Bac Giang Province
BAC GIANG PROVINCE
Capital: Bac Giang City
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Nung, Tay, San Chay, San Diu, Hoa
Highlights: Cam Son Lake, Khuon Than Resort, Tho Ha Communal House
Geography
Bac Giang is located in the north of Vietnam and surrounded by Lang Son in the north, Quang Ninh, Hai Duong and Bac Ninh provinces in the south and south-east, Thai Nguyen Province and Hanoi in the west and north-west.
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IDD code: 84 - 240
Bac Giang Hotels
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Bac Giang Banks
Agribank
Ngo Gia Tu St., Bac Giang City Tel: 854 231, Fax: 854 120
BIDV
Nguyen Thi Luu St., Bac Giang City Tel: 855 411/ 855 347, Fax: 854 253
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Medical Services
Bac Giang General Hospital
Bac Giang City.
Tel: 854 757
Traditional Medicine Hospital
Nguyen Van Cu St., Bac Giang City
Tel: 854 460
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Bac Giang Restaurants :
Dam Sen Restaurant
Vuong Van Tra St., Bac Giang City
Tel: 854 260
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Bac Giang Transportation :
Bac Giang City is 50km from Ha Noi, 110km from Huu Nghi International Border Gate (Lang Son Province) and more than 100km from Hai Phong City.
BAC GIANG FESTIVALS
Phon Xuong Festival
March 16 (solar calendar)
Every year at Phon Xuong Post in Bac Giang Province, a victory celebration is held to commemorate the day that Hoang Hoa Tham, a popular hero who led a resistance against French colonialism, won the battle to protect Thai Nguyen (1884). Tham was a general and peasant leader who championed the struggle against colonialism for more than 30 years.
BAC GIANG ATTRACTIONS
Khe Ro Primitive Forest
Khe Ro Primitive Forest is a 7,153ha protected forest in An Lac Commune, Son Dong District. The area boasts a rich variety of flora
and fauna, including 236 species of trees, 255 tubers of valuable medical plants, 37 mammals, 73 species of birds and 18 species of reptiles, 7 of which are considered rare and valuable. There are many clear fresh water streams that wind through the forest.
Tho Ha Communal HouseTho Ha, an ancient Communal House built under the reign of King Le Hy Tong is sur¬rounded by many old trees in Tho Ha Village, Viet Yen District. It was built according to the form of the Chinese character Cong.
The praise-giving house is 27m long, 16m wide and stands on a raised ground surrounded by three grey stones
Duc La PagodaDuc La Pagoda, whose Chinese name is Vinh Nghiem Tu, is located 80km north of Ha Noi in Quoc Khanh Village, Tri Yen Commune, Yen Dzung District. Built during the early years of the Tran Dynasty, the pagoda lies on a hilly plain. Behind it is Co Tien (Fairy) Mountain and the Luc River is to the left. In front of the pagoda are vast rice fields scattered with small villages and the poetic Nham Bien Mountains appear away in the distance.
Suoi Mo Historical AreaTo get Suoi Mo, take Road 31 for 37km from Bac Giang and turn east on Road 293 until Mo Spring. Suoi Mo Temples are devoted to the cult of Princess Thuong Ngan, daughter of the 16* Hung King. They stand along Mo Spring and consist of the Ha Temple (Lower), Trung Temple (Central) and Thuong Temple (Upper).
Khuon Than Tourist ResortKhuon Than Resort, a project under develop¬ment funded in part by Thailand, is approxi¬mately 10km from Pho Chu. Khuon Than
Forest covers 700ha and includes fruit gardens, where Thailand litchi, thieu litchi, Japanese persimmon and pineapple grow.
Cam Son LakeCam Son Lake is situated in Luc Ngan District, bordering Lang Son. Ordinarily, the lake covers 2,600ha, but during the rainy season it occupies 3,000ha. The 30km-long lake is 7km at its widest point and 200m at its narrowest.