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Northern Vietnam (or Tonkin, in VietnameseBắc Bộ) a region Vietnamese.
To know
Northern Vietnam has fewer visitors than the city of Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon) and the seaside towns along the southern coast, but it is a region full of culture. Historically, but also today, it has been significantly poorer than the southern territories.
Culturally and politically it has important differences. Linguistically they have a different pronunciation which somehow sounds more authoritative than it does in cities.
The largest city is its capital, Hanoi, and it is the only attraction around here, but there are numerous other sites of interest like the Ha Long Bay, the mountain resort of Sapa, and the historic battleground of Dien Bien Phu.
Territories and tourist destinations
- Dong Bac (Đông Bắc) - Located in the northeast of the country. The biggest attraction in the northeast is the Ha Long Bay which opens onto the Gulf of Tonkin. Due to its exceptional landscape interest, the bay was included in 1999 in the list of World Heritage Sites of HumanityUNESCO. A mention also deserve the Ba Be National Park, established to protect the lake of the same name and the dense forests that surround it and the town of Sa Pa, health resort of the colonial period.
- Tay Bac (Tây Bắc) - Located in the northwest of the country. Northeast separated from Dong Bac from the course of the Black River, Tay Bac is a mountainous region, bordering on Laos is China. Difficult to access, it is of considerable interest while still remaining outside the tourist circuits. Possible destinations are the town of Hoa Binh just about eighty km from Hanoi and capital of a territory inhabited by mountain tribes among which the Thais prevail or even the farthest one of Dien Bien Phu, among beautiful lake landscapes and once famous for the cultivation of opium poppies as well as for a battle in 1954 in which French troops tried, in vain, to regain control of their pre-war colony.
- Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng) - It is situated there Hanoi, the country's capital and the port of Haiphong with evidence of the colonial era.
Urban centers
- Cao Bằng - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Haiphong - The third most populous city in the country. Haiphong is located on the Red River Delta, about 100 kilometers from the capital Hanoi and is the main port of northern Vietnam.
- Hanoi - Hanoi is the capital city of the state of Vietnam. The Hanoi site has been inhabited since at least 3,000 BC.
- Lai Chau - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Lang Son - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Lao Cai - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Ninh Binh - Capital of the homonymous province.
- Vinh
Other destinations
- Bac Ha - Markets of mountain tribes near the border with the China.
- Ha Long Bay - A wonderful bay protected byUNESCO.
- Dien Bien Phu - Capital of the province of Dien Bien, and is known for the events that occurred during the Indochina War, known as the Battle of Dien Bien Phu which marked the defeat of the troops in 1954 French.
- Dong Dang - On the border with China.
- Co To Islands - Archipelago in the Gulf of Tonkin.
- Cuc Phuong National Park - Protected natural area established in 1962.
- Tam Dao National Park - Numerous endangered species included in the IUCN Red List are safeguarded in the park.
- Sapa - Popular site for visiting indigenous tribes.
- Tam Coc - Karst scenery, similar to that of Ha Long Bay, which develops along the river.
