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FOREWORD

Although many westerners still imagine Vietnam through

the lens of war, Vietnam is also a beautiful country with

captivating natural beauty village life. So many years have

passed since Vietnam was officially united and in that time it

has done a remarkable job of healing its wound. Today Vietnam

is an outstanding travel of destination

Editor: Phm Phng Tho

Trn Th Thng

V Bi Thu ThyHong Minh Tr

Appendix: Nguyn Th Thu

Hong Vn Thng

INTRODUCTION

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I. HISTORY:

History of Vietnam, according to Vietnamese legends, dates back more than 4,000 years. For most

of the period from 111 BC to early 10th century, it was under the direct rule of successive dynasties

from China. Vietnam regained autonomy in 939 AD, and complete independence a century later.

While for much of its history, Vietnam remained a tributary state to the much larger neighbor --China, it repelled repeated attempts by China to make it once again part of the Middle Kingdom

Empire, including the three invasions by the Mongols during the Yuan Dynasty, when China was

under Mongolian rule. The independent period temporarily ended in mid-19th century, when France

colonized the country. During World War II, Japan expelled the French to occupy Vietnam, though

they retained French administrators during their occupation. After the war, France attempted to re-

establish its colonial rule but ultimately failed. The Geneva Accords partitioned the country in two

with a promise of democratic election to reunite the country. That election never took place, but

gave way, depending on one's perspective, to a civil war, or another battlefield of then ongoing

global ideological conflict, The Cold War -- the Vietnam War. During this time, the North was

supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union, while the South was supported

by the United States. After millions of Vietnamese deaths, and the American withdrawal from

Vietnam in March 1973, the war ended with the capture of Saigon by the North in April 1975. Due

to then heightened ongoing ideological and economic conflicts of The Cold War, and its invasion of

Cambodia, Vietnam remained internationally isolated and politically oppressed. In 1986, the

Communist Party of Vietnam changed its economic policy and started to move towards reform of

the private sector similar to that seen in China.

II. GEOGRAPHY:

Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,688

square kilometers, of which about 25 % was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of

Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia. The S-

shaped country has a north-to-south distance of 1,650 kilometers and about 50 kilometers wide at

the narrowest point. With a coastline of 3,260 kilometers, excluding islands, Vietnam claims12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) as the limit of its territorial waters, an additional 12 nautical

miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) as a contiguous customs and security zone, and 200 nautical miles (370.4

km; 230.2 mi) as an exclusive economic zone.

III. POPULATION:

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Vietnam is a multi-nations country, which is home to the people of about different 54 nations.

However, about 90% of the population is Vietnamese but there are a large number of ethnic

minorities. Spread over an area of about 331,690 sq.kms Vietnam has a population of more than 83,

535, 576 people.

IV. CULTURE:

Due to its long history as a tributary state of China, as well as several periods of Chineseoccupations, Vietnamese culture is heavily influenced by that of Southern China, with

Confucianism forming the basis of Vietnamese society. The Vietnamese language also contains

many loan words from Chinese, though the two languages are unrelated. Buddhism remains the

single largest religion in Vietnam, though like in China but unlike in the rest of northern Southeast

Asia, the dominant school of Buddhism in Vietnam is the Mahayana School. Nevertheless,

Vietnamese culture remains distinct from Chinese culture as it has also absorbed cultural elements

from neighboring Hindu civilizations such as the Champak and the Khmer empires. The French

colonization has also left a lasting impact on Vietnamese society, with baguettes and coffee

remaining popular among locals. RELIGION: The major religious traditions in Vietnam are

Buddhism (which fuses forms of Taoism and Confucianism), Christianity (Catholicism and

Protestantism), Islam, Caodaism and the Hoa Hao sect.Buddhism was first introduced to Vietnam

in the 2nd century, and reached its peak in the Ly dynasty. It was then regarded as the official

religion dominating court affairs. As such, many pagodas and temples were built during this time.

Presently, over 70 percent of the population of Vietnam are either Buddhist or strongly influenced

by Buddhist practices.

V. LANGUAGE:

Vietnamese (Ting Vit) is the national and official language ofVietnam. It is the mother tongue of

86% ofVietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a

second languageby many ethnic minorities of Vietnam. Much of Vietnamese vocabulary has been

borrowed from Chinese, especially words that denote abstract ideas (in the same way European

languages borrow from Latin and Greek), and it was formerly written using the Chinese writing

system, albeit in a modified format and was given vernacular pronunciation. As a product of Frenchcolonial rule, the language displays some influence from French, and the Vietnamese writing

system in use today is an adapted version of the Latin alphabet, with additional diacritics for tones

and certain letters.

VI. CLIMATE:

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Vietnam's climate is as complex as its topography. Although the country lies entirely within the

tropics, its diverse range of latitude, altitude, and weather patterns produces enormous climatic

variation. North Vietnam, like China, has two basic seasons: a cold, humid winter from November

to April, and a warm, wet summer for the remainder of the year. Summer temperatures average

around 70 degrees Fahrenheit (about 22 C), with occasional typhoons to keep things exciting. The

northern provinces of Central Vietnam share the climate of the North, while the southern provincesshare the tropical weather of the South. South is generally warm, the hottest months being March

through May, when temperatures rise into the mid-90's (low-30's C). This is also the dry season in

the south, followed by the April-October monsoon season.

VII. ECONOMY & POLITICS:

At the 6th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party in December 1986 the Vietnamese

Government launched a bold new policy of social, economic and political reform under the rubric

ofi mi ('renovation'), aimed at transforming the old command economy into a market-based

one. Since that time free enterprise has been encouraged and foreign investment and dollar-

spending tourists welcomed. Decades of war and suffering had left Vietnam in poor economic

shape, but reformist economic policies introduced after 1986 stimulated a period of rapid economic

growth, attracting over US$30 billion of cumulative authorized foreign investment during the

decade prior to 1998. Despite the negative effects of the recent South East Asian economic crisis

and the devastation caused by frequent floods, annual growth rates have remained in the region of

6-9 per cent for the past few years. Vietnam is still one of the poorest countries in Asia, with an

estimatedper capita income of less than US$300 per annum, but average annual inflation has fallen

sharply and the economic outlook is now encouraging. Nowadays, Vietnam negotiated a bilateral

trade agreement with the USA, marking the completion of bilateral negotiations with World Trade

Organization (WTO) members the country required to qualify for accession to the organization.

Among other steps taken in the process of transitioning to a market economy, Vietnam in July 2006

updated its intellectual property legislation to comply with TRIPS. Vietnam was accepted into

membership of the WTO on 7 November 2006.

VIII. Entry and exit procedures:

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To enter and exit Vietnam, visitors are required to fulfill the entrance and exit procedures in the

form (in Vietnamese or in English languages). Luggage of people on entry (including clothes,

personal belongings with reasonable quantity in service of the trips purpose) must be declared in

case as follows:

Luggage exceeds duty free concessions Luggage sent before or after trips

Professional equipment temporarily imported and re-exported or vice versa;

Addictive medicines

Other medicines exceed 30 USD in value

Foreign currency exceeds 7,000 USD (seven thousand US dollars), or its equivalence other

foreign currency, or over 15,000,000 VND (fifteen million Vietnam Dong), in cash.

Notes: Foreigners on entry carry luggage, which exceeds the duty-free quotas, presents and giftswith the total value not exceeding VND 1,000,000 (one million) shall be exempt from taxes

Sources: http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/vietnam/

http://www.geographia.com/vietnam/viet02.htm

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NORTHERN VIETNAM

HANOI CAPITAL

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I. HISTORY: Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. In

the fall of 1010, King Ly Thai To (Ly Cong Uan)

moved the capital from Hoa Lu to Dai La. On the

way, the king saw a vision of a golden dragon

ascending from the Red river (Song Hong). The

King decided to change Dai La to Thang Long(Ascending Dragon). Thang Long remained the

capital city until the end of the Tran dynasty when in

1397, the capital city was moved to Thanh Hoa -Tay Do (Western Capital) and Thang Long became

Dong Do (Eastern Capital). Most Vietnamese and Westerners are familiar with the phrase Ha Noi

ba muoi sau Pho Phuong or Ha Noi 36 districts. Similar to the Guilder age of Europe, Ha Noi's 36

districts is Vietnam's version of the guild concept. Long ago, as artisans moved to the capital city to

do business, they gathered in an area as a way to share resources. As a result, many of the streets are

named after the crafts that were sold on that street. Pho Hang Bun (Vermicelli), Pho Hang Ma

(paper product), Pho Hang Bac (Jewelry) are a few of the streets carrying the name of the products

sold on the street.

