Introduction to Hung Yen province

Hung Yen province was established on the basis of merging Hung Yen province and Thai Binh province, covering an area of ​​2,514.81 km²; with a population of 3,567,943 people, located in the Red River Delta. With a favorable geographical location, flat terrain, the North borders Hai Phong City and Bac Ninh province; the West borders Hanoi Capital; the South borders Ninh Binh province; the East borders the East Sea. Hung Yen province is enriched by fertile alluvium deposited by three major rivers: the Red River, the Luoc River and the Thai Binh River, with a coastline of over 50 km in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Following the flow of Vietnamese history, through the periods of national construction and defense, Hung Yen province (including the old Hung Yen and old Thai Binh provinces) has become a sacred land, the birthplace of a lot of famous people and national heroes in the fields of economics, politics, culture and society such as: Bat Nan general Vu Thi Thuc is a talented female general under the reign of Hai Ba Trung; famous general Pham Bach Ho; general Tran Lam, Bui Quang Dung - famous general and founding hero of the Dinh dynasty, the first Doctoral candidate Do The Dien - the founder of the Eastern region; Grand Tutor Tran Thu Do; Linh Tu national mother Tran Thi Dung; general Pham Ngu Lao - famous general of the Tran dynasty; famous people Nguyen Trung Ngan, Doctorate Le Nhu Ho, Hong Ha female writer Doan Thi Diem, famous physician Le Huu Trac, general Nguyen Thien Thuat, national heroes Hoang Hoa Tham, Nguyen Duc Canh, Hoang Van Thai, To Hieu, General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh... Through the historical process, the previous generations have left thousands of valuable relics on Hung Yen land, which are architectural works: Communal houses, temples, pagodas, shrines, tombs... Many famous historical and cultural relics such as Da Hoa temple, Da Trach temple associated with the legend of Chu Dong Tu - Princess Tien Dung is one of the "Four Immortals" of Vietnam; Tien La temple where Bat Nan general Vu Thi Thuc is worshiped; Phu Ung temple where general Pham Ngu Lao is worshiped; especially the relics that have been ranked as special national relics such as: the temples and tombs of Tran kings, Pho Hien relic complex, testifying to a prosperous period of Pho Hien - Hung Yen.