Ninh Bình, Province in northern Vietnam
Ninh Bình is a province in northern Vietnam situated between the Red River and the Ma River across limestone formations and river valleys. The landscape shows rice paddies in flat plains and steep cliffs rising above the water.
The region served as the first capital of Vietnam during the Dinh and Le dynasties and the Hoa Lu citadel stood from 968 to 1009. Later the area lost its political importance when the capital moved to Thang Long.
Farmers plant rice across wide fields and rely on water buffalo during planting season as they have done for generations. Many families earn a living by fishing in the rivers and selling their catch at small markets along the banks.
Trains run regularly from the station to the north and south of the country connecting the province with Hanoi and other cities. Boats take visitors through the cave network at Trang An with trips usually lasting two to three hours.
A rescue center in Cuc Phuong National Park houses more than 180 primates and works to protect threatened species. The facility cares for 15 different species native to the forests of the region.
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Vietnam extends more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from mountain regions in the north to the Mekong Delta in the south, offering travelers a wide range of natural and historical sites beyond urban centers. The country includes Buddhist temples like Bai Dinh and Thien Mu Pagoda, cave systems...
Bái Đính Temple
4.3 km
Perfume Pagoda
42 km
Cuc Phuong National Park
24.6 km
Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty
30.6 km
Tràng An
8.6 km
Phát Diệm Cathedral
31.1 km
Tam Cốc-Bích Động
9.3 km
Pho Minh Temple
41.3 km
Cathedral of the Queen of the Rosary, Xuân Trường
52.3 km
Basilica of Immaculate Conception, Phu Nhai
52.2 km
Bich Dong Pagoda
9.2 km
Basilique de l'Immaculée-Conception de Kiện Khê
28.6 km
Động Hương Tích
41.7 km
Xuan Thuy National Park
71.4 kmBà Triệu Temple
35.7 km
Chau Son Holy Mother Monastery
14.5 km
Bich Dong
9.3 km
Nhat Tru pagoda
8.9 km
Thanh Hoa Stadium
50.6 kmCầu Tân Đệ
45.7 km
Hải Hòa Beach
88.3 km
Sacred Heart Cathedral of Thái Bình
57.9 kmChuong Temple
50.5 km
Doi Son pagoda
40.2 km
Ninh Binh Stadium
14.2 km
Dong Chuong Lake
4.4 km
Tam Cốc – Bích Động
9.5 km
Quan Phuong covered bridge
45.7 km
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