II. CLIMATE: Hanoi is situated in a tropical monsoon zone with two main seasons. During the dry

season, which lasts from October to April, it is cold and there is very little rainfall, except from

January to March, when the weather is still cold but there is some light rain. The wet season, from

May to September, is hot with heavy rains and storms. Typical weather of North Vietnam, Hanoi

climate belongs to tropical monsoon temperature type: hot summer with high rainfall and cold

winter, rare of rain. Located in tropical zone, Hanoi has abundant radiation aro-und year. Average

total of radiation is accounted to 122.8Lcal/cm2, sunshine hour is 1641 and annual temperature is

23.6C. June is hottest month and the temperature may reaches to 38C. The coldest month is

recorded in January. Hanoi receives relatively high humidity and rainfall. The average annually

humidity is 79% and rainfall is 1,800mm a year.

III. OLD QUARTER: Main gate to the Temple of Literature Hoan Kiem lake by night The Old

Quarter, near Hoan Kiem lake, has the original street layout and architecture of old Hanoi. At thebeginning of the 20th century, the city consisted of only about 36 streets, most of which are now

part of the old quarter. Each street then had merchants and households specialized in a particular

trade, such as silk traders, jewelry, etc. The street names nowadays still reflect these specializations,

although few of them remain exclusively in their original commerce. The area is famous for its

small artisans and merchants, including many silk shops. Local cuisine specialties as well as several

clubs and bars can be found here also. A night market (near ng Xun market) in the heart of the

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district opens for business every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening with a variety of clothing,

souvenirs and food. Some others prominent places are: The Temple of Literature (Vn Miu), site

of the oldest university in Vietnam 1070; One Pillar Pagoda (Cha Mt Ct); Flag Tower of Hanoi

(Ct c H Ni). In 2004, a massive part of the 900-year-old Hanoi Citadel was discovered in

central Hanoi, near the site of Ba Dinh square.

IV. LAKES: A city between the rivers, built from lowland, Hanoi has many scenic lakes andsometime is called "city of lakes". Among its lakes, the most famous are Hoan Kiem Lake, West

Lake, Halais Lake (H Thin Quang in Vietnamese), and Bay Mau Lake. West Lake (H Ty) is a

popular place for people to spend time. It is the largest lake in Hanoi and there are many temples in

the area. There are small boats for hire and a floating restaurant.

V. FOODS: Hanoi has rich food traditions and many of Vietnam's most famous dishes, such as

ph, ch c, bnh cun and cm are thought to come from Hanoi. Perhaps most widely known is

Ph, a simple rice noodle soup often eaten as a breakfast dish in the home or at street side cafes, but

also served in restaurants as a meal. Two varieties dominate the Hanoi scene: Ph B, containing

beef, and Ph G, containing chicken. Shermans Travel has selected Hanoi as one of the top 10

cities for food in the world. Vietnam's national dish Ph has been also named as one of the Top5

street food in the world by global post.

VI. TRANSPORTATIONS: Motor scooters dominate the roads in the Old Quarter (2007)Hanoi is

served by Noi Bai International Airport, located in the Soc Son District, approximately 40 km (25

mi) north of Hanoi. Noi Bai is the only international airport for the northern regions of Vietnam.

The route to the city via Thng Long Bridge is more direct than Highway 1, which runs along the

outskirts of the city. The main highways are shared by cars, motor scooters, with separate lanes by

the side for bicycles. Taxis are plentiful and usually have trip meters, although it is also common to

agree on the trip price before taking a taxi from airport to the city centre. Tourists also sometimes

tour the city on cycles especially in the Old Quarter. Hanoi is also the origin departure point for

many Vietnam Railways train routes in the country. The Reunification Express (tu Thng Nht)

runs from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi station (formerly Hang Co station), with stops at

cities and provinces along the line. Trains also depart Hanoi frequently for Hai Phong and othernorthern cities. Public buses run on many routes and fare can be purchased on the bus. For short

trips, "xe m" (literally, "hug vehicle") motorcycle taxis are available where the passenger sits at the

rear of a motorbike.

Source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hanoi

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Halong City

History: Ha Long city in Quang Ninh province,

was established by Decree No. 102 ND-CP dated

27/12/1993 of Government on the basis of the old

town of Hon Gai. On the basis of Hon Gai town

has expanded, Halong City was established on

27/12/1993. In 2001, two Vietnamese communes

of Hung Yen and Dai Bo district was merged with

Ha Long city, making the city stretching from Yen Lap (close to the region of Yen Hung district) to

the Buddha Deo (close to the area of market Cam Pha) today. Center City is now the old Oyster

Beach, to the Nguyen Dynasty renamed the Social Model Rules. Center City is now the old Oyster

Beach, to the Nguyen Dynasty renamed the Social Model Rules. Former east is the Ha Lam

commune, Phong Lung.Overview: Hon Gai town as well as before, Halong City was chosen as the capital of Quang Ninh.

Dated 16/08/2001, of Ha Long city expanded, merged two Vietnamese communes of Hung Yen and

Dai Bo District with Decree No. 51/2001/ND-CP of the Government. Ha Long city in the center of

the province's land area is 22,250 hectares, the National Highway 18A runs through the long form

of the city, a seaport, 50 km long coastline, there is 2 times of Ha Long Bay UNESCO recognized

as a World Heritage area of 434km2 Ha Long city has 20 administrative units, including 18

communes and 2 ward, 165km from Hanoi to the west, along Highway 18A, the center of Hai

Phong city 70km south along Highway 10, the Mong Cai international border 180 km along

Highway 18A.

West of the city-center travel services, as well as the shipbuilding industry and the famous seaport

of the country. Here, with international tourism Royal, Tuan Chau, with many hotels from 2 stars to

4 stars, with modern amenities to serve.

Ha Long Bay - World Heritage Site: Ha Long Bay has a total area of 1553 km with 1969

islands, of which 989 islands and 980 named islands not named cover spread on the length of nearly

60 km, the area of Halong City, Cam Pha Town and Van Don district. The name Ha Long Bay is

based on the ancient legend has it that: To help people fight against invaders, the gods from heaven

sent down dragons ceiling to block the enemy from the sea. Dragons erupt like thousands of pearls,

pearls turned into the islands. This is a place called the Dragon down to Ha Long. Ha Long is the

jade green color, reflected clouds, mountain style, with fresh sea climate, there are many caves and

mysterious islands with extraordinary shapes, interesting excursions to places most in Vietnam.

Dated 17/12/1994, at City Hotel Meridian Phuket (Thailand) Council of World Heritage (World

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Heritage Committee) during the 18th session, voted unanimously with very high recognition Bay

Ha Long is the world's natural heritage, by "exceptional value and the value of a global cultural

heritage and nature, are necessary to protect the interests of the entire world. Dated 29/11/2000, the

Council of World Heritage in the 24th session in the city of Cairns (Australia) has recognized

Halong Bay as a World Heritage value second place Complex historical and scenic spots in the city

center including: Bai Tho Mountain, Temple Mr. Dong Hai Dai Vuong Duc, Long Tien Pagoda..Bai Tho Mountain at Bach Dang ward

This is a limestone mountain, 201m high, first in 1468 called Transmission Mount. Border guards

who are stationed here, after receiving a message invaders swept into the burning pile border

separates the dry mix into the flame wolf smoke coming up to tell the radio station adjacent to the

Thang Long. Rat year in February (1468), King Le Thanh Tong martial browse the Bach Dang

River, has patrolled the waters of An Bang, stationed in the mountains of Transmission and he gave

her a poem carved into rocky cliffs to the east. From there, the people renamed the mountain Mount

Poems.

