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Geography
Located in the Plains and Midland in the North
of Vietnam,
Phu Tho shares border with Tuyen
Quang, Yen Bai provinces on the north, Vinh
Phuc, Son La
Province on the west and Hoa Binh Province on
the south.
The
terrain is mainly made up by hills. There are
also three big rivers namely Red, Da and Lo
rivers running through Phu Tho.
Phu
Tho has a monsoon tropical climate with a cold
winter and hot summer, annual average
temperature of 23ºC, annual average rainfall of
1600-1800mm and annual average humidity of
85-87%.
Tourism
Phu
Tho travel is consider as ancestral land of Vietnam.
Den Hung (Hung Temple)Remains is tied to the
legend about 18 Kings Hung who built Van Lang
State, the first one of Vietnam, with Phong Chau
as the capital.
Phu
Tho has bright culture. Archaeological sites
like Son Vi, Dong Dau, Lang Ca and many pagodas,
temples, tombs around Nghia Linh Mountain prove
that Phong Chau used to be cultural center of
ancient Vietnamese.
Xuan
Son National Park and Ao Chau Pond are famous
beauty spots of Phu Tho. Every year, Xuan Son
attracts many tourists to come for recreation
and discovery diversified flora and fauna.
Heading for Ao Chau, tourists can enjoy the
fresh air and taste local specialties like
fruits, carps, turtles, crabs, snails and so on.
Phu
Tho is home of many festivals including Bach
Hac, Chu Hoa, and most honourable one is Den
Hung Festival. This festival is on 10th day of
the 3rd lunar month annually corresponding to
the anniversary of the Kings Hung. Now, it
becomes a great ceremonial festival of the
Vietnamese nation.
Beside of these, the people here preserve some
traditional songs: xec bua, vi, dum, xoan, gheo
songs.
Transportation
Viet
Tri City is 80km from Hanoi. It is on National
Highway No.2 linking Hanoi with Ha Giang
Province and China Border. The train from Hanoi
to Lao Cai stops in Viet Tri.
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