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Geography
Hoa
Binh is a mountainous province in the North. 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.
The
topography is combined by mountains and narrow
valleys. The annual average temperature varies
between 23 and 25oC.
Tourism
The
culture of Hoa Binh combines several ethnic
groups with their own languages, traditional
literature, and festivals.
Tourists especially enjoy the ethnic specialty
dishes including rice cooked in bamboo and
grilled meat. At night, visitors 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.
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. Visitors are
also fascinated by superb beauty of Hoa Binh
Hydroelectric Power Plant, the largest one in
Vietnam. Boating on Da River is an enjoyable
feeling.
Apart of these, scientific tests have shown that
the mineral water at Kim Boi Hot Spring is good
for drinking, bathing and treatment.
Transportation
Road
and water transportation are convenient. There
is National Highway No. 6 from Hanoi vie Ha Tay
to Hoa Binh, Son La, National Highway No. 15
from Mai Chau to Thanh Hoa, National Highway No.
12B from Hoa Binh to Nho Quan (Ninh Binh).
Hoa
Binh Town is 82km from Hanoi. Da River is 5km
from Hoa Binh City. |
