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Geography
Located in center of Red River Delta,
Hung Yen
travel
shares border with
Bac Ninh Province on the
north,
Ha Nam Province on the south, Hai Duong,
Thai Binh provinces on the east,
Hanoi on the west.
Terrain in Hung Yen is quite event and flat with
many rivers. Hong, Luoc, Cuu An, Ke Sat rivers
surrounds three sides of province. In addition
of that, there are Kim Nguu, Nghia Ly, and Bac
Hung Hai rivers.
Climate: Hung Yen belongs to monsoon - tropical
climate area. There are clearly two seasons: the
hot and the cold seasons. Cold season is dry,
from November to April next year. In hot season,
it rains a lot from May to October. The annual
average temperature is about 23ºC.
Tourism
The
famous site in Hung Yen is Pho Hien relic group,
including Van Mieu, Hien, Chuong pagodas, Mau
Temple. Other popular sites are Kim Chung, Huong
Lang, Thai Lac, Ne Chau pagodas, Chu Dong Tu,
Phuong Hoang, Dau An, Da Hoa temples.
Hung
Yen is home of famous people like Nguyen Binh,
Hoang Hoa Tham, Doan Thi Diem, Le Huu Trac, Chu
Manh Trinh, Vu Trong Phung, Nguyen Cong Hoan, To
Ngoc Van, Pham Huy Thong.
Coming to there, visitors enjoy traditional
songs such as cheo, a dao, trong quan or take
part in Chu Dong Tu, Tu Phap, An Xa Village,
Ghenh Temple, Co Le, Tho Hoang hamlets
festivals.
Especially, Hung Yen's cape-longan is very
well-known. This sweet longan with a thick pulp
and a thin peel, used to be offered to kings
only.
Transportation
Hung
Yen Town is 60km from Hanoi.
Hung
Yen locates on National Highway No.5: Hanoi -
Hung Yen - Hai Duong - Haiphong.
There is National Highway No.39 linking from My
Hao District to Hung Yen Town and then Thai
Binh.
National Highway No.38 connects to Bac Ninh.
Hanoi - Haiphong railway also comes over Hung
Yen.
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