Temple Mr. Dong Hai Dai Vuong Duc

Dong Hai Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Nghien, eldest son of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. He

is instrumental in the resistance of the people of Vietnam in the thirteenth century against invaders

and his victory would be attached to this land, so people up the temple. The temple was built in

what is not clear, leaving only the stele inscribed restored in 1913. The temple overlooking the Cua

Luc, Ben Doan Street, Hong Gai ward. Ha Long City People's annual festival of his death

anniversary on March 24th lunar month.

Long Tien Pagoda on the mountain Poems

From a small temple, was rebuilt, opening in 1941, worship Buddha in the main hall, two offers and

useful description, the left coordinate church is the Holy Father Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc

Tuan, the right hand of Mother Church is the Office Coordinator Marian method.

Addresses cultural

As a political and cultural center of the province, Ha Long city address some other cultural workers

such as Vietnamese Cultural Palace Japanese Cultural Palace for children, the Stadium and thesport. In addition, library, cultural centers and bookstores hoaTinh. Halong City is the headquarters

of the Department of Culture and Arts Union Provincial Art, Literature and Art Association of Ha

Long city, with many famous artists in the country.

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Lang Son travel guide

Lang Son is a frontier mountainous province in the Northeast 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 northeast 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 21.50C. Annual average rainfall is from 1200mm to 1600mm

Culture and history: Doan Citadel Vestige was built in Ly dynasty. This is a military architectural

works belonging to Chi Lang ward Lang Son city. It has high value in term of history as well asunique architecture. Doan Citadel in Lang Son is first built to be a defending rampart, and then it

became a city an administrative center. It has been ranked as a national vestige. Rampart of Mac

dynasty lies in Tam Thanh ward Lang Son city, but the present remains are only two stonewalls in

the defile. This is the vestige of a military architectural works reflects Vietnamese feudal period.

Nowadays, the rampart of Mac dynasty has been ranked as a national historical vestige. It is

invested to restore for the aim of serving tourists. Historical vestige of Chi Lang Pass is in the south

of Lang Son province including 52 places over 20 kilometers long. It enclosed by Kai Kinh range of

rocky mountains in the east and BaoDai-ThaiHoa range of mountains in the west. High rocky

mountains block two gates of Chi Lang Pass to create a dangerous positions of which the Thuong

River runs through. It has been listed as a national vestige since 1962.

Thanh Pagoda (DienKhanh pagoda) is located on the bank of KyCung river, this pagoda is an

architecture with high artistic value. It was built in the 4th year of CanhThanh dynasty (1796).

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TaPhu Temple was built in the 4th year of ChinhHoa dynasty (1683) in the center of KyLua Market

Street LangSon city. TaPhu temple is an architecture built to commemorate famous man. It

worships a general of the later Le dynasty whose name is Than Cong Tai. He was born in Nhu Thiet

commune Yen Dung district Lang Giang province. He contributed to forming Ky Lua market.

The temple was ranked as a national vestige in 1993.Ky Cung Temple is located on Dau Cau street

Vinh Trai ward Lang Son city. Ky Cung Stone Wharf, which is one of eight beautifullandscapes of the country of Lang discovered by Ngo Thi Si since 18th century, is in front of the

temple. The temple was restored in 1928, 1931 and 1967. It worships Sir Tuan Tranh a general of

the Tran dynasty.

Festival Long Tong: This is the festival of the Nung, Tay people held in spring just after Lunar

New Year festival in mountain villages. The festival aimed to pray for favourable rain and

propitious wind, for a main crop more abundant than usual and for an unshakeable solidarity of the

community.

Special foods: Roast duck is a specialty of Lang Son province, especially roast duck of That Khe.

Duck is killed and plucked, then some ingredients of which Mac Mat leaf is special, will be placed

inside and the duck will be re-mended.

After that, duck is put into boiling ground-nut oil or fat to be roast until it turn crisp. Roast duck

have crisp skin and delicious flavor.

Transportation: Lang Son is 154km from Hanoi, 60km from Thai Nguyen, 48km from Quang

Ninh, 55km from Cao Bang, 73km from Bac Kan. Getting There by bus, motorbike, car..Everyday

early morning buses run from Long Bien station in Hanoi and take about 5 hours to reach Lang Son.

Sources: vietnamhorisontravel.com

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HOA BINH CITY

Hoa Binh is a mountainous

province of Vietnam,

located in the nation's

northwestern region. It is

bordered by Phu Tho and

Ha Tay in the north, Ninh

Binh and Thanh Hoa in the

south, Ha Nam in the east,

and Son La in the west. Hoa

binh is divided into one city

(Hoa Binh) and ten districts:Da Bac, Mai Chau, Ky Son, Cao Phong, Luong Son, Kim Boi, Tan Lac, Lac Son, Lac Thuy, Yen

Thuy. It is 76 km form Hoa Binh city to Ha Noi. Area natural of the province is 4662.5 km,

representing 1, 41% of total area of the country. Population is 832543 habitants(July 2009). Hoa

Binh has tropical monsoon climate , cold winter, lower rainfall, hot summer, and rainy. The annual

average temperature between 23 and 25C. Hoa Binh Province was created in June 22, 1886

following the decree of Tonkin with the name Muong Province, splitting Muong majority areas

from Hung Hoa Province, Son Tay Province, Ha Noi Province and Ninh Binh Province. Its name

derives from the Sino-Vietnamese meaning "peace." The province was administered from Cho Bo

(in a Bac) hence it was also known as Cho Bo Province, until it November of the same year, it

was relocated to Phuong Lam district (today in Bat Bat district, Ha Tay province). In April 1888 it

was renamed to Phuong Lam Province, by the French colonial authorities. On March 18, 1891 the

Governor-General of French Indochina decreed that the name of the province would change to Hoa

Binh Province with six districts. Hoa Binh is a multi national land. Apart from Viet group there are

5 ethnic minorities: Muong, Thai ,Tay, Dzao, H'Mong living together. The culture of Hoa Binh

combines ethnic groups with their own languages, traditional literature, and festivals. Ethnic colours

of Hoa Binh culture include brass drum, Gong, Epics, culture of feeding, housing and dressing and

other cultural diversification.

You can stay in stilt houses at Lac Village in Mai Chau Valley, enjoy watching traditional dancing,

music performances (bronze drums, gongs), and Thai minority singing and dancing. The remote

Muong, Dao, Tay minority villages draw visitors who like study the life of ethnic groups. Beautiful

brocade and forest products are interesting souvenirs. Besides that, wild beauty is the greatest charm

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of Hoa Binh. Mountainous terrain with Thac Bo, Hoa Tien grottoes, Ret Cave, Pu Nooc Primitive

forest and many clean springs are suitable for swimming, climbing, walking, and hunting. You are

also fascinated by superb beauty of Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Plant, the largest one in

Vietnam. Da river not only supplies water for the Hydro-electric power plant in Hoa Binh but also

an attractive places. You can sit on the boat and admire the majestic landscapes, observer traditional

life styles of some ethnic minorities villages along two river sides. Mai Chau, Thung Nai, Lac Thuyare the famous places to visit of Hoa Binh.Thung Nai to be called Ha Long bay in the mountain.

Hoa Binh is known not only for Lac Hamlet, Mai Chau District, vast Hoa Binh Lake, the primitive

forest of Thuong Tien Kim Boi, Hang Kia Pa Co forest in Mai Chau travel , and Phu Canh

forest in Da Bac etc., but also Kim Boi Hot Spring and Lac Son, encompassing high mountains and

large lakes, with favorable climate for the development of convalescence tourism. Besides, famous

pagodas and temples are located here, such as Fairy Pagoda in Lac Thuy and Bo Temple on the Hoa

Binh Lake. Even more interesting is listening to the host's fluting, folk singing playing their

traditional musical instruments next to the most fragrant "can wine" jar ( pine wine), enjoy the

ethnic specialty dishes including rice cooked in bamboo and grilled meat. Have you ever attended a

traditional Market? To satisfy your curiosity, take a tour to Pa Co market. The market time is the

festival of minorities, all products made by Thai and H'Mong people will be best souvenirs to your

relatives and friends. And from Mai Chau it will be easy for visitors to reach Son La and Dien Bien

Phu battle field and discover ethnic minorities full of mysteries. Lets come to Hoa Binh to

experience!

