Binh Dinh, a coastal province in central Vietnam, is a land of martial arts plus majestic sea and mountain landscapes. Once the political and cultural hub of the ancient Champa Kingdom, Binh Dinh retains traces of the Cham culture. The Cham towers there are numerous and architecturally diverse.

The Twin Towers in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province (Photo: sovanhoabinhdinh.gov.vn)

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Lang Son province, 180 kilometers from Hanoi, has huge tourism potential: historical relics, scenic spots, temples, and pagodas. The cultural diversity of ethnic minorities adds another attraction to Lang Son province, which is beautiful all year round.

Lang Son's terraced rice fields in harvest season. (Photo: langson.gov.vn)

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Approved in May 2018, the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) program aims to develop the rural economy as a way to realize the national target of building new style rural areas. Hanoi has spent more than 11 million USD on the program last year and this year.

Photo: Bat Trang ceramic village's products

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A border marker was erected in 2007 at the T-junction of the borderlines of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The tri-border marker is located at the edge of Kon Tum province, which has 292 km of borderlines with Lao and Cambodia. The marker is a monument to the three countries’ resolution of border and territory issues and to the trust and solidarity that has built a border of peace and friendship.

Photo: Youngsters hoist the national flag during an educational tour to the tri-border marker.

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A wooden stake field recently found in Hai Phong city are believed to have been used in the legendary ‘Battle of Bach Dang’ in 1288. The thousand-year-old stakes found in a Cao Quy rice field in Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district, have prompted new theories about Vietnam’s great victory against the Mongols’ invasion.A wooden stake field recently found in Hai Phong city are believed to have been used in the legendary ‘Battle of Bach Dang’ in 1288. The thousand-year-old stakes found in a Cao Quy rice field in Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district, have prompted new theories about Vietnam’s great victory against the Mongols’ invasion.

Photo: The stakes are at staggered positions.

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Yen Tu and Ngoa Van in Quang Ninh province were two important places in King Monk Tran Nhan Tong’s Buddhist life. The King, who was born in 1258 and died in 1308 gave up his power at a young age to lead a monk’s life on Yen Tu mountain, where he practiced and taught Buddhism and established the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect. He spent his final years at Ngoa Van pagoda on Bao Dai mountain.

Photo: A tower of the Ngoa Van complex where the ashes of King Tran Nhan Tong are kept.

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- Rising next to Ha Long Bay, which has twice been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage list, Ha Long is a standout tourism city in northern Vietnam with modern infrastructure, stunning natural scenery, and steady socio-economic development. Ha Long city, the engine of Quang Ninh province’s tourism growth, will continue promoting Vietnam to a wider global audience.

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Vietnam’s traditional craft villages turn out unique products which promotes the image of Vietnam and its people to the world.

Photo: Bat Trang village’s ceramic products

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The historical site of Dong Da Hill in central Hanoi commemorates the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory by Tay Son troops, led by Nguyen Hue, over the Qing forces in Spring of 1789. In 2018, the Prime Minister officially recognized Dong Da Hill as a special national relic.

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Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam, in Thua Thien-Hue province, has been carefully preserved. Hue was the political, cultural, and religious center of the Nguyen Dynasty, Vietnam’s last royal dynasty. Its complex of monuments deeply reflects Vietnam’s history, culture, and arts.

Ngo Mon Gate, one of four main gates of Hue Citadel (Photo: thuathienhue.gov.vn)

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