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With an area of 1,390
square kilometers and a population of about 950,000,
Ninh Binh currently has 1,499 cultural and historical
relics, of which 79 were classified at the national
level and 235 were classified at provincial level.
Especially, the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was
recognized as world natural and cultural heritage by
UNESCO in 2014. Favorable nature along with the rich
history has created many scenic places and historical
and cultural relics in Ninh Binh. Most of Ninh Binh's
tourist attractions have a combination of natural
resources and humanities resources.
Ninh Binh's topography is divided into three distinct
areas, the hills in the west and northwest, the plain in
the east and the coastal area in the south. With
three-fourths of the area being hilly and mountainous,
diverse karst topography is a base for the development
of a great wealth of flora and fauna, forming many
tourist destinations with beautiful natural scenery that
appeal to tourists, especially the cave complex such as
Trang An, Tam Coc - Bich Dong, Van Long Wetland Nature
Reserve, Van Trinh Cave, Dich Long Cave, Thien Ha
Cave...
Ninh Binh has the largest forest area (over 29 thousand
hectares)compared to other provinces in Red River Delta.
The forest ecosystem in Ninh Binh is very distinctive,
with Cuc Phuong National Park, a typical tropical forest
with an area of over 22,000 ha, home to nearly 2,000
species of higher plants and about 2,600 species of
animal; The Van Long nature reserve, which is featured
forthe largest wetland ecosystems in the Red River Delta
(about 2,643 ha). This is a protected area for rare
primate Delacour???s langur. In addition, Hoa Lu
Special-use Forest and Kim Son coastal mangrove forest
have a rich ecological system and landscape with many
rare and precious plant and animal species listed in the
Red Book of Vietnam and the World.
Besides scenic places, cultural and spiritual tourism is
also a strength of Ninh Binh, promoting the advantage of
a sacred land which was the capital of three dynasties:
Dinh, Early Le, Ly, associated with the great changes of
the national history. It is also a place of convergence
and development of many religions, especially Buddhism
and Christian. Ninh Binh hasa large number of religious
and cultural architectural works that have historical
value, of which many have been included in the tours
such as: Phat Diem Stone Church, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital,
Bich Dong Pagoda, Bai Dinh Pagoda, Tran Temple (Trang An
Ecological Complex), Temple for worshipping Duc Thanh
Nguyen, Thai Vi Temple, Ban Long Pagoda, etc. The
historical and cultural relics in Ninh Binh mainly
associated with the Dinh, Early Le and Ly Dynasty.In
addition, Ninh Binh is one of the locals still preserve
many folk festivals. At present, the province has 74
festivals, some festivals have become tradition not only
of local people but also of the whole province and
attract the attention of domestic and international
visitors such as: Hoa LuFestival, Thai Vi Temple
Festival, Duc Thanh Nguyen Temple Festival, Trang An
Festival, etc.
Ninh Binh is also a land of traditional handicraft
villages with a long history. There are about 160
villages out of 1,500 villages in Ninh Binh province
which have been preserved and developed traditional
occupations with over 40 different occupations.Many
traditional villages have been included in tourism,
typical are Van Lam embroidery, Kim Son Sea-grass fine
craft, Ninh Van stone carvings, Bo Bat pottery, Phuc Loc
carpentry, Van Long bamboo knitting , Binh Khang
Penjing, etc. The skillful hands and creative minds of
traditional villages???people have createdbeautiful and
economic products that express cultural meaning and the
beautiful values of Ninh Binh people.
Ninh Binh has about 18km of coastline in the new land
Kim Son. The Kim Son coastal area is an important part
of the world biosphere reserve. The whole area is over
105 thousand hectares. This place especially has Con
Noi, about 5 km from the coast, with floating area of
over 500 hectares,yellow fine sand, large waves, clear
waterwhich can form an ideal beach.
For those who prefer leisure travel, healing combined
with entertainment, hot spring is an option not to be
missed when coming to Ninh Binh. Currently, Ninh Binh is
exploiting two mineral springs, the Kenh Ga hot springs
at 530degrees Celsius and Cuc Phuong mineral springs at
350 degrees Celsius for tourism development.
The diverse terrains, the customs and cultural
traditions have created a unique and special attraction
of Ninh Binh cuisine culture with many famous dishes
such as goat meat (Thit De), burned rice (Com Chay), Nho
Quan tube wine (Ruou Can Nho Quan), Lai Thanh (Kim Son)
wine, Yen Mac fermented pork roll (Nem Chua Yen Mac),
Gia Vien shrimp sauce (Mam Tep Gia Vien), etc.
The beautiful sights, historical cultural relics and
delicious dishes of this sacred land known as "Miniature
Vietnam" will certainly leave many unforgettable
impression in the heart of visitors.
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