Sources:http://www.vietnamtourism.com/e_pages/tourist/destination.asp?mt=8418

http://www.vietnamtraveltour.net/hoa-binh-travel.html

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Son La Province

Son La is a highland province in the north-west of Vietnam. It is bounded in the north by the

provinces of Yen Bai and Lao Cai, in the east by Phu Tho and Hoa Binh, in the west by Lai Chau,

and in the south by Thanh Hoa. The province has 250 km of borderline with the Peoples

Democratic Republic of Laos. Son La Town, the provincial capital, is 320 km northwest of HanoiCapital. Combined with the provinces of Hoa Binh, Dien Bien,and Lai Chau, Son La is regarded as

a green roof of the northern delta. The average annual temperature is 21.40C, with highs peaking at

270C and lows being 160C. Annual rainfall averages 1,200- 1,600 mm and average humidity is 81%.

The number of days with the dry west wind in a year increased to 4.3 in Son La Town and 37.2 in

Yen Chau. However, the climate in the plateaus of Moc Chau and Na San is cool, fresh, and

advantageous to the development of agriculture and tourism. The Son La town is 380 km northeast

of Hanoi. It is the social and cultural center of the province of Son La. The town is a highland town

which is about 600 meters above sea level. Infrastructure here is relatively good and the air is very

fresh and cool, which is very suitable for relaxing tourism. In the middle of the town locates the Son

La prison where detained communist soldiers built by the French in 1908 on the Khau Ca hills top

on which has the grave of To Hieu and his peach-tree. Mai Son district has Tien Phong lake and Ta

Hoc port locating at the bank of Da river. Reaching Ta Hoc port, you will begin a river tour on a

boat rowing down and up the river and enjoy delicious fish dishes of native fishermen. Coming to

Son La town, you will also have opportunities to visit the Tham Ke Cave and Tham Ta Toong

Caves in the Thuong Thien Cavern in Chieng Ngan commune, or you can visit the Youth Moon

Lake (Nguyet Ho Tuoi Tre) in Chieng An commune. You can enjoy traditional Dishs of the Thai

People such as Grilled Fishes Pa Pinh Top, Cat Apple.The hot stream of Mong Village which is 2

km far from the center of Son La town attracts a great number of tourists. According to the study of

the Ministry of Healthcare, the hot water at the temperature of 37-380C of the stream can ease such

diseases as stomach, rheumatism, etc. Son La is a province whose culture is diverse and rich in

national identity. In the province, 12 ethnic minorities reside. Each of them has their own traditional

cultural relics and there are also common cultures between them. Typical ethnic minorities in SonLa include: Thai, H Mong, Kho Mu, Xinh Mun.

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The Thai Ethnic Minority: The Thai ethnic minority makes up 54 per cent of the population of the

province of Son La. They have their own language and script.

The H Mong Ethnic Minority: In Son La, the H Mong ethnic minority makes up 13 per cent of

the provinces population after the Thai and Kinh minorities. They mainly reside in mountainous

areas in the districts of Bac Yen, Phu Yen, Moc Chau, Yen Chau, Thuan Chau and Song Ma. Theyhave 3 groups: White H Mong, Black H Mong and Flowered H Mong. These groups have their

own cultural features. Cultural activities of the H Mong people usually involve kermis, festivals

and holidays.

The Kho Mu Ethnic Minority:The Kho Mu ethnic minority is renowned for their dances like Tang

bu, and Hun mang, and traditional bamboo and rattan making. From bamboo and rattan, the Kho

Mu people make papooses and baskets to serve themselves and the community.

The Xinh Mun Ethnic Minority: The Xinh Mun ethnic minority is famous for their festival of Ban

flowers.

The La Ha Ethnic Minority: The La Ha ethnic minority makes up a small proportion of the

population in Son La. They live mainly in the districts of Muong La, Quynh Nhai and Thuan Chau.

The number of people living in each mountain village of the La Ha minority is very small. They

live in houses on stilts, dress Champa clothing made from cotton produced by themselves. The

bamboo flower offering festival is a profound festival of the La Ha minority.

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CENTRAL VIETNAM

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VINH THE CITY ON THE LAM RIVER

LOCATION:

Vinh is located from 18 4350 to 18 4338 North latitude, from 105 5630 to 105 4950 East

Longitudes; at a distance of 295 km from Hanoi (to the North), 350 km from Hue; 427 km from Da

Nang and 1,447 km from Ho Chi Minh city (to the South).

POPULATION:

The population of Vinh was estimated in 2009 to be 435,208 people. The service sector comprises

the largest part of Vinh's economy, with around 55% of the working population being employed in

this area.

HISTORY :

Vinh was originally known as Ke Van. Later, this successively became Ke Vinh, Vinh Giang, Vinh

Doanh, and then Vinh Thi. Eventually, in 1789, the official name became simply Vinh, probably

under European influence. The name has remained the same ever since. At various times, Vinh has

been of considerable military and political significance. The Vietnamese nation began in the north,

and only gradually expanded to cover its current territories as such, Vinh was sometimes seen as

a "gateway to the south". The Ty Sn dynasty (17881802) is believed to have considered Vinh as

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a possible capital of Vietnam, but the short duration of the dynasty meant that any plans did not

come to fruition. Ty Sn interest in the city did, however, result in considerable construction and

development there. Under French rule of Vietnam, Vinh was further developed as an industrial

centre, and became well known for its factories.

CLIMATE:

Total available land area 6,403 ha, of which 9.6% for habitant; 46.5% agricultural land; forestry

1.8%, land for specific purposes 31%, unused land 11.1%, population density 3,590 people/ Square

km. Vinh is located in seasonal wind tropical region, there are two distinct seasons and climate

greatly changes from one season to another.Sunshine hours 1,696. Wind: 2 distinct seasons: South

Western Wind dry wind blows in May until September; North Eastern wind brings about cold

and humid, blows from October till April.

SPECIAL FOOD AND DRINKS:

Coming to Vinh city, you are not only seen satisfactorally a beautiful view but also enjoyed special

foods and drinks here: Vinh city is known the first by Vinh orange, green tea water Nghe land,Cu

Do candy. Morever, this graceful city has also many decilious special foods such as: oc xao, banh

beo, chao canh, banh da xuc hen,banh muot,ngo nuong, mia hap gung, banh ran, ca ro dong, com

lam, me ca bong kho tieu, banh ducThere are special foods and drinks not only Vinh city but also

Nghe An province. It makes you never forget this a beautiful city-Vinh city.

THINGS TO DO:

Vinh city is the one of tour centres of Nghe An and also an important destination. Coming to Vinh

city,tourists can take part in many tour kinds such as:a searching tour, a rest tour. This city has also

traces of ancient times, beautyful-spot and 14 traces are recognized national grade, 16 traces are

recognized by Nghe An province. With many tour operators are acting here, Vinh city is also the

exchangal place of a tour trip in this province and the other province. From Vinh city about 5km,

this is a grave area of Nguyen Du great poet, about 15km is a Kim Lien trace area-Ho Chi Minh ,s

hometown anh about 17km is Cua Lo sea-the one of the most beautiful beach of central region anh

Vietnam. Besides, Vinh city has also an attractive entertainments such as:Nguyen Tat Thanh park,

Ho Cua Nam park, centre park, Pu Mat national park, Khe Kem waterfall.Luckily, if you come

Vinh city in Janury(lunar), you can join in Qua Son temper festival-special feature in this beautiful

city.

Sources:http://www.vinhcity.gov.vn/news/?url=detail & id=116 & date=21/3/2008 & language=2

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BUON MA THUOT

Buon Ma Thuot is the big city of Daklak province

and is the centre city of Tay Nguyen (highlands)

zone. Its one of seven urban type in Viet Nam.

