Hai Phong City
HAI PHONGEthnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Hoa, Tay, Nung...
Highlights: Sat Market, Do Son Beach, Trang Kenh Landscape, Cat Ba Island and National Park
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IDD code: 84 - 31
TRANSPORT
Hai Phong City is 102km southeast of Ha Noi. Cat Ba Island is 20km south offshore of Ha Long City (Quang Ninh Province), 40km east of Hai Phong City. Do Son Holiday Resort is 20km away from the city center.
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IDD code: 84 - 31
There are restaurants and food stalls of reasonable price along Dinh Tien Hoang St. and Quang Trung St.; excellent seafood is available at most hotel restaurants.
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IDD code: 84 - 31
Cafe La Do
2-4 Cau Dat St., Tel: 385 9888
HAI PHONG ATTRACTIONS
Nghe Temple
Nghe Temple is situated in the centre of Hai Phong, approximately 600m south-west of the Municipal Theatre.
TOURIST INFORMATION
IDD code: 84 - 31
Medical Services
Vietnam-Czech Friendship Hospital
1 Nha Thuong St. Tel: 383 2721
Traditional Medicine Hospital
5/187 Nguyen Due Canh St. Tel: 370 0412
TOURIST INFORMATION
IDD code: 84 - 31
Hai Phong Banks
BIDV
70 Dien Bien Phu St., Tel: 384 2028
HAI PHONG ATTRACTIONS
Sat Market
Located on the Adjacent banks of the Cam River and the Tarn Bac River, the Sat Market is the biggest market in Hai Phong City.
HAI PHONG ATTRACTIONS
AROUND HAI PHONG
Do Son Beach
Do Son, located 22km south-east of Hai Phong, lies between the mouth of the Lach Tray River and the mouth of the Van Uc River. This 5km-long promontory is dotted with a succession of beaches, hills and quiet pine forests.
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Hang Kenh Communal House
Located on Hang Kenh St., Hang Kenh Communal House was built in 1717 and expanded in 1905. It is famous for its valuable wooden sculptures, of which there are 156 pieces with a dragon as the main theme.
HAI PHONG FESTIVAL
Xua Market Festival
Time: The 1st day of the first lunar month.
Place: Xua Village, An Lu Commune, Thuy Nguyen District, Haiphong City.
Characteristics: The market opens in the morning of the first day of Tet, sell all kind of local agricultural products. People go to the market not only for selling and buying but also for praying lucky in trading all the year.
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