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Geography
Located in the Plains and Midland in the North
Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Province is surrounded by
Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen provinces in the
north, Hanoi in the east, Ha Tay Province in the
south, and Phu Tho Province in the west.
Topography includes midland, plain, and low
hill. There are four large rivers: Hong (Red),
Lo, Pho Day, and Ca Lo. On the north, Tam Dao
range is natural provincial line between Thai
Nguyen and Vinh Phuc. On the south, Hong (Red)
River separates Vinh Phuc from Ha Tay.
Vinh
Phuc has favorable conditions of climate. Annual
average temperature is 23.4ºC. Especially, Tam
Dao Mountains is in a vast high mountainous
region affected by tropical humid monsoons with
average temperature of 21ºC.
Tourism
Vinh
Phuc attracts lot of tourists to various
following beautiful landscapes. Tam Dao Tourist
Resort is an ideal summer resort in the North,
located 900m above sea-level. It is a wonderful
resort with fresh, pure and cooling air,
beautiful scenery. Many modern accommodations
are built here to serve tourists.
Nearby, Tam Dao National Park is unforgettable
address. The vegetation cover is representative
of five types of tropical forest. The flora
consists of 904 species and the rich fauna
includes 307 species.
At
the foot of Tam Dao Mountain, Dai Lai Lake is an
artificially created lake. Dai Lai is blessed
with a favorable climate, cool summer and warm
winter. Over the lake lies a 3-hectare island
which is home of difference kinds of birds.
Tourists also enjoy panoramic view of the lake
from top of Than Lan Mountain.
Located 90km from Tam Dao, Tay Thien Site is
well-known with beauty of forests, streams,
waterfalls, and grottoes.
Transportation
Road, waterway, railway are very convenient.
Vinh Phuc is on railway route: Hanoi - Vinh Phuc
- Phu Tho- Yen Bai - Lao Cai. There is National
Highway No.2 linking to Phu Tho. Vinh Yen City
is 63km from Hanoi, about 30km from Noi Bai
International Airport. |