Buon Ma Thuot is located in the middle of high level

population area of Tay Nguyen, 536m height ( 1608

ft). Its 1410 km from here to Ha Noi and 350 km to

Ho Chi Minh city. Buon Ma Thuot is a city with

strategic position and special important about security national defence. Long time ago, this is the

land of EDE ethnic with over 50 EDE long houses, vertical in EaTam stream. And at that time, Its

was managed by A Ma Thuot chieftain. With the advantage is centre of Daklak province as whole

Tay Nguyen, with rich red soil plateau, even and flat. In 1904, When Daklak province was

established, Buon Ma Thuot was chosen to become administration office of province instead of Ban

Don.March 10, 1975. VietNam army suddently attacked Buon Ma Thuot, It was started with Ho

Chi Minh campaign and grew up fast, not too long afterthat, we defeated republic of Viet Nam

force.The whole city, population is 340.000 people. Ethnic minorities account for about 15%, and

nearly 80% of the population living in urban areas.The climate in Buon Ma Thuot, as in Daklak is

usually change and its very harsh. It usually rains very much for a few months from august toOctober, and be drought from april to june annual. Buon Ma Thuot definition still characterized by

ancient and traditional architecture. Its often aim at the style of the long house EDE. High_light as

Bao Dai villa_palace or as Buon Ma Thuot brishopric with unique architecture. As well as home

style long-EDE, building materials completely wooden and tile scales create unique style. And

Khai Doan pagoda is also same that ( a compound of two names Khai Dinh and Doan Huy ). Was

built from age of Khai Dinh king. Beside that, Buon Ma Thuot is cultural treasure of intangible. Tay

Nguyen, Thats Gong culture, gong plays a vital role in community cultural activitives. Unesco

recognized Gong culture as master pieces of the oral and intangible cultural heritageof humanity.

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Gong culture Folk wooden statue

We also see a lot of Tay Nguyen folk wooden statues in here, mainly of the grave a indispensable

element in the spiritual life of indigenous peoples.

At the centre of city, we will see six junction road, located on the intersection of highway 14 and

highway 26 through town. Here is the victory monument in Buon Ma Thuot. Its regarded as a

symbol of the city like the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Statue of Liberty in New York. At the centre

of Buon Ma Thuot city has an ancient K-nia tree in backyard campus culture centre of the

province, This plant brings great spiritual significance for the ethnic minority. They view them as

shelters for the gods, the souls of the dead, they rarely touch them, cut down them. Its 6 km from

here to six junction road. Specially, coffee bar in Buon Ma Thuot is so many. Its built very nice

and with own styles to attract tourists, such as P-Lang bar, pink valley, green stone, stone bell

etc. beside that, Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival with purpose tribute to coffee tree also organize at

Buon Ma Thuot city annual. Ako Dhong merchant or merchant Villages Ma Rin is a village of Ede

in the city of Buon Ma Thuot,this is a big merchant with a long history of being very good planning

and preserved many traditional values, is now a major tourist attraction of the city. In the plan of the

exhibition history of Buon Ma Thuot.

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DA LAT CITY

Da Lat is a city under the province

of Lam Dong province, located on

the Lam Vien Plateau, at an altitude

of 1500 m above sea level and a

natural area of 393.29km. With

many beautiful landscapes, Da Lat

is one of the famous tourist cities of

Viet Nam.

Da Lat is known as: city of flowers, love, spring, smog.Da Lat city located on Lang Biang Plateau,

the north of Lam Dong province, near Lac Duong district at the northern side ; the eastern and

southeastern side is the border to Don Duong district and the western and southwestern side is theborder to Lam Ha and Duc Trongdistrict. Hundreds of years ago, Lach habituated in the entire area

of Lang Biang plateau. Da Lat has an area of over 400 km , surrounded by mountains. The altitude

of the city is 1,500 m. The highest place in the city center is the Museum (1532 m); the lowest place

is Nguyen Tri Phuong valley (1398.2 m). Inside the plateau, Da lat terrain divided into two distinct

steps: Low step terrain is the center looks like a basin, including ranges of mountains; it is very

slopping and high. High step terrain is surrounded by the mountain with 1700 m high. The

Northeast has two low mountains: Hon Ong (1738 m) and Hon Bo (1709 m). In the north, there is a

mountain with 2169 m high. It extends from Northeast to Southwest. Before 1983, Lang Biang

Plateau was a local residence of Thuong ethnic. Dr. Paul Neis and Lt. Albert Septans were

considered the first two explorers discovered Lang Biang Plateau. Then, it became a resort because

there has temperate climate. In 1941, Da Lat became the provincial capital of Lam Vien province.

In 1957, Da Lat became the provincial capital of Tuyen Duc. There have many series of villas

owned by Saigon officials as well as many temples, churches and monasteries... Da Lat is also an

attractive destination to many artists. After 1975, tourism of Da Lat almost was forgotten. The late

1980s until early 1990s, a series of hotel, restaurants, and villas are put into service for travel ... Da

Lat becomes an important tourist cities of Vietnam with many festivals. Due to the effects of the

altitude and forest cover, Da Lat bears the traits of the temperate domain. Average temperature is

18-21 C, the highest temperatures have never exceeded 30 C and the lowest of more than 5 C.

Da Lat has two distinct seasons, namely Rainy season from May to Octoberand dry season from

November to April. Summer usually comes with rains the and hails. Average annual rainfall is

1562 mm and 82% humidity. Cu hill is between the centres of Da Lat city next to Xuan Huong

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Lake. Cu hill is a very old name. People do not know when the name was settled. Why is it called

Cu hill? There are two ways to explain, some people argued that the hill is sloping. It looks like the

back of a giant Cu so it is called Cu hill. But the other people explained that there is a place to

play golf Cu. Xuan Huong Lake is also between the centre of Da Lat city. This is an manmade

lake. It was built in 1919. They dammed up intercepting a steam through valley. Its surface area is

25 ha. Its circumference is 51 km. There many unique architectural values of art and esthetics builtsuch as the Palace Hotel, motels Cong Doan, Thanh Thuy Restaurant. Suoi Vang Lake is the largest

freshwater lake in Da Lat, providing water for the city. It is also a popular place for tourists because

there are gardens of flowers and pine forest. Da Lat Flower Park is located around the northern

shore of Xuan Huong Lake.

Previously, Da Lat Flower Park is named Bich Cau. Currently, the area of the park is extended to

7000 m. It has many flowers and ornamental plants. The air is very fresh and cool. Flower festivals

are held here annually Pedagogical college of Da Lat is one of 1000 original buildings of 20th

century. Da Lat station is the first station recognized as national historic culture in Viet Nam.

Sources: http://w3.lamdong.gov.vn/vi-VN/chinhquyen/bo-may-to-chuc/huyen-tp-tx/Pages/tp-

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SOUTHERN VIETNAM

HO CHI MINH CITY

1. Location:

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Ho Chi Minh city (also known as Sai

Gon) is located in the heart of the

southern part of Vietnam, between the

northern edge of the Mekong Delta

(Mekong Detalte travel) and the south

easter region of volcanic red soil.

2. Area: 2095 km2

3. Population: 7.123.340 people

(1/4/2009)

4. Districts: consists of 24 districts ( 5 outer-countries and 19 inter-countries).

5. Climate: 2seasons: dry and rainy: the dry season runs from November through April with

average temperature around 280C and the rainy season from May through Octorber. The rainy,

however never last too long while the sun is not too hot.

6. History:

One of the earliest known records of the area now known as Ho Chi minh or Sai Gon says that it

was a small fishing village called Prey Nokor. In 1623, Vietanamese refzegees fled from civil war

in Viet Nam and settled in prey Konor (which was a part of Cambodia then) with the permission of

the king of Cambodia. In 1954, communist Viet Minh defeated the French in the Batt of Dien Bien

Phu and the French with dren from Viet Nam.

7. Economy:

Over the past 3 countries, Sai Gon once praised as the pearl of the orient, was known as an

important trade center for Chinese, Japanese and Western merchants.

