Đồng Nai.

In 1679 a group of Chinese settlers under Trần Thượng Xuyên arrived in the Đồng Nai country. In 1698 the Nguyễn lord sent Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh to organize the southern territories, establishing Phước Long district and the Trấn Biên administration. These changes made the region an important centre of Nguyễn authority in the south and shaped its subsequent development.