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THE
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Hanoi
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Bac
Kan
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Bac
Ninh
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Cao
Bang
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Dien
Bien
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Ha
Giang
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Hoa
Binh
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HaiPhong
City
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Hai
Duong
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Ha
Tay
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Lai
Chau
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Lang
Son
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Lao
Cai
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Nam
Dinh
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Ninh
Binh
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Phu
Tho
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Quang
Ninh
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Son
La
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Thai
Binh |
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Thai
Nguyen
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Tuyen
Quang
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Vinh
Phuc
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Yen
Bai |
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Area: 8,331.2 sq. km
Population: 746.4 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Lang Son City.
Districts: Trang Dinh, Van Lang, Van Quan, Binh Gia, Bac Son, Huu Lung, Chi Lang, Cao Loc, Loc Binh, Dinh Lap.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Tay, Nung, Dao...
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Geography
Lang Son is a frontier mountainous province in the North-East of Vietnam. It shares border with Cao Bang Province on the south, Bac Giang Province on the north, Guangxi (China) on the east, Quang Ninh Province on the north-east and Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen provinces on the west.
Mountains and hills cover over 80% of the province's total area. The complex network of rivers makes a good condition for agriculture. Main rivers that run through the province are: Ky Cung, Ba Thin, Bac Giang, Bac Khe, Thuong, Hoa, and Trung rivers.
Lang Son has two international border gates including Dong Dang railway border gate and Huu Nghi road border gate, two national border gates such as Chi Ma (in Loc Binh District) and Binh Nghi (in Trang Dinh District)... So Lang Son has an important strategic position in the North-East of Vietnam.
The climate is cool and temperate. Annual average temperature is 21.5�C. Annual average rainfall is from 1200mm to 1600mm. |
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Tourism
and
Economy
Lang
Son
has
potentiality
of
mineral,
forestry,
tourism
and
trading.
Star
aniseed
(hoa
hoi)
is a
specialty.
The
province
is
proud
of
many
culture
and
historical
vestiges.
They
are
Rampart
of
Mac
Dynasty,
Doan
Citadel
Vestige,
Chi
Lang
Defile,
Ky
Cung
and
Bac
Le
temples.
Apart
of
these,
Ky
Lua
Market,
To
Thi
and
Mau
Son
mountains,
Tam
Thanh,
and
Nhi
Thanh
grottoes
also
attract
many
visitors
every
year.
Especially,
lots
of
people
come
to
Ky
Lua
and
Tam
Thanh
markets
to
shopping
because
the
goods
are
abundant
and
cheap.
Coming
to
there,
tourists
are
interesting
in
Ky
Lua
or
Long
Tong
traditional
festivals.
They
would
like
to
taste
special
dishes:
roast
duck,
roast
pig,
Mau
Son
wine
and
lam
rice. |
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Transportation
Lang Son is 154km from Hanoi, 60km from Thai Nguyen, 48km from Quang Ninh, 55km from Cao Bang, 73km from Bac Kan.
Road: National highway routes on the territory of Lang Son province:
- No.1A: It departs from Huu Nghi Quan (Friendship Gate) and runs through Lang Son Province to Hanoi.
- No.1B: between Lang Son and Thai Nguyen.
- No.4B: between Lang Son and Cao Bang.
- No.4A: from Lang Son to Mong Cai Town of Quang Ninh Province via Tien Yen Townlet.
- No.31: between Dinh Lap and Bac Giang
- No.279: Binh Gia of Lang Son Province to Bac Kan.
Train: Hanoi-China international railway line with over 100km runs through Lang Son.
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