8. Ethnic group: - Vietnamese

- Chinese

9. Beautiful places:

Binh Quoi travel village:

- Location: Binh Quoi travel village lies on Thanh Da distrist island next Sai Gon river, it is 8

km from Ho Chi Minh city.

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- Features: with special landscap, this is the biggest travel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Lich Van Thanh:

- Location: it lies on East of Ho Chi Minh city in Binh Thanh district see out Vung Tau city.

- Feartures: Van Thanh or we often call Van Thanh part. It is a place we organize many

night festival, fashion show, beautiful competition to choose actress.

Suoi Mo travel:

- Location: It lies in Long Binh district. Suoi Mo travel is 15 km from centre of Ho Chi Minh

city.

- Features: Suoi Mo travel very actractive every one is final week.

10. Hotel:

Caravelle:

- Star Rating: 5 (19 Lam Son Square District 1).

- The hotel has a prime city centre location in the heart of the business, shopping, dining

and

Bong Sen hotel:

- This is long standing favourite with visitors to Ho Chi Minh. Conveniently situated in the

heart of Ho Chi minh city. It is within easy reach of the shopping district and a few minuteswalk to

the City Post Office or to the riverside.

11. Special foods and drinks:

Watch out of the adjacent restaurants on this street. They all have a similar sign to the : Banh Xeo

46A. Only the number is different (e.g Banh Xeo 48). Oh, and they are dead quiet , because the

locals arent fooled. Eating :Banh Xeo: break off a chunk of crepe, wrap it in lettuce, and drunk it

in the sauce.

12. Airport:

Tan Son Nhat international airport is the biggest airport in Vietnam for 6km the north of the centre

(district 1).

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BEN TRE PROVINCE

1. Location: Ben Tre province islocated in the Cuu Long Delta. It is bordered by East Sea, Tien

Giang to the North, Vinh Long to the southwest and Tra Vinh to the South. Ben Tres coastline

prolongs about 60km.2.Area: 2.315 km2.

3. Population: 1.354.589 (Census on 01/04/2009) with main ethnic group is Kinh people.

4. Districts: Ben Tre City, Ba Tri district, Binh Dai district, Chau Thanh 1 district, Cho Lach

district, Giong Trom district, Mo Cay Bac district, Mo Cay Nam district, Thanh Phu district.

5. Climate: The average annual temperature is from 26C to 27C. The average annual rainfall is

from1.250 mm to 1.500 mm. Ben Tres clima is tropical monsoon. The rainy season is from May to

October, the rest is dry season.

6. History: In 1832, King Minh Mang established

the province leave town, Vinh Thanh divided into

two provinces of An Giang and Vinh Long. Vinh

Long province at the time, including Hoang An

(Ben Tre province today), Dinh Vien (Vinh Long

today) and Hoa Lac (Tra Vinh today). In 1876, the

French divided the South into four administrative

regions, each administrative region split into sub-

district or arrondissement administratif. Ben Tre is arrondissement administratif of Vinh Long.

Under Decree 20 December 1899 the Governor of Indochina rename all arrondissement

administratif from January 1, 1900 arrondissement administratif of Ben Tre became part of Ben

Tre province. Time the Republic of Vietnam, from October 22, 1956, Ben Tre province renamed

Kien Hoa province, and includes nine counties: Ba Tri, Binh Dai, Don Nhon, Giong Trom, Mo Cay,

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Thanh Phu, Ham Long, Huong America, Truc Giang. Since 1975, Ben Tre province takes back the

old name.

* What tourist can see and do?

Ben Tre has favorable conditions for developing eco-tourism, because it still kept the pristine

garden, the clean of environment in the green of the coconut and large orchard. Ben Treprovince has a flat terrain and some dunes, no big forest.

Some tourist destinations:

- Con Phung belongs to Tan Thach Commune, Chau Thanh district, located on an island

floating between Tien river. At Con Phung, tourist can visit by boat along the coconut candy

production facilities, souvenir production from plants, bark coconut ... visit orchards by horses,

stop to rest under the coconut house to drink tea with honey and blueberries, enjoy food tropical

fruit, traditional music.

- Con Phung has Dao Dua on the ruins of about 1.500m2 area, is preserved intact architectural

items which are built from cardinals Dao Dua, Nguyen Thanh Nam. There are many souvenir

items: masks, picture frames, cart, kitchen utensils such as cups, bowls, spoons, teaspoons ...

most of them are made from coconuts.

- Con Oc belongs to Hung Phong commune, Giong Trom district. There are many coconut and

fruit orchards

- Cai Mon Fruit Tree Garden: Cai Mon is famous for durians. It belongs Vinh Thanh

Commune, Cho Lach District. Every year, Cai Mon villages supply to the market many millions

of seedlings of all kinds such as durian, mango, labels pepper, sweetmeats and other citrus. Cai

Mon also has many artisans. Many products are sold in Thu Duc, Bien Hoa, ... and exported to

other countries in Southeast Asia.

- Thua Duc beach in Binh Dai:There are two major festivals in Ben Tre. They are Phu Le andNghing Ong festival (Nghinh Ong festival is the festival of the popular coastal village of

Vietnam, including Ben Tre. Every year, on 16/6, Binh Dai, Ba Tri district opened this festival.

In the days of all fishing boats are moored to focus on the ceremony, playing and dining.)

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Ben Tre province has many interesting points for travel: Ben Tre has the sea, with garden, there

are many special fruits, cultural relics and advantages to develop eco-tourism, and other garden

tours.

CAN THO

1. Location: Can Tho is a city located on

the right bank of Hau River, the urban area 53

km2.

2.Area: 1389.59 km2

3.Population: 1,187,089 people

(According to the census date 01/04/2009)

4. History: Can Tho land is the old capital of

An Giang province Clerk of the Nguyenperiod. When the French occupied the

South West (1867), the An Giang province is cut into six small provinces: Chau Doc, Long Xuyen,

Sa Dec, Can Tho, Soc Trang and Bac Lieu. In 1957, under the First and then Second Republic to

the time called Phong Dinh Province with the provincial capital town of Can Tho. In 1976, the

State Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hau Giang up of three provinces: Phong Dinh, Chuong Thien

(with Vi Thanh town) and Ba Xuyen province (Soc Trang is the city), Republic of Vietnam. January

1, 2004 Can Tho province is divided into Can Tho city centrally and Hau Giang province today.

5. Geography:

Can Tho city directly under central natural area is 138,959.99 ha, including: area and population of

the city of Can Tho provincial, O Mon district, Thot Not district, part of Chau Thanh district,

including the town of Cai Rang, the hamlet of Thanh My, Thanh Hue, Thanh Thang, Yen Ha and

176 ha of the village with 2216 people in Dong Thanh Phu Quoi; the Thanh Hoa hamlet, Thanh

Hung, Thanh Thuan An Hung, Thanh Phu, Phu Khanh, Khanh Binh and 254.19 ha with 1806 the

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hamlet of Phu An commune, Phu My Hung; the village Phu Thanh, Phu Thanh, Phu Thuan, Phu

Thuan A and 304.61 ha area of the village with 1262 people in Phu Loi, Phu Dong Commune, Chau

Thanh district part of A, including: Truong Long commune, Nhon Ai Commune, Nhon Nghia

commune, Tan Thanh Dong commune and village area of 84.7 ha with with 640 people of the

hamlet of Tan Thanh Tay commune of Tan Phu Thanh.

6. Special features:

Can Tho has many excellent features, unique culture southern delta is the harmonious combination

of traditional cultural nuances of Vietnamese, Khmer, Hoa ... Due to the lives of three ethnic

VietnameseKhmer - Hoa, Can Tho has many festivals. These festival originated from ancient

traditions or folk beliefs of each ethnic group make up. Such as: Ong Pagoda Festival, Royal

Festival Binh Thuy, Le Cholchonam Thomay,... Culture of rural Southern culture derived from the

general community the people of Vietnam have more than 4000 years of history.

7. Special food and drink:

Culinary culture of the Mekong Delta Can Tho general and in particular is quite unique and rich.

