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THE
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Bac
Kan
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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
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Thai
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Thai
Nguyen
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Tuyen
Quang
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Vinh
Phuc
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Area: 1,392.4 sq. km.
Population: 922.6 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Ninh Binh City
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Tam Diep.
- Districts: Nho Quan, Gia Vien, Hoa Lu, Yen Mo, Yen Khanh, Kim Son.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Thai, Tay.
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Geography
Situated on the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh separates the North and the Central Vietnam by Tam Diep Mountain Range. It is surrounded by Hoa Binh, Ha Nam provinces on the north, Nam Dinh Province on the east and Thanh Hoa on the west and the south.
Ninh Binh's topography is divided clearly into 3 parts: the mountainous area in the west and northwest; the delta and coastal area in the east and south. Ninh Binh has Day, Van Sang rivers, and Non Nuoc, Canh Dieu mountains. Annual average temperature is 23.4�C. |
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Tourism
In
Ninh
Binh,
Hoa
Lu
Ancient
Capital
(in
Truong
Yen
Commune,
Hoa
Lu
District
now)
was
chosen
as
the
first
capital
of
Vietnam
feudal
centralism
regime
and
the
Dai
Co
Viet's
political,
economic
and
cultural
centre
with
the
name
of
Kings
Dinh
Tien
Hoang,
Le
Dai
Hanh
and
Ly
Thai
To
in
10th
century.
In
1010,
King
Ly
Thai
To
moved
the
capital
from
Hoa
Lu
to
Thang
Long
(Hanoi
now),
opening
a
new
era
for
Vietnamese
people.
Ninh
Binh
owns
beautiful
Tam
Coc,
Bich
Dong,
Dich
Long,
Hoa
Son,
Tien
caves,
Van
Trinh
Grotto
and
other
special
landscapes
following:
Cuc
Phuong
National
Park
is
home
of
varies
of
strange
flora
and
fauna.
Especially
it
is
enjoyable
to
touch
the
thousand-year-old
cho
xanh
(parashrea
stellata)
and
sau
(Dracontomelum
Duperranum
or
Dancorra
Edulis)
trees,
50-70m
high.
The
park
is
also
suitable
to
watch
birds,
butterflies
and
orchid
flowers.
Phat
Diem
Cathedral
is a
solemn
and
interesting
architectural
complex,
reflecting
the
skilful
and
excellent
stone
carving
art
of
the
Vietnamese
workers.
Ninh
Binh's
people
have
created
such
famous
and
traditional
products
as
Kim
Son's
fine
arts,
Hoa
Lu's
high-class
embroidery,
hanger
products
and
rocky
sculpture
products
for
export,
Gia
Vien's
rattan
and
bamboo
knitting
products,
etc. |
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Transprotation
Located 90km far from Hanoi, Ninh Binh has convenient waterway and road networks of transportation. The Reunification Express Train from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City stops at Ninh Binh Town. National Highway No.10 connects to Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa provinces and National Highway No.12B links to Hoa Binh Province.
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