All have their own flavor, bring your own style scenes, people were attracted to Western diners

know how far away the land to these Tay rich. In times of tourism development as now, the

exchange is expanding even in food, in big cities are now almost all the country folk dishes:

chopped exhaust mouse peppers, tomatoes cooked shrimp hot pot, salt baked snails, turtles cooking

bananas, wet cake, pancakes, tea, grapefruit, fish noodle western, hot pot sauce, duck with soya, ...

8. Things to see and do:

Can Tho city has many forms of entertainment such as:

-About movies, song and dance: Cinema and hi-Sand Beach Theater, Theatre Hau Giang,

Theatre Film Center in Can Tho Nguyen Thai Hoc St. Ninh Kieu.

-About places to relax: water park in Can Tho, Huong Phu Sa resort, My Khanh tourist, tourist-

Cai Rang floating market, Phong Dien, CV Luu Huu Phuoc, District Six Merry, Merry Park Tho

Stadium. And planning ahead is to build Con Cai Khe Resort and Con Khuong.

- Restaurant: Restaurant Hoa Su, Ninh Kieu Restaurant, Restaurant Golf ... Pubs: Tran Van Hoai

and extended road XVNT are two routes concentrated most pubs in central Ninh Kieu District.-Night entertainment: night-club: Club-Xeloi is considered the most fun nightclub in the Mekong

region, XK Golf club and discotheques.

Sources: 1. http://thoangsaigon.com/

2. http://www.livecantho.com/am-thuc-can-tho/dac-san-can-tho/nhung-mon-dac-san-can-

tho-duoc-ua-thich

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SOC TRANG

1.Location: Soc Trang is a coastal city in the Mekong Delta, located in the right bank of the HauRiver in South Vietnam, located on the trunk roads linking Ca Mau, Bac Lieu province to Ho Chi

Minh City, north and northwest of Hau Giang, south and southwest borders Bac Lieu province,

north east of Vinh Long and Tra Vinh, south east and 72 km of sea.

In addition, the Soc Trang has the area between the mounds of sand, not form the focus with an

average elevation of 0.5 to 1.0 m.

2. Topography: Being a province in the Mekong Delta, Soc Trang province's terrain is quite flat.

The majority of the province's territory is attached to the mainland. Small remaining portion

sandwiched between two branches of the Hau River is a strip of island with an area hundreds of

square kilometers. The topography of the province of the form pan with an average elevation of 0.5

to 1.0 m above sea level. Dip of the terrain between 3 is Hau River and Sea Lo lower channel in the

center. Due to topographic basin should be lowest in the region south of Thanh Tri District My Tu

and difficult drainage and prolonged flooding.

3. Culture: * The cultures of three ethnic groups: Kinh, Hoa, Khmer with many attractive colors.

* Fresh Water Lake Playground

4. Populationand people:

About 1.29 million people (according to survey results dated 01/04/2008). The area has three of

Kinh, Hoa, Khmer occupied the majority of the population. Soc Trang Khmer approximately

380,000 people, the largest among the local Khmer

people live, about 30% of the province's population and

over 32% of the Khmer people of the country. The

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population of the province, the Khmer 28%, so about 7% of U.S. living practices and culture in this

bold colors of the three ethnic groups. The whole province has 89 Khmer pagodas, 47 temples,

including the United temple known as the Temple Race Code (Bat Pagoda), Khleang temples,

pagodas Chruitim Chas, Soc Trang Khmer Museum, Clay Pagoda, Temple Bowl type (Sa Lon ) ...

5. Foods: * Pia cake is a specialty of Soc Trang. Pia cakes is made from durian,green beans.pork

lard and salted eggs.It tastes sweet and tastilyrich.Tourists shouldnt miss this delicious food.* Sausage

* Noodle soups are the specialties of Soc Trang

* Ca tribute at Dai Tam, My Xuyen district. This type of cake made from minced pork, green beans

and cassava, with sweet and sour water

holding.

* Grilled beef specialty tiles, [citation needed]

of My Xuyen: beef grilled on the broken tiles,

marking packets with vegetable noodles

mixed with a little sauce pineapple wedge.

6. Festivals:

The Ooc Oom Bok Festival in Soc Trang

every year, on the Full moon day of October of the lunar calendar,the Khmer fellow hold the Ooc

Oom Bok festival. They prepare sticky nuggets to celebrate the moonfestival.Recently, Ministry of

Culture and Information and and the National Administration of Tourismchoose Ooc oom bok

festival held in Soc Trang Festival as the "Plains Culture" of three ethnicgroup Kinh, Hoa and

Khmer.This is also an occation for tourist to enjoy com dep and boatracing..They encourage

warmly andcook all night.On the main night, people gather in the pagodas.They worship

com,coconuts,sweet potatoes,bananas or biscuit.They clasp their hands into the moon

direction.They pray that the oon will receive the gifts and bring blessings to anyone.Then the

elderly ask the children whatthey wished.SpecialtiesThe snakehead fish porridgeon the afternoon in

Soc Trang town,you should try the snakehead fish porridge.The most famoussnakehead fish

porridge restaurant is on Phu Loi-Tran Hung Dao four-way crossroads Tourists should add somebitter vegetables,fresh bean sprout,ginger and a little of pepper into the bow then mix them together

and enjoy.

Sources: 1. http://vietnamcayda.com

2. http://vietbao.vn/The-gioi-giai-tri/Chao-ca-loc-Soc-Trang/50768134/416

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BAC LIEU

1. Location: Bac Lieu province situated in

the Mekong River Delta. It shares its border

with Can Tho city and Soc Trang province to

the north, the East Sea to the south, Ca Mau

and Kien Giang provinces to the west.

2. Area: 2542 km2.

3. Population: 856,059 people (as of 1,

2009). Three main ethnic groups are Kinh

people (about 90% of the population), Ethnic Khmer (about 7% of the population) and Chinese

ethnic (about 3% of the population).4. Districts and towns:

Bac Lieu town, Vinh Loi district, Hoa Binh district, Phuoc Long district, Hong Dan district, Gia Rai

district, Dong Hai district.

5. Climate:

Bac Lieu in the tropical monsoon, weather divided into two seasons: rainy and dry seasons. The

annual average temperature is 24oC.

6. History:

After the fall of Saigon, 30 April 1975, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau provinces were merged into one big

province which called Minh Hai. Although it is located in Vietnam, many years ago this land was a

part of the Khmer Empire which ruled most of Indochina many centuries ago. It is still home to

many ethnic Khmer people. In 1996, Minh Hai was split into two, with the northeast becoming Bac

Lieu province and the southwest becoming Ca Mau province.

7. Economy:

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The most important part of Bac lieus economy are fishing, grow rice, fruit trees, catch seafood and

make salt.

8. Culture:

-Da co hoai lang festival was third place on 13 15/08 lunar annual at memorial park of musician

Cao Van Lau, Ward 2, Bac Lieu town. The festival takes many activities such as performing arts,

fair trade-tourism- Nghinh Ong Ganh Hao festival: The Nghinh Ong festivals go out to sea rituals with more

than 300 fishing boats took place on March, 10 lunar year in Ong temple, Ganh Hao Town let,

Dong Hai District.

- Quan Yin Nam Hai Festival rich cultural and spiritual values, which took place three days

from March, 21-23 lunar year.

9. Food:

Bun bo cay (spicy vermicelli with beef), beet cake, ba khia, sweet soup, noodle soups.........

10. Beautiful places:

-Bac Lieu Bird sanctuary in Hiep Thanh commune, Bac Lieu Town, Bac Lieu Province, about 6km

south of Bac Lieu Town. With the natural salt marsh forest ecosystem on the area of approximately

385 ha, of which 19 ha is primitive forest. There are many kind of birds, some of which are in the

Red Book such as: Giang Sen, small king cormorant 109 kinds of plants belong to 90 lines of 46

descents, 150 kinds of animals, 10 mammals It is an important home of several water birds, stork,

heron, night heron and cormorant. Huge flocks of birds leave the wetlands early in the morning and

return to their nests in the sanctuary in the evening, as the night birds fly off to feed.

- Vinh Hung Ancient Tower: the tower is the only structure in style of Angkor of Khmer people

preserved in Mekong Delta. It was faint in 1911 and listed as one of the historical sites in the South.

It is 8,2 m high. There are hand of deity made of bronze, a lower part of bronze statue, a stone

statue of the goddess, head of Buddha statue and many worshipping objects.

- The Xiem Can Pagoda is located 7km from the town of Bac Lieu, on the same road that leads to

the Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary. Xiem Can Pagoda is renowned for it is Angkor-like architecture with

cluster of decorated tower and tombs and bas-reliefs presenting Buddhist culture in harmony with

Indian civilization.

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- Bac Lieu people are love art, especially Vong Co and Don ca tai tu. And in 1919 musician

Cao Van Lau (1892-1976) was composed of famous Da Co Hoai Lang (the night song of missing

husband); it was the precursor of Vong Co.

Sources:1.http://www.vietnamtourism.com/e_pages/country/province.asp?mt=84781&uid=1187

2.http://www.vhttdlbaclieu.gov.vn/bac-lieu-news.gplist.394.gpopen.1276. gpside.2.

gpnewtitle. bac-lieu-overview.asmx

Useful information for tourists when visiting Vietnam

Vietnam is a country with potential tourism and rich diversity. With this strong point, Vietnam

is a well-known destination of the world. To have a great travel, tourists should know not only some

basic information of Vietnam such as geography, history, , but also some useful information as

below.

1 Time of travel

When you travel to Vietnam, you do not need to care about when you should go because the best

time to visit Vietnam is any time.

One of the principal tourist lures of the country is its equitable climate. There are not any extremes

of climate here, nor are there extremes of temperatures here. What you have are three principal

seasons, hot, rainy and cold, with variations in temperature and the rainfall across the various

regions of the country.

Vietnam is a country with widespread differences in the altitude and there arises temperature andseasonal variations in the climate of the various regions due to this reason. If the mere thought is

sending shivers down your spine, then you know when to go to Vietnam: definitely not in the

winter.

2 Some celebrations in Vietnam

Date English Name Local Name1st January New Year's Tt dng lchLast day of the last lunar month

to 3rd

day of the first lunarmonth

Vietnamese Lunar New Year Tt Nguyn n

10th day of the 3rd lunar month Hung Kings Commemorations Gi t Hng Vng30th April Liberation Day Ngy gii phng Min Nam1st May International Workers' Day Ngy Quc t Lao ng2nd September National Day Quc khnh Vit Nam3Transportation in Vietnam

There are numerous ways of getting around Vietnam

over land and by plane. Many tourists utilize the open-

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tour buses operated by tourist agencies in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi. Motorbikesoften with

hired driversare also a popular method of transportation, and they are sometimes the only option

in more rural or less-traveled areas.

Bus

Vietnam has some of the worst local inner-city bus

transport in Asia. The bus systems in Hanoi and Ho ChiMinh City have improved in the past few years. In

general, bus is not a practical way to get around town.

Bus is safe and cheap, the cost of it is 3000vnd per bus.

Cycle

The cycle (xich lo), from the French cyclo-pousse,

is the best invention since sliced bread. Cycles, or

pedicels, offer easy, cheap and aesthetic

transportation around Vietnam is confusing,

sprawling cities. Riding these clever contraptions

will also give you the moral superiority that comes

with the knowledge you are being kind to the local

environment more so than all those driver on

whining, smoke spewing motorbikes.

Group of cycle drivers always hang out near major hotels and market, and many speak at least

broken English. To make sure that the driver understands where you want to go, it is useful to bring

a city map with you.

Bargaining is usually necessary. If the cycle driver waiting outside your hotel wants too much, flag

down someone else less used to spendthrift tourists. Settle on a fare before going anywhere or you

are likely to be asked for some outrageous quantity of dong at the trips end.

Motorbike taxi

The xe om is an ordinary motorbike on which you ride seated behind the driver. Xe meansmotorbike, and om means hug. In other words, it is a motorbike taxi. You find plenty of xe om

drivers hanging around street corners, markets, hotels and bus stations.

4 Accommodations Hotels and Guesthouses

Hospitality Clubs

Long-Term Accommodations

Camping

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5Glossaries in Vietnam

o di: Vietnamese national dress

Bn: village

Bia hi: draught beer

Ci lng: modern theater

Ch c: fish cakesChm : ethnic minority descended from the people of Champak

Cm chy: vegetarian food

Gi c: fresh, raw fish

Ru cn: snake wine

Some recommended sites:

http://www.bachkhoatoanthu.gov.vn

http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~duc/Dict/

http://dict.vietfun.com/

http://www.vietlex.com.vn/

http://www.vietnamtudien.org/hanviet/index.php

http://www.huesoft.com.vn/hannom/

http://www.viethoc.org/hannom/tdtc_online.php

6 Vietnam Travel Tips - Do's and Don'ts in Vietnam

Vietnam is a friendly and safe place to travel. With a sprinkling of common sense, your trip should

be smooth and trouble free. Tourists usually complain about over-aggressive street vendors, tour

operators with a bad attitude and dangerous driving. However, with a cool head and sensible

planning, one can avoid these problems.

Do:

Greetings are no different to western countries, there are no cultural formalities that as a foreginer

you would be expected to know or practice.

Dress well when visiting pagodas. No shorts or tatty beer t-shirts. No need to carry huge bottlesaround with you, a vendor is never far away and no doubt they will find you before you find them.

Keep your cash, credit cards, airline tickets and other valuables in a safe place.

Travel with recommend tour agencies.

Use waterproof sun cream if you plan to spend a good amount of time in the water when you travel

to Vietnam.

Always reconfirm the tickets for your return journey.

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Change money from a recognized moneychanger.

Keep important documents in your hotel locker and carry photocopies of the same.

Indulge in some haggling while buying goods without price tags whenever you go shopping in

Vietnam.

Always be careful of the belongings you carry with you during your holiday.

Do some researching before changing money so that you are aware of the existing ratesTry at least once the delicious, local street food.

Have good acts for the historical and cultural relics

Always in group

Save telephone number so important as the 113, 114, 115

Reflect what unhappy with the guider.

Do not:

Wear a lot of jewelry or take a bag with you.

Do not wear singles, shorts, skirts or dresses, or revealing clothes to temples or pagodas.

Losing your temper in Vietnam means a loss of face. Keep a cool head and remain polite, you will

have a greater chance of getting what you want.

Never carry more money than you need when walking around the streets.

Do not be worry about security; just be aware of your surroundings...

Never sleep or sit with the soles of your feet pointing towards the family altar when in someone's

house.

Do not try to take photographs of military installations or anything to do with the military. This can

be seen as a breach of national security.

Never take video cameras into the ethnic minority villages. The local people consider them too

intrusive.

The above advice is meant to help you have a perfect trip to Vietnam

The sources of lonelyplanet.com

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Contents

Part Page

Foreword.....02

Vietnam..03

Northern Vietnam...07

Hanoi capital (V Vit Thng & Nguyn Quang Tht)..08

Halong city (V Mnh Thy & Trn Xun Thi)..10

Lang Son (Nguyn Vit Trang & Nguyn Minh Thnh)...12

Hoa Binh (Nguyn Th Phng Tho & o Th Huyn Trang)...14

Son La (Hong Th Tuyt & m Th Xim)..16

Central Vietnam. ....18

Vinh (Nguyn Th Vn & Nguyn Th Qunh Trang).19

Buon Ma Thuot (Cao Th Huyn Trang & V Ngc T) ..21

Da Lat (Nguyn ng Thn & Trn Vn Tuyn)..23

Southern Vietnam...25

Ho Chi Minh city (V Th Thy & Bi Th Thu & B.T.T Trang).....26

Ben Tre ( Th Minh Hng & Nguyn Th Qunh Anh).28

Can Tho ( Th Thy & Hong Th Thy)..30

Soc Trang (inh Lan Thng & Nguyn Hi Xuyn)...32

Bac Lieu (Nguyn Th Kim Yn & Dng Vn Trang)....34

Appendix....36

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